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Dr Cassandra Hong
MBChB (Edin), MRCP (London), MRCP (Rheumatology), MSc in Rheumatology (King’s College London)
Senior Consultant
Singapore General Hospital
Specialty: Rheumatology
Conditions Treated By This Doctor
Clinical Interests
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound,
Psoriatic Arthritis,
Rheumatology ＆ Immunology,
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
About
Dr Cassandra Hong is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). She graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School and subsequently underwent her Rheumatology and Internal Medicine training in King’s College London. She has also been awarded a Distinction for her research work on IL-1 and IL-6 as clinical markers in predicting scleroderma renal crisis at King’s College London, and won the first prize in the Harvard UK Clinical Scholars Research Training programme.
She has worked in several major teaching hospitals in London including University College London Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College Hospital and St George’s Hospital.
Dr Hong joined SGH in 2016. Her sub-specialty interests are in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue diseases (CTDs). Having completed the CASE Accredited Ultrasound Diploma at Canterbury Christ Church University and the EULAR Advanced Ultrasound Course, Dr Hong is a EULAR certified ultrasonologist skilled in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound in the assessment of rheumatic diseases and different musculoskeletal pathologies.
Education and Training
- Harvard UK Clinical Scholars Research Training (UKCSRT) programme, Harvard University Medical School 2015
- MSc (Rheumatology), King’s College London 2012
- MBChB, University of Edinburgh Medical School 2006
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Consultant, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
- Adjunct Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore
- Clinical Tutor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
- British Medical Association - Member
- Medical Protection Society - Member
Awards
- Harvard UKCSRT Programme Capstone Project First Prize 2015
- Distinction in MSc Rheumatology for research work on IL-1 and IL-6 as clinical markers in predicting scleroderma renal crisis
Publications
- Hong C, Devic N, Zavareh A, Desai A, Ng N. Pachydermoperiostosis: The Elephant Skin Disease. Journal of Rheumatology 2017 (accepted for publication)
- Hong C, Sangle SR, Coghlan JG, D'Cruz DP. Scleroderma and breast implants. QJM 2015; 108(7):569-70
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