Charles Toh
Singaporean cardiologist
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Charles Toh Chai Soon is a Singaporean cardiologist who is regarded as the "father of cardiology" in Singapore.[1]
Medical career
In 1967, Toh founded the Coronary Care Unit of Singapore General Hospital.[2]
Toh was the Chairman of the 1972 Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology,[3][4] at the time also having been the cardiologist of then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.[5] He had also been a physician of Benjamin Sheares during Sheares's recovery from vascular surgery.[6][7]
Toh was also the personal physician of Teh Cheang Wan, pronouncing Teh dead at 10.20 am, 14 December 1986.[8][9]
Public service
Toh was appointed to the Public Service Commission in 1992.[10]
Personal life
Toh's son, Han Chong, is an oncologist and healthcare administrator.[11]