The Department of Renal Medicine has a long heritage of excellent clinical service, on a backdrop of teaching with clinical and basic research. It provides consultancy services to 2 of the major general hospitals in Singapore and receives consultations from patients not only within Singapore but from the ASEAN region and beyond. Its mission continues to be provision of world class clinical services along with the research in both basic and clinical sciences.

The Department sees a wide range of renal disorders from the early phases of renal disease to patients newly presenting with end stage renal disease. It maintains the most comprehensive nephrological service in Singapore. The various sub-specialty services include:


Clinical Nephrology

• Provides treatment for all types of renal diseases, in particular, IgA Nephritis and Lupus Nephritis
• Diabetic Nephropathy
  - Follow-up and treatment to retard progression of renal failure
  
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Pre- End Stage Renal Disease Clinic

• Provides consultations on management of all aspects of chronic renal disease.
• Consultancy includes dietary referrals, ESRD counselling, psychological profiling and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring services

Hypertension Service

• Evaluation of new patients for secondary causes of hypertension
• Evaluation and treatment of essential hypertension
• 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
  
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Acute Renal Failure Service

• Provides acute renal replacement therapy for critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring acute renal support.
• Dialytic therapy offered in the ICU includes
  - intermittent haemodialysis
  - continuous renal replacement therapy ( e.g. venovenous haemofiltration)

Chronic Renal Failure Service

• Initiates dialysis for chronic renal failure patients with end stage renal disease
• 20-station Dialysis Centre providing regular outpatient dialysis
• Provides inpatient haemodialysis for patients from other dialysis centres

Peritoneal Dialysis Service

• Offers an alternative modality of treatment for end stage renal disease
• Home-based therapy
• Prolongs residual renal function
• Cardiovascular-stable therapy
  
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Renal Transplantation Service

• Evaluates suitable recipients and donors
• Investigation and treatment of patients with transplant rejection and complications
• Education programme for transplant recipients
  

Staff Members

Sub-Specialty

Head & Senior Consultant
Dr. Wong Kok Seng MBBS, M Med (Int Med), FAMS	General Nephrology, Hypertension

Emeritus Consultant & Advisor
Prof Woo Keng Thye MBBS, FRACP, M Med (Int Med), FAMS, Clinical Professor	General Nephrology, Glomerulonephritis

Emeritus Consultant
Dr. Lim Cheng Hong MBBS, FRCP (Edin), FAMS	General Nephrology, Glomerulonephritis (Part-time)

Senior Consultant
A/Prof Vathsala Anantharaman MD (USA), FRCP (UK), FAMS, Clinical Associate Professor	General Nephrology, Renal Transplantation

Dr. Chan Choong Meng MBBS (Newcastle), MRCP (UK)

Chronic Kidney Disease Programme

Dr. Choong Hui Lin MBBS, M Med (Int Med), FAMS

General Nephrology, Haemodialysis

Dr. Foo Wai Yin, Marjorie MBChB (Belfast), MRCP (UK)

General Nephrology, Peritoneal Dialysis

Dr. Tan Han Khim MBBS, MRCP (UK), FAMS, MD (S'pore)

General Nephrology, Haemodialysis, CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy), Albumin Liver Dialysis and Blood Purification

Consultant
Dr. Terence Kee MBBS (Aust), MRCP (UK), FAMS	General Nephrology and Renal Transplantation

Dr. Sufi Muhammad Suhail MBBS, MRCP (UK)

General Nephrology

Dr. Seow Ying Ying, Terina MBBS, MRCP (UK)

General Nephrology, Glomerulonephritis

Associate Consultant
Dr. Loh Ping Tyug MBBCh, BAD, BA.MRCP (Ireland)	General Nephrology

Dr. Tan Choon Hian, Roger MBBS, MRCP (UK)

General Nephrology

Dr. Yang Wen-Shin MB BAO, B. Ch (Hons), B Sc (Hons) (Ireland)

General Nephrology

Registrar
Dr. Sajeena Abdul Azeesu Kunju MBBS (India), MRCP (UK, Edin), M Med (S'pore)	Advanced Specialty Training

Dr. Jason Choo Chon Hun MBBS (Australia), MRCP (UK), M Med (S'pore)

Advanced Specialty Training in General Nephrology

Dr. Goh Ting Hui, Angeline MBBS, MRCP (UK)

Specialty Training in General Nephrology

Dr. Manish Kaushik MBBS, MRCP (UK)

Advanced Specialty Training in General Nephrology

Dr. Elizabeth Oei Ley MBChB (Edn), MRCP (UK)

Advanced Specialty Training in General Nephrology

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