Dr Joanne Ngeow, BMedSci, MBBS, FRCP, MPH is Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology at the
National Cancer Centre Singapore and Associate Professor (Genomic Medicine) at the Lee Kong Chian School
of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Dr Ngeow heads the Cancer Genetics Service at the
National Cancer Centre Singapore with an academic clinical interest in hereditary cancer syndromes and
translational clinical cancer genetics. Dr Ngeow led the introduction of universal mismatch deficiency testing
for colon and endometrial cancer across SingHealth and is leading the National Precision Medicine Clinical
Implementation Pilot for Lynch Syndrome in Singapore. Dr Ngeow is funded by the National Medical Research
Council Clinician Scientist Award and Ministry of Health to explore how gene-environmental interactions
predisposes to cancer initiation and the equitable implementation of genomics into routine clinical care in Asia.
Dr Ngeow is one of the Principal Investigators of the Health for Life in Singapore Study (HELIOS), a state-of-
the-art multi-ethnic population cohort study funded to understand chronic disease prevention. She is part of the
ClinGen PTEN Variant Curation Expert Panel and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of PTEN
Foundation, USA. Dr Ngeow championed and established career tracks for genetic counsellors in Singapore and
introduced genetic counsellor led clinics which is now the established standard of care for hereditary cancers in
Singapore. She is passionate about education and patient advocacy and started support groups for Lynch
syndrome, FAP and other genetic conditions with patient forums and meetings held annually.