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Dr Pamela Chia Xian Qing

Consultant, Department of Women’s Anaesthesia

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
NYAA Gold Award Holder (2004 Cohort)

Dr Pamela Chia Xian Qing is a highly respected named Hwa Chong Junior College Sportsgirl of the
clinician and educator whose career bridges frontline Year in 2002 and held the National U18 record for the
healthcare, medical education, and research. 3000m (10:46.15) for 22 years until it was broken in
As a Consultant in the Department of Women’s 2024. She continues to excel in competitive sports,
Anaesthesia at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital winning Best Female Performer (Women’s Open) at
(KKH), she specialises in pain management during the Public Service Swimming Meet 2024, placing in
childbirth, anaesthesia for caesarean deliveries, the Trifactor Sprint Triathlon 2025, and representing
and gynaecological surgeries, ensuring safe and Singapore at the World Aquatics Masters
compassionate care for women at pivotal stages of Championships 2025. With her ongoing participation
life. in sports as a master’s athlete, she hopes to inspire
others to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Beyond her clinical practice, Dr Chia is a passionate
advocate for medical education and sustainability Beyond her medical and athletic pursuits, Dr Chia
in healthcare. She serves as Clinical Instructor at finds time to serve the community by actively
Duke-NUS Medical School, Clinical Senior Lecturer volunteering with the FaithActs elderly befriending
at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and programme and reaching out to seniors living alone
Clinical Physician Faculty Member in the SingHealth in Queenstown.
Anaesthesiology Residency Programme. She is also
a faculty member with the SingHealth Duke-NUS Through her unwavering pursuit of excellence and
Institute of Medical Simulation (SIMS), where she her commitment to giving back, Dr Pamela Chia
leads innovation in simulation-based training and embodies the principle of “Service Beyond Gold,”
interprofessional collaborative education. demonstrating that actual achievement is measured
not only by personal success but by the positive
Her research focuses on labour analgesia, postpartum impact made on others, in medicine, sport, and
recovery, and simulation-based learning, with society.
several education grants awarded to advance
interprofessional practice and healthcare simulation
debriefing. She has authored numerous peer-
reviewed publications on anaesthesia, patient safety,
and simulation pedagogy, contributing to both
clinical outcomes and medical training worldwide.

Dr Chia’s dedication to excellence is mirrored in her
athletic achievements. In addition to her medical
career, Dr Chia is a former national middle-distance
runner who represented Singapore at the 2003
Southeast Asian Games in the 1500m event. She was

24 30 Years of Service and Leadership