Dr Heng Siok Kheng graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1987 with MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery), went on to obtain her postgraduate degree in 1993, and became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom). She is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and has obtained Specialist Accreditation as a Neonatologist in 2011. She has 30 years of experience as a doctor and 24 years of experience as a paediatrician.

Prior to her practice at Thomson Medical Centre and Mt Alvernia Hospital, she carried out her paediatric training at the previous Paediatric Department at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and later at Kandang Kerbau Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She has experience in dealing with newborn problems, treating common childhood illnesses as well as dealing with more serious problems needing hospitalization care.

With a personal interest in respiratory illnesses and having seen the evolvement of medical care in Singapore in the last three decades, she is constantly seeking to fine tune her medical practice to give her patients the best of care.

Dr Heng is fluent in English and Mandarin, as well as dialects including Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese.