Clin Assoc Prof Suzanna Sulaiman

Dr Suzanna Sulaiman is a respected clinician-leader with a deep commitment to patient care, education and system improvement. Since 2019, she has led the General O&G Department at KKH—the largest in the Division—through significant milestones, including steering the team through the COVID-19 pandemic. As Head of Inpatient Services during this period, she ensured uninterrupted clinical care, implemented safety protocols and coordinated closely with national healthcare partners.  Since 2024, she has helmed the role of Deputy Chairman of the Division of O&G. She is also instrumental in advancing Population Health through strong primary care partnerships in line with Healthier SG.

A passionate educator, Dr Suzanna teaches across all three medical schools in Singapore. Her national roles include being Vice Chairman of PGY1 Accreditation Committee (SMC) and she is actively involved in quality and safety efforts, serving on the Healthcare Quality & Safety Standards Committee and leading divisional QI projects. She is also a pioneer Patient Safety Champion, promoting a culture of “Speaking Up for Zero Harm.”

Beyond the hospital, she spearheads Project ARIF (Achieving Resilient and Inspiring Families), a multi-agency initiative aimed at supporting Muslim families through preventive education and mosque-based outreach. Phase 1 reached over 1,000 couples and trained 16 Naib Kadis; Phase 2 is now scaling up nationally. Dr Suzanna’s leadership is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and a clear vision: to empower healthcare staff, patients and communities to thrive in health, purpose and resilience.

• MBChB University of Glasgow 2000
• MMed (O & G) Singapore 2006
• MRCOG, UK 2006
• FAMS 2025

• Member. SingHealth Maternal and Child Health Community Partnership Council 2024 till present
• Vice-Chairman, Drug Rehabilitation Centre Review Committee 1 2024-2027
• Member. Ministry of Social and Family Development’s (MSF) Advisory Panel on Parenting (APOP) 2023-2026
• Co-Director, Office of Population Health (OPH) 2023-2026
• Clinical Champion (Co-Lead) Value-Driven Care Workgroup for Hysterectomy 2020
• Member of KKH Special Delivery Medical Editorial Committee 2019 till present
• Member of Medical Board 2024-present
• Member of panel of Specialists for Obstetrics and Gynaecology (by MediShield Life Council) – Ministry of Health’s Claims Management Office 2022 till present 

• Long Service Award (20 years) KKH 2025
• Service from the Heart KKH 2023

• Community Health
• Teenage Pregnancy

• Liza P. C. Tay, Cassandra P. S. Cheong, Jen Wui Quan & Suzanna Sulaiman. Optimising Chlamydia trachomatis Management: A Hospital Audit. Singapore Journal of O & G. 2024;55(3):42-45
• LN Singh, SR Yeo, N Nasir & S Sulaiman. Understanding The Needs and Concerns of Adolescent Single Mothers in Singapore. Singapore Journal of O & G. 2024:55(3):30-34
• Suzanna Sulaiman, Jeslyn Neo Hwee Teng, Fiona Low Siok Eng, Bryan Lim Boon Heng, Lun Hwee Leng, Shirlene Tang Lee Cheng & Rajeswari Kathirvel. Routing of Clinical Indicator Audit Form in a Tertiary Hospital – a Quality Improvement Project. Journal of Patient Safety & Healthcare Quality. 2024:3(1):31-40
• G Visvalingam, YXC Ang, SSI Wong, Yaazhini, M Chan, SS Dhaliwal & S Sulaiman. Women seeking sexual health services in a tertiary institution in Singapore – a study of risk factors, knowledge, stigma and shame associated with sexually transmitted infections. Singapore Journal of O & G  2024;55(3):5-15
• H Lau, NN Soe, MSQ Chua, J Lee & S Sulaiman. Resilience and Emotions of Frontline Obstetrics and Gynaecology Healthcare Workers During the Novel Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Cross-sectional Retrospective Descriptive Study. SMJ-2022-027R1. Accepted for Publication
• SL Jaya-Bodestyne, CL Kho, A Chua & S Sulaiman. An Online Communication Course for junior doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic. BJOG. 2022 June; 129(S1): 125-137
• Unarkar A, SQ Tan & S Sulaiman. A retrospective review of hysterectomy cases in KKH: are we transfusing too much? SJOG 2022 No 2 Volume 53:3-6
• Yin Ru Tan, Shu Qi Tan, Yvonne Wong, Krystal Koh, Toon Wen Tang & S Sulaiman. Development and Implementation of a Diabetic Protocol for Management of Perioperative Gynaecological Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital: A Resident Quality Improvement Project. SJOG 2022 No 2 Vol 53:17-22
• XL Ang, SP Chonkar, MSQ Chua, S Sulaiman & J Lee. Problems with Early Systematic Reviews: The Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pregnancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2021 25:38-41
• Allison CH Tan, Lily CL Kho, SQ Tan, R Kathirvel & S Sulaiman. In response to COVID-19: Frontline Experience in a Tertiary Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital. Journal of Women Health Care Issue. 2020;3(3); DOI:10.31579/2642-9756/031
• LK Kwek & S Sulaiman. A 2-year review of factors associated with repeat evacuation of retained products of conception after termination of pregnancy and evacuation of uterus.  SJOG. 2019;50(2):5-10
• D Qadir, Chua M & S Sulaiman. Retained products of conception in hysteroscopy in a patient with breast cancer on tamoxifen. BMJ. Case Reports CP 2019;12:e230635
• Janice Tung, LK Kwek, S Nadarajah & S Sulaiman. Birth Outcomes and Successive Pregnant Rates in Adolescents Attending a Specialised Antenatal Clinic.  Annals, Academia of Medicine. 2018; 47(1); 1-4
• AN Xinhua, S Sulaiman & S Tagore. Challenges of a Large Cervical Fibroid in Pregnancy     O & G International Journal. 2016; 5(3):00161                                                                                                     
• LK Kwek, S Sulaiman, Y Hassan & S Nadarajah. Clinic for the Adolescent Pregnant (CARE) – 5 years On. O & G International Journal. 2016; 5(5):00172
• S Sulaiman, TY Low & S Nadarajah. Teenage Obstetrics Clinic- Two Years’ Experience SJOG. 2014; 45(1):1-5
• S Sulaiman, YN Chia & RMD Namuduri. Strumal Carcinoid tumour of the ovary presenting with severe constipation. SMJ. 2013; 54(1):e210-23
• S Sulaiman & KH Tan. Markedly-elevated serum CA125 in a woman with pulmonary tuberculosis. SMJ. 2009;50(1): e39-40
• S Sulaiman, KW Chong & M Gaudoin. One-stop Postmenopausal Bleeding Clinics reduce Patient Waiting Times and Theatre Costs. Scottish Medical Journal.  2004; 49 :152-54
• S Sulaiman, A Khaund, N McMillan, J Moss & M A Lumsden. Uterine fibroids – do size and location determine menstrual blood loss? European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2003;115: 85-9
• E Clarke, S Sulaiman, FT Chew, LPC Shek, R Mital & BW Lee. Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: Validation in children from Singapore.                                          Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy & Immunology. 1999; 17:155-61
• S Sulaiman, N Adeeb, N Muslim, N Adeeb & C M Ho. Determination of Mineral, Parathyroid Hormone, 6-keto-prostaglandin-F1 α Levels in Pregnant Women with hypertension and Pre-eclampsia. SMJ. 1995; Vol 36:637-20