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Dr Pek Jen Heng

Dr Pek Jen Heng

MBBS (S'pore), MCEM (S'pore), MMED (Emergency Medicine), MSc (Paediatric Emergency Medicine), MSc (Disaster Medicine)

Head ＆ Senior Consultant

Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interest: Disaster Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Trauma

Clinical Appointments

  • Head ＆ Senior Consultant Department of Emergency Medicine Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital

Profile

Dr Pek Jen Heng completed his medical undergraduate studies at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009. He subsequently completed his training with the SingHealth Emergency Medicine Residency Program in 2016.

Dr Pek joined the Department of Emergency Medicine of Sengkang General Hospital in 2016 and led the workgroup in developing the paediatric emergency service. He served as the Chairman of Junior Doctors Well-Being Committee of Sengkang General Hospital from 2020 to 2023, and the Commander for Disaster Site Medical Command under Ministry of Health from 2021 to 2024.

Dr Pek has a keen clinical interest in Disaster Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Trauma. He is a strong proponent for the use of simulation in medical education and interprofessional learning.

Education

  • MBBS (Singapore)
  • MCEM (Singapore)
  • MMED (Emergency Medicine)
  • MSc (Paediatric Emergency Medicine)
  • MSc (Disaster Medicine) 
  • Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (Advanced) 
  • Certified Medical and Health Professions Education 

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School 
  • Context Expert, Clinical Teacher and Clinical Practice Facilitator, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, National Technological University of Singapore 
  • Core Faculty, SingHealth Emergency Medicine Residency Program 
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Program 
  • Associate, Education Office, Sengkang General Hospital 
  • First Aid Task Force Member, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation 
  • Paediatric Subcommittee Member, Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council 

Awards

  • Healthcare Humanity Award (2023) 
  • PS (Health) Award – Disaster Site Medical Command (2023)
  • COVID-19 Resilience Medal (2023)
  • The Public Administration Medal – Bronze (COVID-19) (2023)
  • SingHealth Excellence Award – Distinguished Young Leader Award (2022)
  • SingHealth Golden Apple Award – Program Excellence (Disaster Medical Responder’s Course) (2022)
  • SingHealth Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Program – Golden Quill Award (2022)
  • Sengkang General Hospital Great Catch Award (2021)
  • SingHealth Residency – Outstanding Faculty Award (2021)
  • SingHealth Residency – Certificate of Appreciation (2020)
  • SingHealth Emergency Medicine Academic Program – Excellence in Teaching Award (2019)
  • Sengkang General Hospital Crystal Owl Educator Award (2018)
  • Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship (2018)
  • SingHealth Academy Educators – Certificate of Appreciation (2018)
  • Best Emergency Trauma Care Poster at Singapore Trauma and Acute Care Conference 2018, Singapore (20 TO 21 APRIL 2018) – New Peril on Our Roads
  • SingHealth You Shine Award – SingHealth Residency Leadership Programme Workgroup (2017)
  • Excellent Presentation Award for Poster Presentation at Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine 2013, Tokyo, Japan (23 TO 25 Oct 2013) – Canadian CT Head Rule And Its Impact on Singaporean Practice

Research Interests

Publications

Publications - Original Articles:

  1. Health-related quality of life in children with cancer undergoing treatment: a first look at the Singapore experience. Jen Heng Pek, Yiong Huak Chan, Allen Ej Yeoh, Thuan Chong Quah, Poh Lin Tan, Lele Aung. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2010 Jan;39(1):43-8.
  2. Emergency medicine as a specialty in Asia. Jen Heng Pek, Swee Han Lim, Hiu Fai Ho, T. V. Ramakrishnan, Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Faith Joan C. Mesa-Gaerlan, Mohan Tiru, Sung Oh Hwang, Wai-Mau Choi, Somchai Kanchanasut, Pairoj Khruekarnchana, Levent Avsarogullari, Takeshi Shimazu, Shingo Hori. Acute Medicine & Surgery. 27 Aug 2015 doi: 10.1002/ams2.154.
  3. Canadian computed tomography head rule and its impact on Singaporean practice. Jen Heng Pek, Jeremy Choon Peng Wee, Evelyn Wong. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. November 2015;22(6):359-363
  4. Simulation Training For Emergency Teams. Jen Heng Pek, Evelyn Wong, Fatimah Lateef. Education in Medicine Journal. December 2015;7(4):e39-e44.
  5. Case series of necrotizing fasciitis presenting to the Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, from 2006 to 2012. Jen Heng Pek, Juliana Poh, Puneet Seth. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. March 2016;25(1):56-60.
  6. Improving apnoeic oxygenation use for rapid sequence intubation in an emergency department. Jen Heng Pek, Hui Min Kang, Evelyn Wong. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 13 (2017) 25-31.
  7. Guidelines for Bystander First Aid 2016. Jen Heng Pek. Singapore Medical Journal. 2017;58(7): 411-417.
  8. Emergency intubations in a high-volume Paediatric Emergency Department. Jen Heng Pek, Gene Yong-Kwang Ong. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Nov 21. 
  9. Reducing pain experienced during potassium chloride infusion in the Emergency Department. Jen Heng Pek, Hui Cheng Tan, Puneet Seth, Evelyn Wong. Eurasian J Emerg Med. 2017;16::148-152. 
  10. Comparison of formulae for orotracheal intubation depth in the paediatric population. Jen Heng Pek, Elizabeth Tan, Ying Hao, Gene Yong-Kwang Ong. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2018;47:138-142.
  11. Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation for paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a structured evaluation of communication issues using the SACCIA® safe communication typology. Jen Heng Pek, de Korne Dirk Frans, Hannawa Annegret Friederike, Siew Hong Benjamin Leong, Yih Yng Ng, Arulanandam Shalini, Lai Peng Tham, Eng Hock Marcus Ong, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong. Resuscitation. 2019;139:144-151.
  12. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in the Emergency Department: a perspective from Singapore. Ngoi Le Gloria Wong, Tzay-Ping Fua, Jen Heng Pek. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. April 2, 2019. 
  13. Copeptin, myeloperoxidase and pro-adrenomedullin for acute coronary syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease. Jen Heng Pek, Man Chung Stephanie Fook-Chong, Chon Jun Jason Choo, Hui Chen Carol Tan, Ziwei Lin, Choong Meng Chan, Chin Pin Yeo, Swee Han Lim. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. April 17, 2019. 
  14. Evaluation of the criteria for trauma activation in the paediatric emergency department. Jen Heng Pek, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, En Ci Samuel Quek, Xun Yi Jasmine Feng, John Carson Allen Jr, Shu-Ling Chong. Emergency Medicine Journal. July 20, 2019. 
  15. The price of personal mobility: burden of injury and mortality from personal mobility devices in Singapore - a nationwide cohort study. Tan AL, Trauma Coordinators and Trauma Service Representatives, Nadkarni N, Wong TH. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jul 4;19(1):880. 
  16. New peril on our roads: a retrospective study of electric scooter-related injuries. Yee Kent Liew, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee, Jen Heng Pek. Singapore Med J. July 30, 2019. 
  17. Missed opportunities for organ donation in patients with intracranial haemorrhage at the emergency department: A single-centre study. Jen Heng Pek, Vui Kian Ho, Wei Sheng Ng, Tousif Kabir, Ling Tiah, Yexin Koh. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. August 12, 2019.
  18. Teaching Disaster Site Medical Support in Indonesia. Jen Heng Pek, Hui Min Kang, Venkataraman Anantharaman. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2019 Dec 2:1-6. 
  19. Teaching ultrasound guided femoral nerve block in the emergency department. Jen Heng Pek, Wen Jie Dennis Chia, Sathya Kaliannan, Yin Theng Wong, Kim Poh Chan. Med Ultrason 2019:0,1-5. 
  20. Trauma transfers to the pediatric emergency department – Is it necessary? Min Hui Lyria Hoa, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Jen Heng Pek. Turk J Emerg Med 2020;20:12-7.
  21. Apneic oxygenation for emergency intubations in the pediatric emergency department – a quality improvement initiative. Jen Heng Pek, Hui Cheng Tan, Germac Shen, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong. Pediatric Quality and Safety 2020;5(2):e255. 
  22. Analgesia for extremity fractures in the paediatric emergency department. Siew Ming Tan, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Jen Heng Pek. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. May 13, 2020.
  23. Necessity of trauma referrals to the emergency department. Chengjie Lee, Paul Yugendra, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee, Jen Heng Pek. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. June 10, 2020. 
  24. Development of a medical support training program for disaster management in Indonesia: a hospital disaster medical support program for Indonesia. Hui Min Kang, Jen Heng Pek, Anantharaman Venkataraman. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. July 28, 2020.
  25. Contemporary trends in global mortality of sepsis among young infants less than 90 days old: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Jen Heng Pek, Ming Ying Gan, Bei Jun Yap, Shu Ting Tammie Seethor, Rachel G Greenberg, Christoph Paul Vincent Hornik, Bobby Tan, Jan Hau Lee, Shu-Ling Chong. BMJ Open 2020;10:e038815.
  26. Neurocognitive impairment after neonatal sepsis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Jen Heng Pek, Bei Jun Yap, Ming Ying Gan, Shu Ting Tammie Seethor, Rachel G Greenberg, Christoph Paul Vincent Hornik, Bobby Tan, Jan Hau Lee, Shu-Ling Chong. BMJ Open 2020;10:e038816. 
  27. Diagnosing meningitis at the emergency department – how accurate are we? Dennis Clement Forsythe, Ling Tiah, Jen Heng Pek. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care. 2020;2(2):193-198.
  28. Emergency medicine residency training during COVID-19. Jen Heng Pek, Jian Wen Matthew Low, Thian Phey Lau, Han Nee Gan, Dong Haur Phua. Singapore Med J. 2020; https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2020139.
  29. Contact tracing of staff in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chengjie Lee, Annathurai Annitha, Jen Heng Pek. Singapore Med J. 2020 Mar 12.
  30. Pediatric preparedness of the emergency departments. Peck Har Ang, Shu-Ling Chong, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Jen Heng Pek. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Dec;36(12):602-605.
  31. Differences in utilisation of the general and paediatric emergency departments by paediatric patients. Jacqueline Chieh Ling Tan, Peck Har Ang, Shu-Ling Chong, Khai Pin Lee, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Zakaria Nur Diana Bte, Jen Heng Pek. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Dec;49(12):948-954.
  32. COVID-19 among foreign workers in dormitories – how one emergency department responded. Sameera Ganti, Sanjeev Shanker, Jen Heng Pek. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Dec;49(12):1034-1038.
  33. Improving psychological comfort of paramedics for field termination of resuscitation through structured training. Chungli Bang, Ren Hao Desmond Mao, Chew Ying Rebacca Cheng, Jen Heng Pek, Mihir Gandhi, Shalini Arulanandam, Eng Hock Marcus Ong, Stella Quah, Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 25;18(3).
  34. Emergency intubation for paediatric patients at the emergency departments. Yi Hui To, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Shu-Ling Chong, Peck Har Ang, Nur Diana Bte Zakaria, Khai Pin Lee, Jen Heng Pek. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Mar 27. doi: 10.1111/pan.14185.
  35. Common diagnoses among pediatric attendances at emergency departments. Shuen Yin Celine Yoong, Peck Har Ang, Shu-Ling Chong, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Nur Diana Bte Zakaria, Khai Pin Lee, Jen Heng Pek. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Apr 14;21(1):172. 
  36. Decrease in emergency department attendances during COVID-19 especially in school-going children. Hannah Hui En Ang, Eunizar Omar, Jen Heng Pek. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021. https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020454.
  37. What is the potential for over-compression using current paediatric chest compression guidelines? A chest computed tomography study. Gene Yong-Kwang Ong, Aloysius Jian Feng Ang, Amirzeb S O Aurangzeb, Elisabeth Sue Shuen Fong, Jun Yuan Tan, Zhao Jin Chen, Yiong Huak Chan, Phua Hwee Tang, Jen Heng Pek, Ian Maconochie, Kee Chong Ng, Vinay Nadkarni. Resuscitation Plus. 2021 June. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100112.
  38. Differences in radiation dose for computed tomography of the brain among pediatric patients at the emergency departments: an observational study. Xi Min Tan, Mohammad Taufik Bin Mohamed Shah, Shu-Ling Chong, Yong-Kwang Gene Ong, Peck Har Ang, Nur Diana Bte Zakaria, Khai Pin Lee, Jen Heng Pek. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2021;21:106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00502-7.
  39. Singapore First Aid Guidelines 2021. Faraz Zarisfi, Jen Heng Pek, Janice Hui Hong Oh, Jun Hao Loke, Swee Han Lim. Singapore Med J 2021;62(8):427-432.
  40. Singapore Paediatric Resuscitation Guidelines 2021. Gene Yong-Kwang Ong, Nicola Ngiam, Lai Peng Tham, Yee Hui Mok, Jacqueline SM Ong, Khai Pin Lee, Sashikumar Ganapathy, Shu-Ling Chong, Jen Heng Pek, Su Yah Chew, Yang Chern Lim, Germac Qiaoyue Shen, Jade Kua, Josephine Tan, Kee Chong Ng, Paediatric Subcommittee 2016–2021, Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council. Singapore Med J 2021;62(8):372-389. 
  41. Point-of-care ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with left ventricular assist devices at the emergency department. Jen Heng Pek, Loon Yee Louis Teo. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.10.018.
  42. Stress among emergency medicine residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Matthew Jian Wen Low, Chaoyan Dong, Daniel Yong Jing Quek, Jian Hui Ng, Han Nee Gan, Thian Phey Lau, Jen Heng Pek. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022;51(1):58-61.
  43. Should paediatric chest compression depth targets consider body habitus? - A chest computed tomography imaging study. Gene Yong-Kwang Ong, Aloysius Jian Feng Ang, Zhao Jin Chen, Yiong Huak Chan, Phua Hwee Tang, Elisabeth Sue Sheun Fong, Jun Yuan Tan, AmirZeb S O Aurangzeb, Jen Heng Pek, Ian Maconochie, Kee Chong Ng, Vinay Nadkarni. Resusc Plus. 2022;9:100202. Published 2022 Jan 20.
  44. Contemporary trends in global mortality of sepsis among young infants less than 90 days: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ming Ying Gan, Wen Li Lee, Bei Jun Yap, Shu Ting Tammie Seethor, Rachel G Greenberg, Jen Heng Pek, Bobby Tan, Christoph Paul Vincent Hornik, Jan Hau Lee, Shu-Ling Chong. 2022. Front. Pediatr. 10:890767.
  45. Translation of training to practice – ultrasound guided nerve block for analgesia in patients with hip fracture. Szemein Gan, Xiang Yin Tan, Sathya Kaliannan, Wen Jie Dennis Chia, Kim Poh Chan, Jen Heng Pek. Med Ultrason. 2022:0 Online first, 1-6. 
  46. Paediatric one‑day admission: why and is it necessary? Jing Zhan Lock, Zi Xean Khoo, Jen Heng Pek. Singapore Med J 0;0:0.
  47. Recreational cycling related injuries at the emergency department. Jia Rui Kwan, Shiun-Hwa Chantal Lim, Wei Lin Lester Ong, Yong Hui Alvin Tan, Juinn Huar Kam, Jen Heng Pek. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2023;32.
  48. Post-resuscitation care of patients with return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at the emergency department. Jing Kai Jackie Lam, Jen Heng Pek. Singapore Med J. April 28, 2023. 
  49. Use of Simulation in Full-Scale Exercises for Response to Disasters and Mass-Casualty Incidents: A Scoping Review. Jen Heng Pek, Li Juan Joy Quah, Martina Valente, Luca Ragazzoni, Francesco Della Corte. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2023;00(00):1-15. 
  50. Developing the Disaster Medical Responder’s Course in Singapore. Jen Heng Pek, Li Juan Joy Quah, Kuan Peng David Teng, Yi Wen Mathew Yeo, Chan Yu Jimmy Lee. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response. https://doi.org/10.5365.wpsar.2023.14.6.1009.
  51. Disaster medicine in Singapore: past, present, future. Li Juah Joy Quah, Jen Heng Pek, Lenard Cheng, Chan Yu Jimmy Lee, Kuan Peng David Teng, Yi Wen Mathew Yeo, Venkataram Anantharaman. Singapore Med J. 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2023-019.
  52. Ambulatory (P3) patients at the emergency department. Guan Jie Alston Ong, Shao Hui Koh, Jen Heng Pek, Kuhan Venugopal. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2024;33. doi:10.1177/20101058241245236


Publications - Case Reports:

  1. An unusual case of bacterial meningitis. Mian Jie Lim, Jen Heng Pek. Eurasian J Emerg Med. 2019;18(2):115-118.
  2. Live twin ectopic pregnancy. Jen Heng Pek, William L Simpson Jr, Jane Owen, Bret Nelson. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. May 22, 2020.
  3. Visual diagnosis of paraspinal collection on chest x-ray in spinal tuberculosis. Shun Yee Low, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2021.101040.
  4. Case report of gluteal haematoma. Jen Heng Pek, Hwee Leong Tan, Wen Jie Dennis Chia. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2021.101224.
  5. Cornual pregnancy with uterine rupture: a case report. Vinodhini Elangovan, Jen Heng Pek. Eurasian J Emerg Med 2021; 20: 283-286.
  6. Emphysematous gastritis – a rare course of porto-mesenteric venous gas. Hwee Leong Tan, Jen Heng Pek. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care. 2021; 3(3): 116-118.
  7. Case report of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Huiling Huang, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2022.101287
  8. Case report of mediastinal squamous cell carcinoma with tracheal invasion. Say Wei Joseph Wong, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2022.101413
  9. A case of Wunderlich Syndrome. Xiang Yin Tan, Su-Yin Adeline Ngo, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2022.101430
  10. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: A case report. Wenjian Chan, Kim Poh Chan, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2022.101548
  11. Gastric volvulus in a patient with hiatal hernia. Annisa Dewi Utami Rakun, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2022.101554
  12. Case report of Lemierre's syndrome. Yin Theng Wong, Hui En Hannah Ang, Jen Heng Pek. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2023.101644.
  13. Nitrous oxide-induced subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. Georgina Kwek, Zi Yang Wong, Parag Ratnakar Salkade, Jen Heng Pek, Chinmaya Shrikant Joshi. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2024;33. doi:10.1177/20101058241236987.

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