The Abu Rauff Professorship in Surgery is named for Adjunct Professor Abu Rauff, one of Singapore’s most respected surgeons, and a leading academic in the field of surgery who has trained many of the surgeons in practice in Singapore today. He is recognized by many doctors as a dedicated teacher, great mentor and master surgeon.
Colleagues, alumni, former students and friends of Prof Rauff collectively made gifts to set up the professorship which continues to attract funding. The endowed professorship will accelerate the development of surgical expertise through education and mentorship of undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as through translational research, to deliver better, safer and more affordable healthcare to the Singapore community and beyond.
“I am touched by this recognition. It has been an honour for me to play a part in shaping Singapore’s young surgeons through the Medical School. It is my sincere hope that this Professorship will help advance knowledge in the field of surgery by supporting world-class research and will foster high standards of teaching to allow NUS to continue as one of Asia’s leading medical schools,” shared Prof Rauff.
Prof Rauff joined NUS in 1972, held the Chair of Surgery position at the Singapore General Hospital from 1985 to 1988 and later at the National University Hospital (NUH) from 1988 to 1992. He is now in private practice but continues to teach clinical surgery skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as participating in research projects at NUH as a senior visiting consultant at the Department of Surgery.
Professor Lee Chuen Neng has been appointed the inaugural Abu Rauff Professorship in Surgery, from 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2022. Prof Lee is a master clinician and an outstanding mentor who has raised generations of cardiac surgeons and general surgeons in Singapore.
