Dr Gerard Nah is a Senior Consultant Eye Surgeon trained in the sub-specialty of Cornea, Refractive Surgery and External Diseases. A graduate from the University of Aberdeen (UK), he completed his training as an eye surgeon under the Singapore Armed Forces Postgraduate Scholarship (Medical) programme. He went on to train as a clinical fellow at the University of British Columbia under Professor Simon Holland (Eye Care Centre, Vancouver, Canada) and mentored by CAPT(Ret)(Dr) Steve Schallhorn, the founder of Warfighter Refractive Surgery Programme in the US Navy.
Dr Nah served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force for 30 years and was the head of the RSAF Aeromedical Centre. He founded the SAF Vision Performance Centre and established Singapore’s own Military Corneal Refractive Surgery programmes. He was a designated Ophthalmologist to Singapore’s RSAF and conferred the titles of SAF Consultant in Ophthalmology and Aviation Medicine by the Ministry of Defence. He was the International-Chair of the Annual International Military Refractive Surgery Symposium from its inception in 2007 till 2012. Dr Nah was awarded the Commendation Medal (Military) and Long Service Medal (Military), in 2011 and 2019 at the National Day Awards. He held the pinnacle rank of Senior Lieutenant Colonel.
Dr Nah is also a practitioner in the field of Aviation Medicine, having earned his specialist Diploma in Aviation Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians of London. He consults for Singapore Airlines and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
Dr Nah’s ethos in cornea and refractive LASIK surgery is rooted in enhancing vision performance through medical science whilst maintaining the highest standards of safety.
He is a Christian and married with three grown-up children and enjoys cooking his mum’s recipes in his free time.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Safety, Quality, Care and Concern