Clin Asst Prof Victoria Ekstrom Sze Min

MBBS, MRCP(UK)

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Gastroenterology

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About Doctor

Languages Spoken

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Abnormal Liver Function Tests Adult Congenital Liver Disease Coeliac Disease Colorectal Cancer Screening Fatty Liver Diseases Gastrooesophageal Reflux Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) Liver Cirrhosis Liver Fibrosis Metabolic Liver Disease Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Portal Hypertension Viral Hepatitis

Clinical Interests

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transitional Care

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Gastroenterology ＆ Hepatology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

About Doctor

Dr. Ekstrom Victoria Sze Min is a Consultant at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Singapore General Hospital.

Dr. Ekstrom received her medical degree from National University of Singapore, School of Medicine in 2009. She received her specialist training in the Department of Gastroenterology at Singapore General Hospital and Changi General Hospital.

She has a special interest in Hepatology and transition care.

Languages Spoken

English

Education and Training

MRCP (UK)
MBBS

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Physician Faculty Member for Gastroenterology Residency Program
Internal Medicine Clinical Core Faculty Member

Awards

Young Investigator Award 2016, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver ( A novel Blood- Based 3-Gene Signature to predict development of Early Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma)
Outstanding Resident Award 2015
Best Oral Presentation, GiHep 2015

Publications

Publication

Low serum albumin predicts early mortality in patients with severe hypoxic hepatitis. Chang PE, Goh BBG, Ekstrom V, Ong ML, Tan CK. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(22): 959-966 doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i22.959
Real world experience with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in hepatitis C genotype 1 population with favourable IL28B polymorphism Victoria Ekstrom; Rajneesh Kumar; Yi Zhao; Mei Ling Yee; Cynthia Sung; Dorothy Toh; Poh Yen Loh; Jessica Tan; Eng Kiong Teo; Wan Cheng Chow Gastroenterology Report 2016; doi:10.1093/gastro/gow033

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Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection and the IL28B genotype in the affected populations of Singapore. Benjy Soh Yi Min, Rajneesh Kumar , Victoria Ekstrom, Clement Lin,Sobana d/o Thangaraju, Hwee Huang Tan , Lina Hui Lin Chung, Diana Teo, Chow Wan Cheng (APASL 2017)
A novel blood-based 3-gene signature to predict the development of human hepatocellular carcinoma Ekstrom VSM, Wang Y, Chang PE, Goh GBB, Krishnamoorthy T, Kumar R, Handoko YA, Hui KM, Tan CK (APASL 2016, GIHep 2015)
Cost-Effectiveness of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin combination in treating Gentoype 1 Hepatitis C patients in Singapore. Victoria Sze Min Ekstrom, Mee Ling Yee, Wan Cheng Chow, Rajneesh Kumar (APASL 2015)
IL28B polymorphism and ITPA gene variations in Hepatitis C genotype 1 patients treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Ekstrom VSM, Kumar R, Zhao Y, Yee ML, Chow WC (APDW 2015)