Profile
Dr Warren Fong is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). He graduated from National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and completed his Advanced Specialty Training in Rheumatology in SGH in 2014.
Dr Fong’s area of interest is in inflammatory arthritis. In 2013, Dr Fong was awarded the Manpower Development Plan Fellowship for further training in the use of advanced therapeutics in the management of patients with inflammatory arthritis, as well as incorporating translational research through the conduct of early-phase trials at the Department of Rheumatology of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and the NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility.
With a keen interest in medical education, Dr Fong is currently the Department’s Director of Postgraduate Education, Associate Program Director for SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency Program and Assistant Program Director for SingHealth Rheumatology Senior Residency Program. He is heavily involved in planning educational programmes for postgraduates and has conducted medical education research and presented his findings in regional conferences such as the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC).
Education
- FAMS (Rheumatology), Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2014
- MRCP (UK), Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom 2011
- MBBS, National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine 2004
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Consultant, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
- Director, Postgraduate Education, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
- Assistant Program Director, Rheumatology Senior Residency Program
- Associate Program Director, SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Adjunct Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore
- Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
- SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency Program - Core Faculty
- SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency Program - Subspecialty Education Coordinator (Rheumatology and Immunology)
- Rheumatology Senior Residency Program – Core Faculty
- Singapore Society of Rheumatology - Honorary Auditor
- Chapter of Rheumatology, College of Physicians, Singapore – Board Member
- Academic Medicine Education Institute (AMEI), Duke-NUS and SingHealth – Member
- Singapore Medical Association – Member
- Singapore General Hospital Clinical e-documentation workgroup for Department of Rheumatology and Immunology
- Singapore Society of Rheumatology, Spondyloarthritis Interest Group – Member
- Singapore General Hospital Medicine Academic Clinical Programme (ACP) Education Oversight Committee - Member
- Singapore General Hospital, Hospital Emergency Preparedness Team – Member
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Awards
- RISE (Residency In Singhealth Excels award), SingHealth, Singapore, Outstanding Faculty Award 2016
- Singapore General Hospital, Service Quality Award, Service with a Heart Award (2012, 2016)
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award, Silver Award (2013,2014), Gold Award (2015)
- Singhealth Health Manpower Development Program Award for training in advanced therapeutics in the management of patients with inflammatory arthritis, as well as incorporating translational research through the conduct of early-phase clinical trials 2013
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Research Interests
- Spondyloarthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Medical Education and Professionalism
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Publications
- Yii IY, Tan JB, Fong WW. Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia due to parotitis in a patient with systemic sclerosis and secondary Sjögren’s syndrome. JMM Case Reports. 2016 Oct 1;3(5).
- Kwan YH, Fong W, Lui NL, Yong ST, Cheung YB, Malhotra R, Thumboo J, Ostbyte T. Validity and reliability of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) in the assessment of disability in patients with Spondyloarthritis in Singapore. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Nov 14. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12989. [Epub ahead of print] (PMID: 27860306)
- Leung YY, Fong W, Lui NL, Thumboo J. Effect of ethnicity on disease activity and physical function in psoriatic arthritis in a multiethnic Asian population. Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] (PMID: 27796663)
- Kwan YH, Fong W, Lui NL, Yong ST, Cheung YB, Malhotra R, Ostbyte T, Thumboo J. Validity and reliability of the Short Form 36 Health Surveys (SF-36) among patients with spondyloarthritis in Singapore. Rheumatol Int. 2016 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print] (PMID: 27664139)
- Fong W, Holroyd C, Davidson B, Armstrong R, Harvey N, Dennison E, Cooper C, Edwards CJ. The effectiveness of a real life dose reduction strategy for TNF inhibitors in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2016 Jun 28. pii: kew269. [Epub ahead of print] (PMID: 27354684)
- Santosa A, Tan CS, Teng GG, Fong W, Lim A, Law WG, Chan G, Ng SC, Low A. Lung and Gastrointestinal Complications are Leading Causes of Death in the Asian, Multi-Ethnic Scleroderma Cohort Singapore (SCORE). Scand J Rheumatol. 2016 Nov;45(6):499-506 (PMID: 27232525)
- W. Fong, C. Holroyd, B. Davidson, R. Armstrong, N. Harvey, E. Dennison, C. Cooper, C.J. Edward. Effectiveness of Dose Reduction of TNF Inhibitors in Maintaining Low Disease Activity in Severe Psoriatic Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2015;74:Suppl 2 351-352
- W. Fong, C. Holroyd, B. Davidson, R. Armstrong, N. Harvey, E. Dennison, C. Cooper, C.J. Edwards. Effectiveness of Dose Reduction of TNF Inhibitors in Maintaining Low Disease Activity in Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2015;74:Suppl 2 285-286
- W. Fong, E. Reeves, W. Tim, T. Elliot, E. James, C.J. Edwards. ERAP1 Allotypes and Disease Severity in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2015;74:Suppl 2 495
- Santosa, G.G. Teng, C.S. Tan, W. Fong, W.G. Law, G. Chan, E. Wong, H.Q. Teo, P.T. Lee, A. Low. Predictors of Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis: The Singapore Scleroderma Registry. Ann Rheum Dis 2015;74:Suppl 2 590
- Tan TJ, Fong W. Hilar adenopathy and eggshell calcifications in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 Dec;54(12):2220. (PMID: 26320129)
- Fong W, Chua YY. Primary aspergillosis of the kidney in systemic lupus erythematosus and positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Int J Rheum Dis. 2015 May 20. [Epub ahead of print] (PMID: 25996353)
- Chan A, Song M, De Guzman Langit MR, Lim TA, Fong W, Tay K, Lim ST, Tang T. Carotid artery inflammation associated with gemcitabine-based therapy: a special report: Future Oncol. 2015 Jul;11(14):2049-58. (PMID: 26198835)
- Fong WWS, Yoong JKC. Interstitial Lung Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review: Proc Singapore Healtc 2015;24(1):35-41
- Fong WWS, Htay LL, Lui NL. Retrospective Study of the Causes of Hospitalizations and Mortality of Rheumatological Inpatients in Singapore General Hospital over 10 Years: Ann Rheum Dis 2014;73:Suppl 2 1172
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