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Clin Assoc Prof Phua Ghee Chee

MBBS, MMed (Int Med), MRCP (UK), FAMS, FCCP, EDIC

Senior Consultant

Deputy CEO (Hospital Experience), SGH

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Interest: Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Lung Transplantation, Intensive Care Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Advanced Lung Disease, Intensive Care Medicine, Lung Transplant, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Pulmonary Hypertension.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Respiratory ＆ Critical Care Medicine Singapore General Hospital
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Programme and Senior Consultant SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre
Director, Postgraduate Education, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Program SingHealth

Academic Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Profile

Dr Phua is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the Singapore General Hospital, which is the national tertiary and quaternary referral centre in Singapore. The department provides comprehensive and state-of-the-art clinical care to patients with complex pulmonary and critical-care conditions.

He obtained his medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 1997, and completed his postgraduate training at the Singapore General Hospital and Duke University Medical Centre in USA. His key interests are in Intensive Care Medicine, Advanced Lung Disease, Lung Transplantation, Pulmonary Hypertension and Medical Education. He serves in a number of hospital and national committees leading the field of Respiratory Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Medical Education.

Education

Educational Qualifications

MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, S'pore 1997
MRCP(UK), Member of the Royal College of Physicians, 2002
MMED, Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), S'pore 2002
EDIC, European Diploma of Intensive Care, 2009
Graduate Diploma in Health Care Management and Leadership, S'pore 2013

Certifications and Licensure

Specialist Accreditation in Respiratory Medicine, S'pore
Specialist Accreditation in Intensive Care Medicine, S'pore
Specialist Accreditation in Internal Medicine, S'pore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Chairperson, Chapter of Respiratory Physicians, College of Physicians
Chairperson, SGH Campus ICU Committee
Lead, Future Inpatient Journey Workgroup, SGH
National ICU Committee (COVID-19), MOH
National ECMO Advisory Workgroup, MOH
Pneumonia Value Based Care Workgroup, MOH
Respiratory Medicine, Residency Advisory Committee
Intensive Care Medicine, Specialty Training Committee
Research Peak Workgroup (Resuscitation and Outcome Data Science) SGH
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program Singhealth (2013-2017)
Executive Committee, Singapore Thoracic Society (2017-2019)

Awards

20 years Long Service Award, 2019
Singapore Health Quality Service Gold Award, 2019
Dean's Special Recognition Award (YLLSoM), 2017
Singhealth Distinguished Young Leader Award, 2013
EXSA (Excellent Service Award), Silver 2009, Gold 2010
"Service-with-a-Heart" Service Quality Award, 2005, 2009, 2011
Outstanding Educator Award (Singhealth Residency), 2011, 2012
Outstanding Faculty Award (Duke-NUS), 2010-2014
Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence (YLLSoM), 2011-2012
Gordon A Ransome Gold Medal (Internal Medicine), 2002
Courage Medal (SARS), 2003

Research Interests

Publications

Preparing your intensive care unit for the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations and
strategies. Crit Care. 2020
Triage of ICU Resources in a Pandemic Surge: Good Ethics depends on Good Data. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2020
Rapid Progression to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Review of Current Understanding of Critical Illness from COVID-19 Infection. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2020
Early prediction of high flow nasal cannula therapy outcomes using a modified ROX index incorporating heart rate. J Intensive Care. 2020
Respiratory surveillance wards as a strategy to reduce nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 through early detection: The experience of a tertiary-care hospital in Singapore. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020
Practical Considerations for solid organ transplantation during the Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) global outbreak – The experience from Singapore. Transplantation Direct 2020
Potential role of statins in COVID-19. Int J Infect Dis. 2020
Clinical Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2020
Evaluating the educational environment in a Singaporean residency programme: can we help reduce burnout rates? SMJ 2019
Using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure to Identify Areas for Improvement in a Singaporean Residency Program. Journal of graduate medical education 2019
Resident research: why some do and others don't. Singapore Med J. 2017
ICU procedures of the critically ill. Respirology. 2009
Mechanical ventilation in an airborne epidemic. Clin Chest Med. 2008
Inhaled corticosteroids in obstructive airway disease. Respir Care. 2007