Dato' Kew Siang Tong, also rendered as Siang Tong Kew, is a Malaysian physician, academic administrator and health bureaucrat. She is currently Professor in Internal Medicine and was the former Dean of the School of Medicine at the

International Medical University The IMU University, (formerly known as the International Medical University) is a private, English language, health sciences university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The university offers programmes in medical and other health sciences as well as ...

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. She has formerly been Head of Gastroenterology at

Kuala Lumpur Hospital Kuala Lumpur General Hospital (, abbr: ''HKL'') is the largest Malaysian government-owned public hospital and higher specialised hospital in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Hospital opened in 1870, HKL is a not-for-profit ...

and worked in the Ministry of Health from 1999 to 2002. She has been Master of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, President of the College of Physicians and President of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She completed her studies in medicine at the

University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University. The university offers degree program ...

in 1969. She became a Fellow of the

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is a medical royal college in Scotland. It is one of three organisations that set the specialty training standards for physicians in the United Kingdom. It was established by royal charter i ...

in 1996 and of the

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in the same year. She also became a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia in 1996, an Honorary Fellow of the

American College of Physicians The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a Philadelphia-based national organization of internal medicine physicians, who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults. With 161,000 members, ACP is the largest medical-specialty or ...

in 1997, an Honorary Fellow of the

Royal Australasian College of Physicians The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is a not-for-profit professional organisation responsible for training and educating physicians and paediatricians across Australia and New Zealand. The RACP is responsible for training both ...

in 1997, a Fellow of the

Academy of Medicine, Singapore The Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS), is a professional and educational organisation for doctors and dentists in Singapore. Background The Academy of Medicine, Singapore, was founded in 1957 and served both Singapore and Malaysia until the ...

in 2004 and a Fellow of the

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI), () is an Irish professional body dedicated to improving the practice of general medicine and related medical specialty, medical specialities, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by e ...

in 2004.

Honours

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Officer of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(KMN) (1982) ** Companion of the

Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia The Most Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia () is a Malaysian State decoration, federal award presented for service and loyalty to the Crown, often to members of the armed forces, police and civil service. Order ranks ...

(JSD) (1984) ** Companion of the

(JMN) (1999) * : ** Companion of the

Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 O ...

(SAP) * : ** Commander of the

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(PCM) (1986) ** Knight Commander of the

Order of the Perak State Crown The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak. Background It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957. ...

(DPMP) – Dato' (1989) * : ** MY-SEL_Order_of_Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Shah_-_Knight_Companion_-_DSSA

Knight Companion of the

Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah The Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah () is an obsolete order of chivalry conferred by the Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor during the reigning of the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Azi ...

(DSSA) – Datin Paduka (1992)

References

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