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Dr Kek Peng Chin

​MBBS, MRCP(UK)

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Endocrinology

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Clinical Interests

Diabetes, General Endocrinology

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Endocrinology

Academic Appointments

Programme Director, Singhealth Endocrinology Senior Residency Programme

About

Dr Kek graduated from National University of Singapore in 1996 and obtained his MRCP (UK) in 2002. He completed his training in Endocrinology in 2006 is currently a Senior Consultant in Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital. He is also the Program Director of SingHealth Endocrinology Senior Residency program.

Awards

  • ​Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2017 (Gold award)
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2012 (Star award)

Publications

  1. Troy H. Puar, Wann J. Loh, Dawn ST Lim, Lih M. Loh, Meifen Zhang, Pei T. Tan, , Lynette Lee, Du S. Swee, Joan Khoo, Donovan Tay, Sarah Y. Tan, Ling Zhu, Linsey Gani, Thomas F. King, Peng C. Kek and Roger S. Foo. Outcomes in unilateral primary aldosteronism after surgical or medical therapy. Clinical Endocrinology 2021, 94: 158-167
  2. Troy H. Puar, Wann J. Loh, Dawn ST Lim, Lih M. Loh, Meifen Zhang, Roger S. Foo, Lynette Lee, Du S. Swee, Joan Khoo, Donovan Tay, Jia W. Kam, Tanja Dekkers Marieke Velema, Jaap Deinum, and Peng C. Kek Aldosterone^potassiumratio predicts primary aldosteronism subtype. Journal of Hypertension 2020, 38(7):1375-1383
  3. Wann Jia Loh,Dawn Shao Ting Lim, Lih Ming Loh, and Peng Chin Kek. Factors Associated with Resolution of Hypertension after Adrenalectomy in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism. Endocrinol Metab. 2018;33:e12. English
  4. Peng Chin Kek, Hong Chang Tan, Terence Yi Shern Kee, Su-Yen Goh, Yong Mong Bee. Higher Glycemic Exposure at the Time of Diagnosis of Diabetes after Kidney Transplant may be Associated with Reduced Patient Survival. Journal of Diabetes Care & Endocrinology Nov 2017 (open access).
  5. Wei Lin Tay, Wann Jia Loh, Peng Chin Kek. A case of pembrolizumab-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus presenting with severe diabetic ketoacidosis. Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology: Case Reports 2017;6: 9-10
  6. Kek PC, Ho ET, Loh LM. Phaeochromocytoma presenting with pseudo-intestinal obstruction and lactic acidosis. SMJ 2015; 56(8): e131–e133
  7. PC Lee, PC Kek, Abel Soh. Hyperglycemia-associated hemichorea-hemiballism: The spectrum of clinical presentation. Intern  Med 2015;  54, No. 15, 2015
  8. Kek PC, Tan HC, Kee TY, Goh SY, Bee YM. Day 1 post-operative fasting hyperglycemia may affect graft survival in kidney transplantation. Ann Transplant 2013;18:265-72
  9. YM Bee, HC Ta, TL Tay, TYS Kee, SY Goh, PC Kek. Incidence and Risk Factors for Development of New-onset Diabetes after Kidney Transplantation. Annals of Academy Medicine of Singapore 2011;40:160-167