Faculty

Professor Alex Sia is Senior Advisor and Co-Chairman of Academic Collaborations Council, Singapore Health Services (SingHealth). He is also a Senior Consultant with specialist accreditation in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine, in the Department of Women’s Anaesthesia of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).  

 

He served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KKH from 2017 to 2026. Under his leadership, KKH has been consistently recognised as one of Singapore’s Best Employers by The Straits Times, topping the list in the category of Medical and Social sector in 2025, a testament to his commitment to a culture of collaboration and care. KKH also received Newsweek accolades for the hospital’s excellence in providing specialized women and children’s care, including being named as one of Asia Pacific’s Top 10 Best Children’s Hospital in 2025.  

 

Prior to this, Prof Sia was Chairman of the Medical Board at KKH (2012-2017) where he played a pivotal role in the launch of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Clinical Programmes for Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. He was also Deputy Group Chairman, Medical Board of SingHealth (2016-2017), focussing on the formation of SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centres to pursue excellent clinical outcomes through seamless, patient-centred care. At the national level, Prof Sia led the Collaborative Prescribing Standing Committee at Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) which enabled shared prescribing responsibilities among healthcare professionals in Singapore.

 

Prof Sia’s pursuit of advancement in the safety and reliability of patient care includes the development of closed-loop, automated and computer integrated administration of medications. As an inventor, he secured four patents which led to the formation of two start-up companies focussing on healthcare development and advancement. His other research interests include artificial intelligence-powered, ultrasound-driven solutions for accurate needle placement and interactive technology in delivering personalised pain therapy. To date, he has published more than 150 peer reviewed scientific articles in indexed journals and multiple book chapters; his index stands at 55.   

A passionate researcher and educator, Prof Sia is a Professor with the Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. In addition, he holds appointments as Clinical Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also Adjunct Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was also appointed as Adjunct Professor, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (EDIC), National University of Singapore (NUS).

 

Prof Sia is the recipient of several awards including the National Day Award - Public Administration Medal (Silver) (2024), the World Health Organization Team Award (2009) and National Medical Excellence Award Team - Perinatal Team (2008) for outstanding contributions in perinatal medicine. He is also recognised among the World’s Top 2% most-cited researchers on the prestigious Elsevier-Stanford List in 2024 and 2025, which ranks over 100,000 scientists across 22 fields. Prof Sia holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and a Master of Medicine (Anaesthesia) Singapore from NUS, and a Master of Business Administration from the Singapore Management University.

Dr. med. M. Huppertz-Thyssen MHBA, DESAIC, FESAIC

Director of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy St. Augustinus Krankenhaus Dueren

Deputy CMO of St. Augustinus Hospital, Dueren, Germany

Coordinating Director of the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Departments of JG group, Cologne, Germany

Fellow of the European society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (FESAIC)

Ambassador in Patient Safety ESAIC

Diplomate of the European society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (DESAIC)

Examiner for EDAIC in German, English, French since 2023

Examiner for German Board Exams in Anaesthesiology and in Intensive Care Medicine

Master- Degree (MHBA) in Ecomics and Management

Doctor- Degree (Thesis, Dr. med.) 2010

Deputy Director of Intensive Care & Pain Therapy, Klinikum Vest, Germany 2016-2017

Senior Consultant at University Clinic Muenster, Germany 2015

Deputy Director of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St. Marien- Hospital Dueren 2004- 2014

Specialist Degrees in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Palliative Care

Subspecializations in Antibiotic Therapy (Antibiotic Stewardship Expert), Hospital Hygiene, Transfusion Medicine, Ultrasound in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care

Frequent international speaker on Regional Anaesthesia, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Patient Blood Management