Dr Leonard Eng

Dr Leonard Eng is a Consultant with the Department of Psychiatry at Singapore General Hospital and the SingHealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre, with sub-specialty interests in sleep medicine and neurostimulation therapies for psychiatric disorders.

He received his MBChB from the University of Manchester, UK, and completed psychiatry specialty training in Singapore in 2020. Following his SingHealth HMDP Fellowship Award in 2024, he underwent fellowship training in Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, USA. He is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), has the International Sleep Disorders Specialist designation from the World Sleep Society, and is a Fellow of the Chapter of Sleep Medicine, Academy of Medicine. His clinical and research interests are in insomnia disorder, including comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA), as well as circadian rhythm disorders.

Dr Eng also contributes to neurostimulation services, having led the psychiatry department's Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) service since 2021 and helped establish the repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) service in 2022 in collaboration with the Department of Neurology. He serves as Vice-Chairman for the Section of Neurostimulation in the College of Psychiatrists, Academy of Medicine.

In medical education, Dr Eng serves as Associate Programme Director for the NHG Health Psychiatry Residency Programme and as an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, with a focus on sleep medicine education and training. He regularly speaks and conducts training in sleep medicine and neurostimulation.

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), University of Manchester, UK 2013
• Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK 2018
• Fellow, College of Psychiatrists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2021
• Fellow, Chapter of Sleep Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2025
• International Sleep Disorders Specialist, World Sleep Society 2025

• Associate Programme Director, NHG Health Psychiatry Residency Programme
• Member, Clinical Competency Committee, NHG Health Psychiatry Residency Programme
• Vice-Chairman, Section of Neurostimulation, College of Psychiatrists, Academy of Medicine
• Examiner, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
• Clinical Assistant Professor, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Adjunct Teaching Faculty, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
• Member, Ambulatory Surgery Centre (ASC) Management Committee, SGH
• Core Clinical Faculty Member, National Healthcare Group Psychiatry Residency Programme 2021-2024
• Department Quality Officer, Department of Psychiatry, SGH 2021-2023
• Member, Clinical Performance Improvement (CPI) Committee, SGH 2021-2022

• Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Fellowship Award 2024
• SingHealth Long Service Award – 10 years
• SGH Service with a Heart Award 2022, 2025