Profile
Dr Samuel Cheng is a senior consultant with the Department of Psychological Medicine. He received his M.B.B.S. and M.Med(Psych) from NUS, holds a Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy (psychodynamic track) as well as the 3-year International Core Training Certificate in intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy.
Dr Cheng heads the psychodynamic team and the Complex Needs Service in CGH. Besides seeing patients for general psychiatric consultations, he also provides individual and group psychotherapy for patients.
Education
- ISTDP 3-year Core Training Certificate (International)
- MSc (Epidemiology)
- Grad Dip in Psychotherapy(Psychodynamic Track)
- M.Med (Psych)
- M.B.B.S.
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Clinical Assistant Professor - Duke-NUS Medical School
- Clinical Senior Lecturer - NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- Physician Faculty Member - NHG Residency
- Head - Emergency Services (2003-2005), Woodbridge Hospital & The Institute of Mental Health
- Head - Psychotherapy Services (2006-2008), Woodbridge Hospital & The Institute of Mental Health
- Deputy Chief - Department of General Psychiatry II (2006-2009), Woodbridge Hospital
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Awards
- The Long Service Medal – 2017
- HMDP, Therapeutic Communities - 2014
- 20 yr Long Service Award – 2013
- HMDP, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - 2002
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Publications
- The Impact of Attachment Style on the Outpatient Treatment of Depression
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