Dr Wong Tack Keong Michael

Dr Wong is a Family Physician and Senior Consultant with SingHealth Polyclinics. Dr Wong practices Family Medicine in Punggol Polyclinic, and has interest in Chronic Disease Management, Diabetes Care, Community Geriatric Care and Preventive Health. 

Dr Michael Wong is the Group Director of SingHealth RHS overseeing the population health strategic direction of SingHealth RHS with its various sites, domains and enabler directors.

He has been active in policy and strategic planning and execution in the regional health and community space. He plays a pivotal role in strengthening partnerships with care providers in both public and private sectors to deliver integrated hospital to community care to patients.  A healthcare veteran of over 25 years, Dr Wong has extensive public healthcare experience and has a deep understanding as well as considerable insights into the healthcare eco-system. He is fully committed to building communities of care in SingHealth RHS, translating policies to programs and strategies into services, impacting families and helping individuals to keep well, get well and live well. 

Dr Wong is one of the key persons involved in SingHealth@Home program, which delivers hospital-level care to patients in their own homes.

He is currently representing SingHealth in various committees working with MOH and the other health clusters to strategize and implement various initiatives under our national Healthier SG, Age Well SG and Grow Well SG.

• Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore, Oct 2014

• EMBA, Singapore Management University, Dean’s List, 2012

• Obtained Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes, Cardiff University, April 2011

• Obtained Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine from NUS in August 2007

• Fellow, College of Family Physician, Singapore in 2003. (Fellowship by Assessment)

• Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) from the School of Postgraduate Studies, NUS in 2000. 

• Graduated from National University of Singapore, Faculty of Medicine in 1991 with MB.BS

• The Public Administration Medal (Bronze), National Day Award (2024)

• SMC Health Committee Appointment, Aug 2021-Present

• Member, SHP Mortality and Morbidity Quality Assurance Committee May 2021-April 2023

• Member, SHP Serious Reportable Events QAC May 2021-April 2023 

• Chair, RHS Digital Panel, SingHealth Dec 20-Present

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, YLLSoM, 1Jan 2018-Present

• SMC Disciplinary Tribunal Appointment, Jan 2016-Present

• SMC Complaints Committee 2014-Present 

• SMC Family Medicine CME Advisor (April 2011-Present)

• Clinical Examiner: Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine-Present

• Clinical Examiner: Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine-Present

• Internal Examiner: CFPS Fellowship Exit Interview -Present (Family Medicine) 

• Teaching Excellence Award (Postgraduate), Sept 2016, Education Development Office, Residency Program Office, Alexandra Health.

• College of Family Physician Distinguished Educators’ Award, May 2015 

• Certificate of Commendation, Role Model to Class of 2014 NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

• Service Champion (KTPH), Clinical Category 2011, 2013 

• Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, SMU EMBA, AY 2011-2012

• AHPL Full Sponsorship for SMU EMBA Program April 2011-May 2012

• SCDF (NS) Rank; Major since Jun 2005

• SingHealth Foundation HMDP (6 weeks to Duke University) 2005 

• Poster-Group Medical Consultations (GMAs) -A Possible Alternative Model of Consultation For Chronic Diseases in Singapore, WONCA 2018 Seoul

• Prescribing Physical Activity in Parks to Improve Health & Wellbeing; Protocol of Park Prescription Randomized Controlled Trial, International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 1 June 2018

• Comparison of Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-To-Hip (WHR) and Waist-To-Height (WHtR) as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Adult Population in Singapore, PLoS ONE 10(4): e122985, dol: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122985, April 16, 2015

• Content validity of a new obesity-specific health related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument - FABQOL - Value of Health, Volume 16, Issue 3, Page A122, May 2013 

• A method comparison study to validate a novel parameter of Obesity, the body adiposity index, in Chinese subjects, Obesity, Volume 21, Issue 12, pages E634-E639, December 2013.

• Textbook of Occupational Medicine Practice, 3rd Edition, Section 2 Chapter 18, Health Screening and Periodic Medical Examinations (Co-authored)