Dr Chia Jia Qian is a Consultant in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. She also serves as Assistant Lead for Research at the Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing and is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. Her core clinical and research interests include falls, frailty, sarcopenia and healthy ageing, with a particular focus on integrating innovative diagnostic tools and multidisciplinary care approaches to support older adults’ health and function.

Dr Chia provides comprehensive geriatric care across outpatient, inpatient, liaison, and emergency settings. Her clinical work encompasses the management of falls and frailty, as well as subspecialty services in perioperative care of older adults and orthogeriatrics. She has a special interest in muscle health and sarcopenia.

Dr Chia obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore in 2014, followed by Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK) in 2016 and a Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine in 2017. She completed advanced specialist training in Geriatric Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where she continues to practise and teach. Her contributions to education have been recognised with the NHG Best Teacher Award (2020–2021), and she is currently appointed as a Content Expert and Clinical Tutor with the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She has received scientific awards from the Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (2018) and the American Geriatrics Society (2019) for her research on frailty and sarcopenia.

Dr Chia’s research work includes investigator-initiated and collaborative studies on sarcopenia and frailty, supported by institutional and national grants. She also contributes to national and international academic forums through presentations, publications, and public education on frailty, sarcopenia and healthy aging.

Dr Chia believes in delivering patient-centred, evidence-based care that supports functional independence and quality of life for every older person.