Dr Han How Chuan

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Specialty

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Languages

English, Hokkien, Mandarin

Gender

Male

Insurance Panel

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Key achievements

Instrumental in opening the urogynaecology centre at KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Earliest doctor to do mid-urethral sling continence surgery in Singapore
Earliest to use vaginal mesh in pelvic organ reconstructive surgery
Performed more than 10,000 vaginal hysterectomies in Singapore
Performed more than 5,000 mid-urethral sling continence surgeries in Singapore
Performed more than 2,000 vaginal mesh surgeries in Singapore
Performed more than 10,000 deliveries in Singapore

Experience

Dr Han How Chuan is an obstetrician & gynaecologist (OBGYN) at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore.

His interest is in urogynaecology including the management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.

He was the former head of the department of urogynaecology and was instrumental in the opening of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s (KKH) urogynaecology centre.

Dr Han graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He has more than 33 years of experience in managing a wide range of OBGYN conditions.

He has conducted numerous clinical studies on incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, and has published in multiple medical journals and reviews on these topics. He has presented posters and oral presentations internationally, and is also a regular speaker at international urogynaecology conferences. Through the years, he has authored and co-authored books in the same discipline.

Besides his clinical work, Dr Han was previously an adjunct associate professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. He was also a clinical physician faculty member for the SingHealth obstetrics and gynaecology residency programme.

He is a member of the International Continence Society and the International Urogynaecological Association.

Dr Han is a recipient of several Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, Long Service Awards, SingHealth Quality Service Award, and KKH Service from the Heart Award.

Awards and honours

2020
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Star)
2019
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Gold)
2019
Long Service Award (30 years), SingHealth
2019
Long Service Award (30 years), KK Women's and Children's Hospital
2018
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver)
2012
SingHealth Quality Service (Gold)
2006
PS21 Star Service Award
2003 - 2011
KKH Service from the Heart

Fellowship and accreditation

1986
MBBS (NUS, Singapore)
1993
M Med (O&G) (NUS, Singapore)
MRACOG (Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Australia)
MRCOG (RCOG, United Kingdom)