Dr Lee Zheng Cong

Dr Lee Zheng Cong obtained his basic medical degree from the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and was awarded his MD (Malaysia) in March 2014. He went on to become a member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and was conferred Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) in 2020. He completed his senior residency training in Rheumatology and Immunology in 2025. While seeing patients with general rheumatological conditions, Dr Lee has a primary interest in systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) and musculoskeletal ultrasound.

He is actively involved in medical education. He serves as Post-Graduate Director for the Department, as well as core faculty member of the Rheumatology Senior Residency Program.

• Fellow of Academy Medicine of Singapore (Rheumatology) in 2025
• Master of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2020
• Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (United Kingdom), 2020
• National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), 2014

• Singapore Society of Rheumatology (SSR) - Member
• Post-Graduate Medical Director for the Department, as well as Core Faculty Member of the Rheumatology Senior Residency Program

• Singapore Health Quality Service Awards (SHQSA)-Gold, Feb 2025
• Med ACP Education awards, 2024
• Service With Heart Awards, SGH, 2024
• Residency in Singhealth (RiSE) Awards 2023 Outstanding Resident Awards, 2023
• Singhealth Associate in Education, 2023
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award May, 2021
  

1. Wong YJ, Thurairajah PH, Kumar R, Tan J, Fock KM, Law NM, Li W, Kwek A, Tan YB, Koh J, Lee ZC, Kumar LS, Teo EK, Ang TL. Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in a real-world chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 cohort. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 May;36(5):1300-1308. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15324
2. Yu Zhi Pang, Humaira Shafi, Zheng Cong Lee, Simon Kang Seng Ting, Deidre Anne De Silva. Cerebral Vein Thrombosis in a patient with mild COVID-19 infection. AAMS-2020-435
3. Lee ZC, Wong YJE, Ti LL, Shrikant DP, Tay TL, Santosa A. Hashimoto's thyroiditis-related myopathy in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report and systematic literature review. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e35720. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035720
4. Kwan YH, Lee ZC, Tan MW, Lee MH, Chong PX, Tan LK, Loh ES, Poh WL, Seow EJN, Woon TH, Sum CWY, Xin SX, Fong WWS. Improving completion rate of advance care planning at a tertiary rheumatological centre in Singapore: a quality improvement project. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 Oct 14;13(4):e002897. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002897. PMID: 39401969.
5. Lee Z, Santosa A, Khor A, et al. The Singapore Experience With Uncontrolled Gout: Unmet Needs in the Management of Patients. Cureus: e. doi:10.7759/cureus
6. Lee ZC, Noviani M, Yap J, Chin CWL, Ng SA, Low AHL. Tocilizumab for systemic sclerosis with cardiac involvement: a case report. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Oct;40(10):2006-2007. doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/cibdmf. Epub 2022 Sep 30. PMID: 36189914.