Adj A/Prof Yap Eng Soo

Affiliations

Chief Medical Officer, Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore

Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Senior Consultant, Division of Haematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital

Senior Consultant, Division of Haematology, Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore

Senior Consultant, Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Profile

Adjunct Associate Professor Yap Eng Soo is a distinguished haematologist with expertise in thrombosis, haemostasis, and benign haematology. A key figure in ACTRIS, he was instrumental in its foundational Implementation Office (IO) Team. He has played a pivotal role in clinical quality management for the NUH FACT-accredited Haematopoietic Cell Therapy Programme and previously served as Deputy Director of the Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy (TECT) Lab at National University Hospital (NUH).

Adj A/Prof Yap currently serves as Head & Senior Consultant in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Director of Haematology Services at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He is also a Senior Consultant at the Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, and the Division of Haematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine at NUH.

Beyond clinical practice, he is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and was formerly the President of the Singapore Society of Haematology. A dedicated educator, he actively contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate medical training, having previously served as Haematology Residency Programme Director and a core faculty member of the Medicine Residency Programme at NUH.

Adj A/Prof Yap obtained his medical degree from the National University of Singapore and specialised in Internal Medicine and Haematology at NUH. He earned his fellowship from the Royal College of Pathologists (Haematology) and conducted research in epidemiology and statistics at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. His research interests encompass thrombosis, haemostasis, epidemiology, bleeding disorders, and medical education.

An accomplished researcher, Adj A/Prof Yap has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed medical journals and continues to advance the field of haematology through his clinical, academic, and research endeavors.