Dr Kum received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2000 and
subsequently embarked on his surgical training with the Royal College of Surgeons,
obtaining his Master of Medicine and Fellowship in 2007.
In 2009, he completed his Postgraduate Fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at
the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney as well as at the Department of Angiology, Heart
Centre Leipzig. In 2012, he completed a second Fellowship on Advanced Techniques in
Diabetic Limb Salvage and Wound Care Techniques in Milan.
Since 2015, Dr Kum has been the Director of Vascular Surgery at Department of Surgery,
Changi General Hospital Singapore and he was subsequently appointed as a Visiting
Consultant in 2019. He currently maintains his practice at Mount Elizabeth Novena
Hospital, Singapore and is currently the CMO of M & L Healthcare. Dr Kum is the past President of the
Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgeons of Singapore (SVESS) and is part of the organizing committee of
Critical Issues in Endovascular Therapy, a regional meeting organized by the society.
Dr Kum has a keen interest in clinical research revolving around Diabetic Limb Salvage. He is
one of the pioneers in Percutaneous Deep Arterialization for no-option Critical Limb
Ischemia for which he has authored or co-authored numerous papers. He is the PI or co-PI
for several industry or physician led studies. He is also a keen innovator who is currently
working on several disruptive technologies.