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Dr Alex Kan

MB BCh, FFA (SA), FAMS

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Anaesthesiology

Clinical Interest: Anaesthesia

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Anaesthesiology Singapore General Hospital

Profile

Dr. Alex Ford Kan is a Senior Consultant for Deparment of Anaethesiology, Singapore General Hospital. His specialty is in Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care.

Education

MBBCh: University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Republic of South Africa, 1978
D.A (SA): The College of Medicine of South Africa, 1984
FFA (SA): The College of Medicine of South Africa, 1985
HKCA: Hong Kong, 1991
FAHKM (Anaesthesiology): Hong Kong, 1993
FAMS (Anaesthesiology): Singapore, 1998

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Member, Singapore Anaesthetic Society
Member, College of Medicine of South Africa
Fellow, Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists (resigned 1999)
Member, Australian Medical Association
Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore
Fellow, College of Anaesthesiologists of Singapore
Member, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme
Member, Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Member, Australian Anaesthetic Society (ASA)

Awards

Research Interests

Publications

1. Kan A. F., Gin T., Lin E. S., Oh T. E. Factors influencing humidification in high frequency jet ventilation. Critical Care Medicine 1990; 18:537-539.
2. Gin T, Chan K., Kan A., Gregory M. Effect of adrenaline on venous plasma concentration of bupivacaine after interpleural administration. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1990; 64: 662-666.
3. Yau G. H. M., Kan A. F., Gin T. Oh T. E. Comparison of Omeprazole and Ranitidine for Emergency Caesarean Section. Anaesthesia 1991; 47: 101-104.
4. Kan A. F. and Oh T. E. Anaesthesia for bullectomy: use of propofol, high frequency jet ventilation, and extradural blockade. Anaesthesia 1992; 47: 480-482.
5. Gin T, Kan A. F., Lam K. K., O'Meara M. E. Analgesia After Caesarean Section With Intramuscular Ketorolac or Pethidine. Anaesth Intens Care 1993; 21: 420-423.
6. Chan M. S. H., Mui K. S., Kan A. F. (Letter) Insertion of LMA: Thiopentone with topical lignocaine. Anaesth Intens Care 1993; 21: 130.
7. J.C. Stuart, A.F. Kan, S.J. Rowbottom, G. Yau and T. Gin. Acid Aspiration Prophylaxis for Emergency Caesarean Section. Anaesthesia 1996; 51:415-421.
8. Yeong S.M.and Kan A. An Unusual Case of Difficult Airway and Intubation. Singapore General Hospital Proceedings 1997; 6: 62-63