DR. PETER TING
QUALIFICATION
SPECIALTY
SUBSPECIALTY
CLINICAL INTERESTS
“Hippocrates, who is considered the father of modern medicine once said - If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health. Like Hippocrates, I hope to provide holistic care of the whole person, helping achieve optimal health through the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine: sleep, exercise, nutrition, stress, toxin avoidance and social connectedness.”
Personal Introduction
Dr. Ting is a general cardiologist with interests in heart valve disorders, non-invasive treatment of coronary artery disease, preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation. He is a strong proponent of lifestyle medicine which uses therapeutic lifestyle modifications to reverse or slow the progression of coronary artery disease, as well as treat other lifestyle related conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity; thereby reducing reliance on prescription medications. He also has a post graduate diploma in geriatric medicine from the National University of Singapore, to help him better care for elderly patients with cardiac conditions.
Education and Training
Dr. Ting graduated from National University of Singapore Medical School in 1999 and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians UK in 2002. He later completed cardiology specialty training at the National Heart Centre Singapore and received a scholarship in 2007 to pursue subspecialty training in preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, a leading heart institute of Canada. In 2008 he was awarded a second fellowship to train in advanced adult echocardiography, learning advanced techniques such as 3-D and contrast echocardiography, and echo guidance of surgical and interventional procedures for structural heart disease. After returning to the National Heart Centre, he provided echo support for various valvular and structural procedures and was part of the team pioneering percutaneous Mitra clip implantation in the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. His other achievements include a training grant in 2012 to pursue a Master of public health at the prestigious Harvard University, U.S.A, clinical exercise specialist certification by the American College of Sports Medicine, board certification in cardiovascular computed tomography, a diplomate in lifestyle medicine from the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine and a post graduate diploma in geriatric medicine from the Graduate School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Research and Teaching
Dr Ting has mentored and taught medical residents, students, nurses and fellows. His research has been published in peer reviewed journals or presented at both local and international scientific meetings, where he has also been invited to speak. He was Adjunct Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS graduate medical school, senior clinical tutor with Yong Loo Lin School of medicine, as well as core faculty for the Singhealth cardiology residency program at Singapore General Hospital. He was a board member for Exercise Is Medicine Singapore which is part of the global initiative by the American College of Sports Medicine. At a national level, he was on several Ministry of Health committees including those involved in developing clinical lipid management guidelines and development of treadmill services in Singapore. In recognition of his contributions, he was conferred Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the Asean College of Cardiology, and Fellow Academy of Medicine Singapore.
