FY Khoo Lecturer
Dr Khoo Fun Yong is well recognized as the ‘Father’ of Radiology in Singapore. He was the first local radiologist to head the Department of Radiology, Singapore General Hospital. In those days, this encompassed diagnostic radiology and therapeutic radiology as well as nuclear medicine. During his long and illustrious career, he has trained numerous radiologists, many of whom have been or are in leadership positions today.
To honor Dr Khoo for his numerous achievements and the influence he has had on radiology in Singapore, the Chapter of Radiologists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (now known as the College of Radiologists, Singapore), in conjunction with the Singapore Radiological Society, decided to establish the F Y Khoo Lecture in 2004. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Dr Chow Khuen Wai, Past Master of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, in 2004, with Dr Khoo Fun Yong as the guest of honor. When Dr Khoo passed away in late 2004, the lecture was renamed the F Y Khoo Memorial Lecture
The lecture will be held annually and delivered during the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Singapore Radiological Society (SRS) and the College of Radiologists, Singapore (CRS).
Year | Name | Institution |
2004 | Dr Chow Khuen Wai | Past Master, Academy of Medicine Singapore “Reflections of a Septuagenarian – Radiology: Past, Present and Future” |
2005 | Dr Khor Tong Hong | Radiation Oncologist, Mount Elizabeth Oncology Center, Singapore “Brachytherapy – One Man’s Meat, A Personal Journey in Radiation Oncology” |
2006 | Dr Adrian K Dixon | Professor of Radiology, Aldenbrooke’s Hospital, UK) “Education, Professionalism, Outsourcing and the Future of Radiology” |
2007 | NA | NA |
2008 | Dr Joseph Wee | Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, NCC, Singapore “Nasopharyngeal Cancer Workgroup – The Past, the Present and the Future” |
2009 | Dr Boey Hong Khim | Diagnostic Radiology, SGH, Singapore “The Evolution of Radiology from Paraclinical to Clinical” |
2010 | Dr Richard Baum | Nuclear Physician, Bad Berka, Germany “Ectropy and Entropy – How Molecules Talking to Each Other Create the Fascination of Molecular Imaging” |
2011 | Dr Vijay Sethi | Chairman Medical Board & Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Singapore “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” |
2012 | Prof Wang Shih-Chang | Diagnostic Radiology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia “Why Radiologists Need Philosophy” |
2013 | Prof David Townsend | A-STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Center, Singapore “Imaging the Invisible – From Physicist to Physicians” |
2014 | Prof Lenny Tan | Interventional Radiologist, National University Hospital, Singapore “Personal Reflections on Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology” |
2015 | Dr Chua Eu Tiong | Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Singapore “Physics, Physicians and Philosophies” |
2016 | Dr Tan Bien Soo | Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital |
2017 | Prof. Wilfred Peh | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore “Known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns in Radiology” |
2018 | A/Prof Francis Hui | National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore “The Radiologist’s Patient” |
2019 | Dr Valerie P Jackson | Radiological Society of North America United States “Dealing with Difficult People” |
2021 | Assoc Prof Ong Chiou Li | KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore “Ultrasound Everywhere” |
2022 | Dr Yang Wei Tse | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center “Breast Radiology in 2042” |
Lifetime Achievement Award
Year | Name |
2014 | Dr Chow Khuen Wai Dr Tan Kim Ping Dr Tan Ban Cheng |
2015 | Dr Kho Kwang Mui Dr Chua Eu Jin Dr Lenny Tan |
2016 | Dr Anthony Goh Dr Khor Tong Hong |
2017 | Prof. Thomas Chee Dr. Khoo Teng Kew Dr. Felix Sundram |
2018 | Dr. Robert Kwok Dr. Vijay Sethi |
2019 | Prof Joseph Wee Dr John Hoe Dr Ng Fook Cheong |
2022 | Dr Richard Lo Prof Wilfred Peh |
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