Dr Wong is a renal physician with clinical interests in diagnostic and interventional nephrology, glomerular and genetic kidney diseases, advanced dialysis, acute kidney injury and continuous kidney replacement therapy.
Dr Wong served as the clinical service director and patient safety officer, Division of Nephrology, National University Hospital, Singapore from 2016 to 2021. He was previously the senior consultant nephrologist at the National University Hospital, Singapore and the assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He won multiple institutional and national clinical quality improvement awards. He has multiple research outputs across various fields of nephrology.
He is a strong believer of reshaping future nephrology using health informatics, artificial intelligence, and precision medicine.
CONDITIONS TREATED
Glomerular and genetic kidney diseases
Acute kidney injury
Continuous kidney replacement therapy
PROCEDURES PERFORMED
Ultrasound vascular access
Ultrasound kidneys
Kidney biopsy
Advanced dialysis
Catheter thrombolytic therapy
Tunnelled haemodialysis catheter insertion and removal
Tunnelled haemodialysis catheter exchange
Fibrin sheath disruption
Academic Qualification & Certification
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Malaya)
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (United Kingdom)
Fellow, Academy of Medicine (Singapore)
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh)
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Obtained Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2004.
Completed his Basic Specialist Training in Internal Medicine at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Malaysia and obtained Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom in 2009.
Completed Advanced Specialist Training in Renal Medicine at the National University Hospital, Singapore in 2013 and obtained specialist certification from the Specialist Accreditation Board Singapore.
Elected as the Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore since 2014.
Completed one-year fellowship training in vascular access endovascular intervention at the Division of Vascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan in 2016 under the Academic Medicine Development Award.
Elected as the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh since 2018.
Obtained Professional Certificate in Health Informatics from the National University of Singapore in 2021 under the Ministry of Health SkillsFuture Study Award for Healthcare Sector.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Member of the Malaysia Medical Association
Member of the Singapore Medical Association
Member of the Singapore Society of Nephrology
Member of the Society of Transplantation, Singapore
Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
Treasurer, Society of Dialysis Access Specialists (SoDAS)
Visiting Senior Consultant, National University Hospital, Singapore
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
