Clin Asst Prof Chonkar Sonali Prashant

Dr Chonkar Sonali is a Senior Staff Physician and Advisor for Education with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH).

Dr Chonkar graduated as Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and then attained her Master of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from Seth G.S Medical College & K.E.M Hospital in India. She then completed her Diplomate of National Board in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in India and went on to become a member and then a Fellow of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London. She did her Fellowship in MIS surgery with KKH. She is deeply passionate about medical education and has completed her master’s in health Professions Education through Maastrcht University, Netherlands in 2024.  

Dr Chonkar is highly regarded as a professional doctor discharging her duties with dedication and compassion. Her main area of interest is General Obstetrics and Gynaecology and medical education. She is the Lead for Clinical Performance Center at Duke NUS medical School. She mentors medical students across all three medical schools in Singapore. In recognition for her excellent work she has received numerous accolades such as “SingHealth Duke NUS AM.EI-GOLDEN APPLE award” (2014), “Duke-NUS Medical School Leadership Award”(2019), “SingHealth Quality Service STAR Award”(2019), “Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence”( 2018/2014/2013)Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, “KK People Developer (KKPD) Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award” (2014) and “Duke-NUS Medical School Faculty Appreciation Award” from 2011 till date.

She was the Chief Editor for the 2nd Edition of the book “A Practical Handbook in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for OBGYN Clinicians and the General Practitioner” which bagged the Highly Commended Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology category by British Medical Association.

• Masters in Health Professions Education, (Maastrcht University, Netherlands (2024)
• FRCOG (Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UK) 2021
• DNB (Diplomate of National Board in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, India) 1999
• MD Obstetrics and Gynaecology (India) 1998
• MBBS (India) 1995

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Yong Loo Lin, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore
• Senior Staff Physician, Department of General Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Advisor (Education), Department of General Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Clinical Lead, Clinical Performance Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School

• Duke-NUS Medical School “O&G- Labour of Love” Student (CO2025) Award - 2025
• Enhancing Maternal & Child Health services (CORE Training) appreciation award 2025 (Government of Tamil Nadu, India)
• Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence 2018/2014/2013 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• SingHealth Duke NUS AM. EI-GOLDEN APPLE AWARD (2014)
• British Medical Association Book Award 2015 (Highly Commended certificate)

• Qualitative  Research Title “Navigating Intimate Physical Examination: A Qualitative Study of OBGYN Residents’ Experiences of Supervising Medical Students” (2023- 2025)

• Chonkar, S. P., Lau, H. C. Q., Ha, T. C., Lim, M., Ng, M. J., & Tan, K. H. (2019). Can Digital Media Affect The Learning Approach of Medical Students? The Asia Pacific Scholar, 4(1), 13–23. https://doi.org/10.29060/taps.2019-4-1/oa1058
• Chonkar, S. P., Ha, T. C., Chu, S. S. H., Ng, A. X., Lim, M. L. S., Ee, T. X., Ng, M. J., & Tan, K. H. (2018). The predominant learning approaches of medical students. BMC Medical Education, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1122-5
• Chonkar, S. P., & Koh, Q. Y. S. (2018). Groin Pain In Pregnancy – Is It Omnious? Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.26717/bjstr.2018.04.000989
• Chonkar, S. P. (Ed.). (2014). FRONT MATTER. Practical Obstetrics and Gynaecology Handbook for O&G Clinicians and General Practitioners, i–xxv. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814522953_fmatter
• Chonkar, S. P., Padmadhuri, R., & Yam , K. L. (2014). Cellular angiofibroma of the vulva. Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , 45(1), 36–39.
• Chonkar, S. P. (2011). Hazard of medical method of termination of pregnancy. Abhyankar Shilpa Bombay Hospital Journal, 53(1), 114–115.