Dr. Chan Tiong Beng is a respiratory consultant at Royal Healthcare Medical Centre. He received his MBBS (1976) and Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine)(1981) from the University of Singapore. Dr. Chan received his post-graduate training in the Respiratory Department, Guy’s Hospital, London in 1984. Subsequently, he spent 6 months sabbatical leave at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) General Hospital and Stanford University in 1991.

Dr. Chan is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (1987) and the College of Chest Physicians, USA (1991). His main area of interest and research is in the field of chronic cough, chest infection, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also served as the president of the Singapore Thoracic Society (1992-1993) and Asthma Association (1996-1998).

Dr. Stebbings graduated from the University of Bristol, UK and is a Member of Royal College of Physicians UK. She also obtained her Fellowship, Academy of Medicine in Singapore.

Dr. Stebbings had contributed free papers presented at Scientific Meetings and also publications for journals, including “Pulmonary and Critical Pearls – A Patient with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Who Did Not Response to Conventional Treatment” that was featured in Chest.

Apart from the literature contributions, Dr. Stebbings also played a role in sharing with the community and hospitals with Continuing Medical Education Talks. Topics covered include Update on Asthma Therapy, Management of the Difficult Asthmatic Approach to Persistent Cough and Take Control of Your Asthma. She was Vice President of the Asthma Association, Singapore for 3 years from 2004, and published the biannual newsletter ‘Be Active with Asthma’.