Background
Seow-Choen, Francis was born on May 6, 1957 in Singapore. Son of Hong-Teng and Lay-Keng Seow.
Seow-Choen, Francis was born on May 6, 1957 in Singapore. Son of Hong-Teng and Lay-Keng Seow.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University Singapore, 1981.
House surgeon, Ministry of Health, Singapore, 1981-1982;
orthopaedic resident, Ministry of Health, Singapore, 1984-1987;
medical officer, Ministry of Defense, Singapore, 1982-1984;
registrar in surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 1987-1989;
registrar in colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 1989;
senior registrar coloproctology, Singapore General Hospital, 1989-1992;
consultant surgeon, Singapore General Hospital, 1992-1995;
head, senior consultant, Singapore General Hospital, since 1996;
research fellow, St. Mark's Hospital, London, 1989-1990;
head and senior consultant surgeon, Singapore General Hospital, since 1995;
clinical associate professor, $, since 1998. Instructor advanced trauma life support American College of Surgeons, 1992-1994. Officer in charge operating theatre Singapore Navy, 1990-1994.
Director Endoscopy Center, Singapore, since 1994. Officer-in-charge medical flight Republican of Singapore Air Force, 1982-1983. Chairman 1st Clinical Nutrition Meeting, 1994.
Treasurer 25th Combined Surgical Meeting, 1992, vice chairman 26th, 1992, chairman 28th, 1994. Science chairman 28th Malaysia-Singapore Congress, 1994.
Volunteer aftercare officer Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, 1977-1979. Organizing committee Steering Committee on Trauma Management, Singapore, 1992, Practice Guidelines of Endoscopists, Singapore, 1992. Captain Singapore Navy, 1982-1994.
Fellow Academy Medicine Singapore (secretary 1992-1994).
Married Ching-Peng Siow, May 28, 1983. Children: Isaac Seow En, Samuel Seow An, Olivia Seow Wen.