Clin Asst Prof Carolyn Chan

Clin Asst Prof Carolyn Chan is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Women's Anaesthesia at KK Women's and Children's Hospital.  She obtained her undergraduate medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1999 and subsequently completed her specialty training in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care in London. 

Her career spans clinical practice in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and now Singapore.  Dr Chan’s obstetric anaesthesia experience includes appointments at several major London centres including Northwick Park Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and The Royal Free Hospital, providing her with broad exposure to high-risk and tertiary obstetric care.  Her interests include the multidisciplinary management of high-risk pregnancies, patient safety, and training and education.

• 2019-present  Senior Consultant, Department of Women’s Anaesthesia KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital  
• 2020-present  Clinical Assistant Professor SingHealth Duke-NUS Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Sciences Academic Programme
• 2020-present  Clinical Senior Lecturer, Dept of Anaesthesia, NUS YLL School of Medicine
• 2020-present  Clinical Physician Faculty Member, SingHealth Anaesthesiology Residency Programme
• 2015-2019  Consultant Anaesthetist, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK
• 2015  Consultant Anaesthetist, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

• 2025, 2023, 2022  Residency in SingHealth Excels Outstanding Faculty Award

• Chan C, Tan C, Chan J, Sultana R, Chua T, Chen H, Sia A, Sng B. Factors associated with the development of postnatal depression after cesarean delivery: A prospective study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat.Mar 2020; 16:715-727. 
• Lau W, Chan J, Chan C, Tan C, Sng B. Use of augmented reality in learning lumbar spinal anatomy for training in labor epidural insertion: A pilot study. Bali J. Anesthesiol. July-September 2023; 7(3):135-141.
• Chan J, Chan C, Chia P, Goy R, Sng B. Novice learners’ perspectives on obstetric airway crisis decision-making training using virtual reality simulation. Int J Obstet Anesth. Feb 2024; 57:103926.
• Wong C, Chan C, Chan J, Tan CW, Sng BL. Use of augmented reality in learning epidural insertion in scoliosis patients: A follow-up study.  Bali J. Anesthesiol. July-September 2025; 9(3):182-187.
• Chan C, Koh E. Inadvertent epidural administration of carbetocin: a systems-based risk assessment and safety recommendations.  Journal of Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality, 2025; 4(2):51-64.