Dr. Lee Chuen Peng

Dr. Lee Chuen Peng is a pulmonologist, intensivist, and sleep physician with The Respiratory Practice. He is a specialist in respiratory medicine and intensive care medicine with special interests in Sleep Medicine, lung nodules, endobronchial ultrasound and navigational bronchoscopy.

Dr. Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2004 and was awarded the SingHealth Talent Development Research Fund for a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He obtained his Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) and MRCP (UK) in 2011, followed by sub-specialty training in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). He was accredited as a specialist in Respiratory Medicine in 2015 and Intensive Care Medicine in 2016.

In 2017, Dr. Lee pursued a sleep medicine scholarship at the Stanford Sleep Centre under Professors Clete Kushida and Christian Guilleminault and later completed a Master of Sleep Medicine from the University of Sydney. He earned certifications as a Sleep Disorders Specialist and Somnologist, Expert in Sleep Medicine, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve the latter. He is also the first Singaporean Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

At TTSH, Dr. Lee led the Sleep Laboratory and established an independent Sleep Laboratory and Integrated Sleep Service. He also chaired the NHG Sleep Workgroup. As Secretary of the Sleep Chapter, Academy of Medicine, and a Ministry of Health advisor, Dr. Lee is dedicated to advancing sleep medicine and improving public awareness and outcomes in Singapore.

A. International Journals

1. Lee, C. P., et al. (2012). “Emergency physician estimates of the probability of acute coronary syndrome in a cohort of patients enrolled in a study of coronary computed tomographic angiography.” CJEM 14(3): 147-156.
2. Lee C. P., L. A. Y. H., Abisheganaden J. (2013). “Ventilator associated pneumonias – What’s new after ATS/IDSA Guidelines 2005?” Minerva Pneumologica 52(2-3): 61-75.
3. Lee CP, Holmes T, Neri E, Kushida CA. (2018). “Deception in clinical trials and its impact on recruitment and adherence of study participants.” Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Sep;72:146-157. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 21
4. Jintana Liu, Sakura Ito, Ngo Tra My, Ashwini Lawate, Qi Chwen Ong, Tatiana Erlikh Fox, Si Yuan Chang, Duy Phung, Elizabeth Nair, Malar Palaiyan, Shafiq Joty, John Abisheganaden, Chuen Peng Lee, May Lwin, Yin Leng Theng, Moon-Ho Ringo Ho, Michael Chia, Iva Bojic, Josip Car. A pilot randomized controlled trial exploring the feasibility and efficacy of a human-AI sleep coaching model for improving sleep among university students (DOI: 10.1177/20552076241241244/ ID: DHJ-23-1044.R2)

B. Regional Journals

1. Tan JWC, Leow LC, Wong S, Khoo SM, Kasai T, Kojodjojo P, Sy DQ, Lee CP, Chirakalwasan N, Li HY, Koh N, Tan A, Ong TH, Aung AT, Toh ST, Lee CH. Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Statements on the Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Eur Cardiol. 2022 Jun 20;17:e16. doi: 10.15420/ecr.2021.59. PMID: 35795612; PMCID: PMC9247989.

C. Local Journals

1. Lee CP, Abisheganaden J. (2016). “A Brief History of the Biology of Sleep.” Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2016 Sep;45(9):413-415.
2. Lee CP, Kushida CA, Abisheganaden JA. (2019). “Epidemiological and pathophysiological evidence supporting links between obstructive sleep apnoea and Type 2 diabetes mellitus.” Singapore Med J. 2019 Feb;60(2):54- 56. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2019015.

D. Abstracts

1. A Rare Complication of Asthma. A103. Case Reports: Sarcoidosis, Asthma, Malignancies and Drug-induced Lung Injury, American Thoracic Society: A2272-A2272.
2. “An Unexpected Complication of Bronchial Artery Embolization in a Young Patient With Haemoptysis: A Case Report.” Chest 150(4): 1031A.
3. “Diffuse Pulmonary Haemorrhage in the Presence of Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report.” Chest 152(4): A904.
4. Case report: Primary pleural lymphoma presenting as a multiloculated lymphocytic exudative effusion in a lady, Eur Respiratory Soc.
5. Case Report: Large Left Atrial Myxoma Presenting as Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. D42. Critical Care Case Reports: Cardiovascular Disease And Hemodynamics II, American Thoracic Society: A6981-A6981.
6. “Soundproofing the sleep laboratory.” Sleep Medicine (16): S180.
7. A validation study of three wearable sleep monitors against polysomnography in assessing sleep quality in healthy nurses in a tertiary hospital. Journal Of Sleep Research, Wiley-Blackwell 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ USA.
8. “Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS): the Singapore experience.” Sleep Medicine 14: e179-e180.
9. “A Chest Wall Mass in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma-A Second Chance at Diagnosis.” Chest 144(4): 931A.
10. “A Case of Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis in a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD).” Chest 149(4): A195.
11. “Profile of Sleep Disordered Breathing Patients with Diabetes: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Institution in Singapore.” Chest 152(4): A1071.
12. Short-term Adherence with Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Singapore: An Analysis Using Real-World Data. Respirology, Wiley 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ USA.
13. “A Case of Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis in a Patient With Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD).” Chest 145(3): 226A.
14. “The Great Mimicker-Endobronchial Tuberculosis (EBTB).” Chest 144(4): 225A.
15. A Report of A Rare Case Of Bronchogenic Adenocarcinoma With Metastasis To The Ampulla Of Vater Causing Obstructive Jaundice. D106. Case Reports: Tumors, American Thoracic Society: A6653- A6653.
16. “Knock Knock, Hu’s There? Positive Anti-hu Antibody in Extrapulmonary Small Cell Carcinoma of Lymph Node.” Chest 156(4): A1382-A1383.
17. Talc pleurodesis: It’s not for everyone, Eur Respiratory Soc.
18. The biphasic flow volume loop-A case report of post-tuberculosis left main bronchus (LMB) stricture, Eur Respiratory Soc.
19. “Bronchoscopic Drainage of Endobronchial Abscess.” Chest 149(4): A428.

Head, Sleep Laboratory and Services, TTSH

Physician Faculty Member, National Healthcare Group Respiratory Medicine Residency Program

Senior Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Imperial College London

Professional

March 2015 – March 2017

Honorary Treasurer, Singapore Thoracic Society

2021 – present

Honorary Secretary, Chapter of Sleep Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Singapore

2023 – present

Steering Committee, Singapore OSA guidelines

MOH

Jan 2018 – 2019

Key clinician, Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) Workgroup, Ambulatory Sleep Study

Oct 2018

Community Acquired Pneumonia Clinician Workgroup, member

Aug 2022 – present

NHG Respiratory Health Steering Committee, Co-lead

Others

25 Apr 2016 – 2020

Regent, World Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP)

Officer-in-Command, Tengah Airbase Medical Centre, Singapore

• ROVERS (Reservist on Voluntary Extended Reserve Service) 2019
• Formation NSmen of the Year Award 2024

Local

31 Aug 2015 – present

Fellowship, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS)

Sep 2015 – present

Singapore Thoracic Society

International

31 Aug 2015 – present

Fellowship, College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), USA

1 Oct 2020 – present

Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin)

2015 – present

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

2023 – present

Fellowship, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM)

16 Nov 2015 – present

World Sleep Society/World Association of Sleep Medicine

22 Apr 2016 – present

World Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

2020 – present

European Sleep Research Society