Faculty & Staff

A/Prof John Wong is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Department of Psychological Medicine at the National University Hospital (NUH). He is also the current President of the College of Psychiatrists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He has been appointed to chair the prestigious Lin Jo Yan and Yeo Boon Khim Professor in Mental Health and Neuroscience.

He is also the appointed Director of NUS Mind Science Center, which focus on building cognitive and emotional resilience across age continuum in the community, through community-based program and technology innovation.

A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, also trained in General and Trauma Psychiatry, A/Prof Wong obtained his MBBS from NUS and did speciality training at the Singapore National University Hospital, Institute of Mental Health and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He was a Visiting Fellow in Trauma Psychiatry at the Uniformed Service University F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, USA, and Child Psychiatry Fellowship at the Guy’s Hospital Bloomfield Clinic and Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. He has a special interest in Trauma Psychiatry, ADHD, Autism and Developmental Psychiatry.

He is the Alumni of NUS Executive Program, Singapore Command & Staff College Senior Commander Course, US Army Senior Executive Program as well as the London Business School Senior Executive Program.

He was the Head of SAF Military Psychiatrists, Senior Medical Officer (Healthcare) and Chief Medical Corps of Singapore Armed Forces, where he directed the training development of SAF Psychological Trauma Management and commissioning of the second generation of web-based electronic medical record system (eMR) for the armed forces, both a first in the country.

A/Prof Wong is an established clinician and healthcare leader, with a wide repertoire of clinical skills and experiences in psychiatry, community care, medical education, child psychiatry research, healthcare and organizational management. He has contributed actively towards psychiatry training of undergraduate medical students, post-graduate training, having served as Clinical Teacher, and is now an Associate Professor with the Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He has won many awards and honors at the institutional and national level. Some of his notable past achievements include Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence for AY 2013/2014 and the Lee Kim Tah Lecture Award in 2016.

Clinical Focus

• ADHD
• Autism
• Depression
• PTSD
• Child & Adolescent

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

Lin Jo Yan and Yeo Boon Khim Professor in Mental Health and Neuroscience

Administrative Appointments

Chairman, MMed (Psychiatry), Examination Committee, Division of Graduate Medical Studies, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Programme Director, REACH (West) – School-based community child mental health program

Director, NUS Mind Science Centre

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Fellow (Psychiatry), Academy of Medicine Singapore

Fellow (Psychiatry), Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

Chairperson, Chapter of Psychiatrists, Academy of Medicine Singapore (2004 – 2005)

President, College of Psychiatrists Council, Academy of Medicine Singapore (2017-2021)

Adjunct Principal Medical Technology Staff, Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute (DMERI), Defence Science Organisation

Chairman, Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) Examination Committee, Graduate Medical Studies, YLL School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Examiner, CASC, Royal College of Psychiatrists United Kingdom

Examiner, Singapore Psychiatry Residency R5 Exit Specialist Board Examination (Psychiatry)

Member, Student Care Services, Clementi Center Management Committee

Professional Education

MBBS, National University of Singapore

MMed in Psychiatry, National University of Singapore

MSc in Child & Adolescent Mental Health (Merit), University of London