MBBS, MRCP (UK)
Cardiologist | Heart Failure Intensivist | Women's Heart Health Specialist | Echocardiologist
Dr Chan Wan Xian is a heart failure specialist with expertise in advanced heart failure, mechanical heart support (ventricular assist devices), cardiomyopathies, valvular heart diseases, and women's cardiovascular health including heart disease in pregnancy. She was formerly Senior Consultant and Co-Director of the Women's Heart Health Services at the National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS), and is currently Clinical Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
She has performed over 20,000 transthoracic echocardiography scans across her career and reports approximately 1,500 echocardiography scans annually.
| Medical degree | National University of Singapore — 2001 |
| MRCP (UK) | 2006 |
| Advanced Specialist Training in Cardiology | NUHCS — 2009 |
| Subspecialty fellowship | Toronto University Health Network, Canada — advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, cardiomyopathies, and cardiac imaging including nuclear cardiology |
| Team scholarship | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota — Women's Heart Health Services |
| Team scholarship | Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada — Women's Heart Health Services |
| Former role | Senior Consultant, Cardiology, NUHCS |
| Former role | Co-Director, Women's Heart Health Services, NUHCS |
| Academic appointment | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS |
Dr Chan manages advanced heart failure cases including patients requiring mechanical heart support, and has a dedicated focus on heart diseases in women — including conditions arising in pregnancy, those associated with autoimmune disorders, and cardiovascular complications from chemotherapy and cancer treatment. She led the transitional and home care services for complex heart failure patients at NUHCS and co-directed the Women's Heart Health Services there.
What does Dr Chan Wan Xian specialise in?
Dr Chan specialises in advanced heart failure, mechanical heart support (ventricular assist devices), cardiomyopathies, and women's cardiovascular health including heart disease in pregnancy. She also performs echocardiography and nuclear cardiology stress scans.
What is a ventricular assist device (VAD)?
A ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump implanted to support the heart in patients with advanced heart failure, when the heart can no longer pump enough blood on its own. It may be used as a bridge to heart transplantation or as a longer-term treatment. Dr Chan Wan Xian has subspecialty training in advanced heart failure and VAD management.
Why is women's heart health different?
Heart disease can present differently in women compared to men, with less typical symptoms and risk factors that carry a proportionally greater impact — such as autoimmune conditions and pregnancy-related cardiac complications. Dr Chan Wan Xian has dedicated subspecialty training from the Mayo Clinic and Ottawa Heart Institute in women's heart health.
What is nuclear cardiology?
Nuclear cardiology (myocardial perfusion imaging) is a type of stress scan that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer to assess blood flow to the heart muscle. It helps detect coronary artery disease and evaluate heart function. Dr Chan Wan Xian performs nuclear cardiology scans at AHVC.
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