Dr Teoh Chin Sim PBM

Dr Teoh obtained her Master’s in Sports Medicine (Honours) in 1994 in the United States of America and is recognised as Singapore’s first female sports and exercise medicine specialist. She is also trained in medical acupuncture.

With more than 30 years of clinical experience, Dr Teoh cares for individuals across different activity levels – from competitive and recreational athletes to people who simply enjoy staying active. She also has a strong interest in promoting safe physical activity for persons with disabilities, older adults, children, and youth. Her involvement at the London 2012 Paralympics further shaped her commitment to inclusive sports participation.

Dr Teoh has served as a team physician for Singapore’s national athletes at major sporting events for three decades. She has taken on roles such as Chief Medical Officer for Team Singapore at the SEA Games, ASEAN Para Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. From 2014 to 2018, she led the medical support team for Singapore Schools at the ASEAN Schools Games.

She currently holds several leadership and advisory positions, including Chair of the Therapeutic Use Exemption Committees of Anti-Doping Singapore, Chair of the Women in Sport Committee of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), and Chair of the Advisory Committee for the School of Sports and Health at Republic Polytechnic (RP). She also serves on the RP Board of Governors, the Medical Commission of SNOC, and the Medical Advisory Panel of the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC). In addition, she is on the boards of the Singapore Sports School and Singapore Bowling Pte Ltd, and is a Past President of the Sports Medicine Association of Singapore.

Internationally, Dr Teoh has contributed to several medical and anti-doping committees. She previously served as Secretary of the International Hockey Federation Medical Committee and was a member of the Anti-Doping Committee of the International Paralympic Committee and the Therapeutic Use Exemption Expert Advisory Group of the World Anti-Doping Agency. She has been actively involved in medical services planning for the Commonwealth Games as part of the Anti-Doping and Medical Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

For the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), she serves on the Medical Commission and has worked as a Supervisory Doctor at international competitions, including the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. In 2024, she was appointed to the Gender Equity Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia.

Her contributions to sports and healthcare have been recognised through several awards, including the Public Service Medal (2019), Healthcare Humanity Award (2020), National Healthcare Group (NHG) Outstanding Citizenship Award (2022), NHG Distinguished Achievement Award (2025), and the Singapore Disability Sports Council Community Changemaker of the Year for PlayBuddy (2023). PlayBuddy, the inclusive sports playgroup she founded, was also featured in the Channel NewsAsia “Extraordinary People” series in 2025.

Outside her clinical and committee roles, Dr Teoh is a certified facilitator of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. She is passionate about mentoring young adults and maintains her active lifestyle through walking and hiking, transitioning from earlier years in competitive track and field, squash, and long-distance running.