Dr Valerie Yang Shiwen

Dr Valerie Yang Shiwen is a Senior Medical Oncologist at the Thomson OncoCare Cancer Centre in Novena. With over 15 years' experience in clinical practice, she provides care for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours, sarcomas, skin cancers, melanomas, lymphomas, and general oncology cases.

Dr Yang obtained her medical degree and PhD through the MB/PhD Programme at the University of Cambridge. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Medicine with First Class Honours and Distinctions in Preclinical Medicine from the Royal Free and University College Medical School. Her doctoral research focused on DNA replication, cell cycle regulation, and stem cell biology.

Dr Yang received a National Science Scholarship from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). She later completed clinical training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the National University Hospital (NUH) and the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). She is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and a registered medical oncology specialist.

Alongside her clinical work, Dr Yang holds several research and academic positions. She is the Group Leader of the Translational Precision Oncology Laboratory at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and an Adjunct Principal Investigator at the Bioinformatics Institute (BII). She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School and serves as a Visiting Consultant at NCCS.

Dr Yang’s research focuses on using genomic tools, real-world data, and patient-derived models to improve cancer care. She has authored over 60 publications and book chapters, and her work has been presented at international conferences organised by ASCO, ESMO, AACR, and CTOS.

She is the recipient of the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Transition Award and is the Principal Investigator on several large collaborative grants. Dr Yang is also involved in international cancer networks, representing Singapore in collaborative research efforts and clinical trials for rare cancers and sarcomas. She co-chairs the Singapore Sarcoma & Skin Cancers Symposium, held biennially, and has supervised over 30 students, ranging from undergraduates to postgraduates.

Dr Yang is accredited to perform medical oncology procedures at Thomson Medical Centre.