WHO WE ARE

DR CHOW SU LIN

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Voon Yee is a clinical psychologist who is registered with the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology. She obtained her Master of Clinical Psychology from the National University of Malaysia in 2011 and has been practicing as a Clinical Psychologist in UKM Medical Centre since 2012.

Voon Yee has been working with many children and young adults on a range of neurodevelopmental issues, like ADHD, learning disorders, behavioural issues and etc. She also conducts psychometric assessments to conclude a formal diagnosis. Besides that, she provides assessment and psychotherapy for those with diverse mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, adjustment problem, trauma, grief and others.

Her interest is in grief, trauma and expressive art therapy. She offers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, behavioural management, Therapeutic Play session, parenting skills and group support session to children, parents and adults.

Founder of the Asian Aortic and Vascular Centre, Dr Andrew was also a senior consultant vascular, endovascular and aortic surgeon at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore and an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

He graduated from Imperial College London, UK in 2003. He began higher vascular surgical training in 2008 as part of the St Mary’s Hospital, North West Thames rotation of the London Deanery and Postgraduate School of Surgery. He further developed his vascular and endovascular skills as the international fellow at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Queensland, Australia and has undergone super-specialised training in complex thoracoabdominal open, hybrid and endovascular aortic surgery during his time there, as well as the Imperial Vascular Unit at St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK.

In 2014, Dr Andrew became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Training in the UK. Dr Andrew was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine (PhD) from the University of Warwick in 2020 for his thesis “An Investigation into Unusual Access Sites for Arterial Endovascular Interventions”.

Prior to joining the National University Heart Centre, Singapore, Dr Andrew was a consultant in vascular and endovascular surgery at King’s College Hospital, London, UK. He also previously held posts as both an Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia and a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia before his appointment as an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore.

Dr Andrew has won multiple awards including the HJ Windsor prize from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Professor William Burnett Research Fellowship from the University of Queensland. In 2014, by examination, Dr Andrew was awarded the Gold Medal for achieving the Fellowship of the European Board of Vascular Surgery with Honours, for the highest overall examination performance of all candidates. Of note, this is still the only internationally accredited vascular surgical examination that includes a formal assessment of open and endovascular technical surgical skill and performance.

Whilst Dr Andrew is committed to clinical excellence and patient care above all else, he is also an active clinical researcher and supervisor with over 100 publications (peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and invited articles) and a similar number of presentations at international conferences. He is regularly invited to share his expertise and research at international conferences organized by his vascular surgical contemporaries. Dr Andrew is also the aortic section editor for the surgical journal Vascular and Endovascular Review. Click here to access the journal.

Dr Andrew was an associate program director for the National University Health System Research Residency Programme and remains a dedicated clinical teacher. Previously a regular faculty member of the London Postgraduate School of Surgery, he regularly taught all aspects of vascular and endovascular surgery to London core and higher surgical trainees. His teaching achievements have been recognized by the award of Membership of the Faculty of Surgical Training of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Outside of work, Dr Andrew is first and foremost, a devoted husband, father, son, and brother. When he can find the time, he enjoys the Arte Suave that is Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well as guitar playing, scuba diving, and snowboarding.