Our Team
Dr. Steven Kum
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon,
MBBS (S'pore), M.Med (Surg), FRCS (Edin), FAMS
Dr Steven Kum is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon and healthcare executive with over two decades of experience spanning clinical medicine, healthcare innovation, and medical technology. His unique combination of frontline clinical expertise, industry leadership, and investment experience enables him to identify and develop opportunities that address unmet needs across the healthcare ecosystem.
Dr Kum graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2000 and completed advanced surgical training through the Royal College of Surgeons, earning both his Master of Medicine (Surgery) and Fellowship qualifications. He subsequently undertook specialist fellowships in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, and the internationally renowned Heart Centre Leipzig, Germany. He further specialised in advanced diabetic limb salvage and wound care techniques through fellowship training in Milan, Italy.
As the founding Head of the Vascular Service at Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Dr Kum built and led one of the country's key vascular surgery programs, establishing a strong track record in clinical leadership, service development, and healthcare delivery. He currently maintains an active specialist practice at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital.
Beyond his clinical work, Dr Kum has developed extensive experience advising and collaborating with leading global medical technology companies. He serves on the Global Advisory Board of Boston Scientific and has advised numerous organizations across the fields of vascular intervention and medical devices, including Abbott Vascular, BD, LimFlow/Stryker, Orbus Neich, FastWave Medical, VCD Medical, Bypass Solutions, and Cagent Vascular.
As Chief Medical Officer of M & L Healthcare, Dr Kum oversees healthcare investment strategy, clinical due diligence, and portfolio development across cardiovascular medicine, dialysis access, interventional oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, and emerging healthcare technologies. His investment approach is grounded in deep clinical insight, a strong understanding of healthcare systems, and extensive relationships across the global medical community.
A respected international educator and thought leader, Dr Kum remains actively involved in physician training, technology adoption, and healthcare innovation. He is the Past President of the Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgeons of Singapore (SVESS), a founding committee member of Critical Issues in Endovascular Therapy (CIET), and serves on the scientific committees of both the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC), NYEVS and the VERVE Symposium.
Jessie Phua
BSc (Podiatry) Aust, Senior Podiatrist
Jessie graduated with Bachelor of Science (Podiatry) from Curtin University, Western Australia and has over 10 years experience leading a Podiatry Team. She has strong clinical background in diabetic foot and sport podiatry. Her area of interest is in biomechanics of the diabetes foot and sports injuries.
In 2007, she attended a post-graduation Fellowship at CLEAR (Centre for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research) at the Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, USA where she gained valuable insights and knowledge in limb salvage and functional biomechanics. She has also recently returned from a stint at Diabetes Foot Centre (Instituto Clinico Citta Studi Milano) in Italy during which she gained exposure on Novel Wound Care Techniques and Biomechanics of the diabetic foot.
Jessie avidly contributes to publications including “Run for Your Life” in 2009 and has also volunteered much time to promoting public awareness and education in the area of the Diabetic Foot and Sport Podiatry. She has been a Podiatry consultant for the Diabetes Society of Singapore since 2008 and is a member of the Podiatry Association of Singapore and the National Diabetes Foot Workgroup.