Cordlife's Medical and Technical Team

Dr Chiew Yoke Fong

Medical Director
Cordlife Group Limited

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore
• Masters in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore
• Doctor of Medicine from the National University of Singapore
• Masters in Medical Microbiology from London Hospital Medical College
• Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
• Specialist in Pathology with work experiences: in New Zealand - Dunedin Hospital; in Singapore - National University Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Changi General Hospital
• Former advisor of the World Health Organization

Dr Jennifer Teo

Deputy Medical Director
Cordlife Group Limited
Medical Director
Cordlife Hong Kong

• Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore
• Specialist Histopathologist with over 10 years experience in Singapore and Hong Kong.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital (Hong Kong), 2004

Dr Arvin C. Faundo

Medical Director
Cordlife Philippines
Cordlife Indonesia

• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (summa cum laude) Cebu Doctors' College, Cebu City, Philippines
• Doctor of Medicine from the University of the Philippines
• Training in Hematopathology & Stem Cell Transplantation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
•  Consultant in Stem Cell Transplantation: Asian Hospital since 2004, St. Luke's Global City since 2011

Dr. Cheryl Tiuseco

Assistant Medical Director
Cordlife Philippines

• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (Cum Laude) at Far Eastern University - Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation
• Doctor of Medicine, Far Eastern University - Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation
• Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cardinal Santos Medical Center
•  Fellowship Training in Infectious Diseases for OB-GYN, Philippine General Hospital
•  Consultant OB-GYN in Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Dr. Jesus Delgado Memorial Hospital and Pasig City General Hospital

Professor Dr Menaka Hariharan

Medical Director
StemLife Berhad

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Masters, Masters of Pathology (Haematology and Transfusion Medicine) from University of Malaya, Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and Fellow of Academy of Medicine of Malaysia.
• Trained in cryopreservation of bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre (USA) with more than 30 years of experience in stem cell field and research.
• Former Head and Professor of Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Former Member of Pioneer Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit in University of Malaya, Adjunct Professor, John Aldwyn Gifted University, Seychelles and Visiting Consultant Haematopathologist at Assunta Hospital, Quantum Diagnostics Laboratory.

Dr. Soumyadeep Seal

Medical Director
Cordlife India

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India.
• Doctor of Medicine in Medical Microbiology from Utkal University, India.
• Former Young Scientist Member of European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.
• Former Consultant Clinical Microbiologist and Infection Control Preventionist at Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India and Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital, India.
• Former Clinical Associate of Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at AMRI Kolkata, India, which is a premier private healthcare provider of Eastern India.
• Conducted global academic trials from India on antimicrobial resistance; A.T.L.A.S & S.M.A.R.T (IHMA Chicago, Illinois).
• Former member of the West Bengal State Government program against prevention of spread of Malaria and surveillance measures in 2012.
• In-depth experience in laboratory administration, set-ups and management within both government and diagnostics settings.
• Published over 10 peer-reviewed national & international scientific journals.

Dr. Kevin K.W. Chik

Medical Director
Cordlife Hong Kong & Healthbaby Hong Kong

• MBCHB(CUHK)
• MRCP(UK)
• DCH(Ireland)
• FHKAM(Paed)
• FHKC(Paed)
• Associate Professor in The Lady Pao Children’s Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr Zhu PengCheng

Laboratory and Technical Director
(Philippines and Malaysia)

• Holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology from School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Has over 10 years of research experience in cancer biology, wound healing biology and drug discovery
• Former Senior Research Fellow of College of Science, Nanyang Technological University.
• Has released numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications in academic journals (Cancer Cell, Blood, Journal of Controlled Release, etc.), with over 975 citations as of January 2019
• Invited peer-reviewing member for international scientific journals (Oncogene, Cell Death & Diseases, etc.)

Dr. Ian Loke

PhD, MLT(ASCPi)CM
Deputy Laboratory and Technical Director
(Indonesia, HealthBaby and Cordlife Hong Kong – Cord Blood Banking)

• Holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
• Certified International Medical Laboratory Technician from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
• Has over 5 years of clinical and research experience in haematology, blood banking and transfusion medicine.
• Has published over 10 peer-reviewed international scientific journal publications in the fields of transfusion medicine, oncology and immunology.
• Former Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery group in the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore with a strong research focus in dengue viruses and host innate immunity.
• Former Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Analytical Glycoimmunology group in Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, focusing on human neutrophils and host innate immunity.
• Former Laboratory Officer in Blood Services Group (Health Sciences Authority, Singapore).
• Executive Committee member and Chairperson of Memberships in the Association of Biomedical Laboratory Professionals (Singapore).

Dr Leung Ho Chuen, Ronald

Deputy Laboratory and Technical Director
(Cordlife Hong Kong - Metascreen Lab)

• Holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology from the Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
• Has over 5 years of experience in virology and immunology
• Has over 5 years of molecular diagnostic research and development in various technologies such as real time PCR and development in various technologies such as real time PCR and Next Generation Sequencing
• Has published various peer-reviewed international scientific journal publication in the fields of virology and microbiology

Dr Inez Wong

Senior Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist
MBBChir (Cambridge), MA
MMed, FRCSEd (Ophth),
FRCOphth (London), FAMS
Medical Advisor
Eyescreen (Singapore)

• Specialise in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, Cataract Surgery & Comprehensive Ophthalmology, LASIK & Refractive Surgery
• Director of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service at Eagle Eye Centre
• Adjunct senior research scientist at Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI)
• Visiting Consultant at National University Hospital (NUH)
• Former Head of the Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service at NUH
• Former Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Medical Education Director in Ophthalmology at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
• Former Visiting Consultant at Jurong Health Services (JHS) and Health Promotion Board (HPB)

Dr Shimi Mahesh Kumar

Medical Advisor Metascreen

• MBBS. Terna Medical College, Maharashtra University of Health Science
• M.D. LTMG hospital, Maharashtra University of Health Science
• Former Clinical Biochemist Thyrocare Technologies, Corporate Head office
• Consultant in all aspects of Screening and Diagnosis of Inborn Error of Metabolisms