Profile
Professor Fong Kok Yong is the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Medical and Clinical Services), SingHealth. He is the Seah Cheng Siang Professor in Medicine, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme and Senior Consultant, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at SGH. As the former Chairman of the Medical Board, SGH, he is responsible for setting standards and maintaining clinical quality as part of good clinical governance.
Prof Fong is also the Chairman of the Residency Advisory Committee for Rheumatology (Ministry of Health) and Member of the Residency Advisory Committee for Internal Medicine (Ministry of Health) since 2012. He is also the Associate Editor for APLAR Journal of Rheumatology since 2006 and for Singapore Medical Journal since 2008.
He is a Fellow of Academy Medicine, Singapore in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology and Royal College of Edinburgh, UK. Prof Fong has over 100 peer-reviewed publications to date. He serves as the Senior Associate Dean for the Duke-NUS Graduate School of Medicine and a faculty member of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Education
- F.R.C.P., Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (UK), 2002
- F.A.M.S, Academy of Medicine (Rheumatology), Singapore 1996
- F.A.M.S, Academy of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Singapore 1991
- Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), National University of Singapore 1985
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S.), University of Singapore 1980
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
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Awards
- Public Service Star Medal (BBM), 2022
- Public Service Medal (Gold), 2021
- Seah Cheng Siang Professor in Medicine, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, 2019
- Long Service Award for contribution to HSA, MOH, Singapore, 2017
- Appreciation Award for 10 years contribution to Medicine Advisory Committee, MOH, 2014
- Appreciation Award, Excellent Stakeholder and Partnership Awards, HSA, 2013
- National Medical Excellence Award (National Outstanding Clinician), 2013
- National Day Award (Long Service) 2012
- Dean's Golden Apple Award (Duke-NUS) 2011
- Pioneer Award (Duke-NUS) 2011
- Public Administration Medal (Silver) 2009
- Excellent Service Award (EXSA), Gold Award (2005, 2009, 2011)
- Excellent Service Award (EXSA), Silver Award (2004)
- Service to Education Award (10-year), MOE, 2005
- Service to Education Award (5-year), MOE, 2000
- Long Service Medal (Military), 2000
- Good Conduct Medal (Military), 1995
- Arthritis and Rheumatism Council Research Fellowship, 1989
- Singhealth Health Manpower Development Program Award, 1988
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Publications
- The risk of tuberculosis in SLE patients from an Asian tertiary hospital. Yang Y, Thumboo J, Tan BH, Tan TT, Fong CHJ, Ng HS, Fong KY. Rheumatol Int. 2017 Jun;37(6):1027-1033. doi: 10.1007/s00296-017-3696-3. Epub 2017 Mar 12.
- Prognostic factors for mortality due to pneumonia among adults from different age groups in Singapore and mortality predictions based on PSI and CURB-65. Zhang ZX1,2, Yong Y, Tan WC, Shen L, Ng HS, Fong KY. Singapore Med J. 2017 Aug 14. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2017079.
- Leucocyte subset-specific type 1 interferon signatures in SLE and other immune-mediated diseases. Flint SM, Jovanovic V, Teo BW, Mak A, Thumboo J, McKinney EF, Lee JC, MacAry P, Kemeny DM, Jayne DR, Fong KY, Lyons PA, Smith KG. RMD Open. 2016 May 16;2(1):e000183.
- Use of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting subclinical synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis and correlation of imaging findings with interleukin-18 levels. Chew LC, Chandra Mohan P, Chan LP, Fong KY, Thumboo. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Aug;19(8):790-8.
- Assessment of arterial elastance and ventricular-arterial coupling in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Chin CW, Le TT, Gao F, Ng MX, Chin CY, Huang FQ, Fong KY, Thumboo J, Tan RS. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):504-5.
- Endothelial function is associated with myocardial diastolic function in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Calvin W.L. Chin, Chee-Yang Chin, Marie X. R. Ng, Thu-Thao Le, Fei-Qiong Huang, Fong KY, Julian Thumboo, Re-San Tan. Rheumatology International. 2014 Sep;34(9):1281-5
- The effect of comorbidity on hospital mortality in patients with SLE from an Asian tertiary hospital. Y Yang, J Thumboo, A Earnest, SL Yong, Fong KY. Lupus. June 2014 23: 714-720
- Disease patterns of rheumatology outpatients seen in a tertiary hospital serving a multi-ethnic, urban Asian population in Singapore. Ng X, Low AH, Chew LC, Chong YY, Fong KY, Lui NL, Sim E, Tan YK, Yoong J, Thumboo J. Int J Rheuma Dis. 2013 Jun; 16(3): 273-8.
- Height and mental health and health utility among ethnic Chinese in a polyclinic sample in Singapore. Cheung YB, Wee HL, Luo N, Tan CB, Fong KY, Thumboo J. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2013 Feb; 42(2):73-9
- Evaluation of a new multi-parallel line immunoassay for systemic sclerosis-associated antibodies in an Asian population. Low AH, Wong S, Thumboo J, Ng SC, Lim JY, Ng X, Earnest A, Fong KY. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Aug; 51(8):1465-70.
- An exploratory study of response shift in health-related quality of life and utility assessment among patients with osteoarthritis undergoing total knee replacement surgery in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Zhang XH, Li SC, Xie F, Lo NN, Yang KY, Yeo SJ, Fong KY, Thumboo J.Value Health. 2012 Jan-Feb;15 (1Suppl) : S72-8.
- HLA-DQ A1, -DQB1 and -DRB1 gene polymorphism--in Malay type 1 diabetes mellitus patients and their use for risk prediction. Rohana AG, Loh KC, Tin SK, Soh CH, Nazaimoon WM, Fong KY, Azmi KN, Khalid BA. Med J Malaysia. 2011 Jun;66(2):133-7.
- Health-related quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in asia : How can this be improved ? Thumboo J, Fong KY. Lupus. 2010;19(12):1430-5.
- Neuropsychiatric lupus – clinical challenges, brain-reactive autoantibodies and treatment strategies. Fong KY, Thumboo J. Lupus. 2010;19(12):1399-403
- A case of refractory vasculitic ulcers in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient responding to rituximab and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.Lui NL, Thumboo J, Fong KY. Int J Rheum Dis. 2009 Dec;12(4):366-9
- Are symbols useful and culturally acceptable in health-state valuation studies? An exploratory study in a multi ethnic Asian population. Hwee-Lin W, Li SC, Zhang XH, Xie F, Feeny D, Luo N, Cheung YB, Machin D, Fong KY, Thumboo J. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2008 Feb 2;2:271-6
- Optimizing the design of visual analogue scales for assessing quality of life: a semi-qualitative study among Chinese-speaking Singaporeans. Wee HL, Fong KY, Tse C, Machin D, Cheung YB, Luo N, Thumboo J. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008 Feb;14(1):121-5
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