Dr Hwang Siew Wai

Dr Hwang Siew Wai is the Deputy Director of Education (PRIME) at SingHealth Polyclinics, and leads a team in providing education and training to healthcare providers in the community and to community partners. By doing so, his aim is to allow them to upgrade themselves to be able to provide a higher level of healthcare to the community and to strengthen SingHealth’s reputation as a Family Medicine Academic Training Centre.

In addition, Dr Hwang has been the Clinic Director at SingHealth Polyclinics – Bukit Merah for over 15 years. Besides performing the administrative duties leading the polyclinic team, he treats patients that present to the general clinic and manages complex chronic medical cases such as diabetes and hypertension at the Family Physician Clinic. He has been recognized for the excellent care of his patients with the SingHealth Outstanding Clinician Award as well as the Singapore Health Quality and Service Award (Gold). 

He holds appointments at various committees such as the Ministry of Health’s Drug Advisory Committee At the polyclinic level, he sits in the Clinical Governance Steering Committee, Ensure Safer Systems Steering Committee and Quality Improvement Committee.

Dr. Hwang has a deep passion for teaching and is actively involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. In recognition of his dedication, he was conferred the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence by the National University of Singapore (NUS) twice. In addition, he was awarded the Special Recognition Award for Teaching by NUS on five occasions in 2017, 2018, 2021,2022 and 2025. He is in the Residency Focus Area Subcommittee for Healthcare Quality and Professionalism that looks into the standards of training in quality improvement and the conduct of Family Medicine residents.

He has served as a member of the Family Medicine Residency Advisory Committee which oversees the training program for the specialty of Family Medicine in Singapore. He is currently an Clinical Assistant Professor for NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor for Duke-NUS Medical School and Physician Faculty Member for the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Program.

In recognition of his contribution to the nation, Dr Hwang has been conferred the Covid-19 Commendation Medal, the Covid-19 Resilience Medal, the Long Service Award Medal and the Public Service Administration (Bronze) Medal by the Government of Singapore.

• FAMS (2017)

• FCFP (2009)

• MMed (FM) (2003)

• Bsc (Med), MBBS (Hons) (1995) 

• MOH Drug Advisory Committee (2014 – current)

• MOH Haze Committee (2013 – 2015)

• Family Medicine Residency Advisory Committee (2012 – 2018)

• Residency Focus Area Subcommittee for Healthcare Quality and Professionalism (2023 – current)

• MOH Compensation Implementation Sub-Committee (2014-2016)

• SHP Clinical Governance Steering Committee

• SHP Ensure Safer Systems Steering Committee

• SHP Quality Improvement Committee

• Singapore Medical Association – member

• College of Family Physicians, Singapore – member

• Public Administration Medal (Bronze) 2024

• Public Service Long Service Medal 2023

• Covid-19 Commendation Medal 2023

• Covid-19 Resilience Medal 2023

• Singapore Health Quality and Service Award (Gold) – 2017

• Singapore Health Quality and Service Award (Silver) - 2022

• NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Special Recognition Award – 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025

• NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence- 2014, 2018

• Outstanding Clinician Award. SingHealth GCEO Excellence Awards 2014

• SingHealth HMDP (Human Manpower Development Plan) Award - 2008

• Asean Scholarship (Public Service Commission), Singapore

• Asean Scholarship (Ministry of Education), Singapore

• Fall Risk and Balance Confidence in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: An Observational Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020 Oct 23; 11: 573804.

• Short-term strength and balance training does not improve quality of life but improves functional status in individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia. 2019 Dec; 62(12):2200-2210.

• Management of Hypertension and Multiple Risk Factors to Enhance Cardiovascular Health-A Cluster Randomized Trial in SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore – Trials. 2018; 19:180

• Functional status mediates the association between peripheral neuropathy and health-related quality of life in individuals with diabetes. Acta Diabetol. 2018 Feb; 55(2):155-164.

• Effect of a Diabetes Self-Efficacy Enhancing Program on Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Control Trial. Clin Nurs Res. 2020 Jun; 29(5):293-303. Cherry CL Tan, Karis KF Cheng, Siew Wai Hwang et al. 

• Evaluation of a training programme to induct medical students in delivering public health talks. Singapore Med J 2017; 58(1):35-40. Tan NC, Mitesh S, Koh YL, Ang SB, Chan HH, How CH, Tay EG, Hwang SW. 

• Sleep time and pattern of adult individuals in primary care in an Asian urbanized community: A cross-sectional study. NC Tan, MS Tan, SW Hwang et al. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Aug; 95(35):e4749.doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004749 

• Learning on the go! A mobile app to learn about Polyclinic Services. Innovation 2015; 14(1):12-16. Loh VWK, Hwang SW, Chin KL, Samarasekara DD, Kowitlawakul Y. 

• Delivering Health Talks to Public in Primary Care Setting: A Novel Approach to induct medical students towards social responsibility and health advocacy. Tan NC, How CH, Shah M, Hwang SW, Chee YJ, Tay EG. Medical Science Educator 2013;55(2):17-22.  

• Barriers and Motivators of Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Primary Healthcare Workers in Singapore. Hwang SW, Lim HB. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2014; 23 (2): 126-133  

• Contributing Author: An Approach to Common Urological Disorders. A Guide for Family Physicians. A Publication by the Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital 2013. 

• Nucleoside Analogue-Induced Fatal Lactic Acidosis in Two HIV-Infected Patients in Singapore. Hwang SW, Leo YS. Singapore Med J 2001; 42(6): 247-51