Education Qualifications: MBBS, MMed (Int Med), FAMS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin)
Professor Teo graduated with a degree in medicine from the National University of Singapore in 1989 and attained his Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine and MRCP (UK) in 1994. He is one of the pioneers of Changi General Hospital and has risen up the ranks to Senior Consultant and Head of Gastroenterology in 2004, Chief of Medicine in 2006, Deputy Chairman of the Medical Board in 2008 and Chairman in 2012.
While on HMDP training at the University of Michigan Medical Center, he wrote research papers in hepatitis which were published in high impact publications. This has remained his forte as he continues to contribute to scientific journals and conference presentations.
Professor Teo was the President of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore from 2008-2010. He is currently the Master-Elect of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. He holds Professorship from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School as well as NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and is an Adjunct Professor of the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is also a Clinical Examiner of the PACES/MRCP, MBBS and Duke-NUS examinations.
Professor Teo was the Chief Editor of the Singapore Medical Journal from 2010-2013. He currently serves as a reviewer for journals like Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Singapore Medical Journal, ANNALS, Journal of Medical Virology and Biomedical Central.
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships:
- Chairman, Advisory Group on the Management of Healthcare Workers with Blood-Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health
- Chairman, Committee on Roles Evaluation, Ministry of Health
- Chairman, Drug Rehabilitation Centres Review Committee 2, Ministry of Home Affairs
- Vice-Chairman, Medical Advisory Panel for Singapore Prison Service, Ministry of Home Affairs
- Member, Board of Visitors (Community Rehabilitation Centre), Ministry of Home Affairs
- Member, Medical Advisory Board to Ministry of Defence and Singapore Armed Forces
- Visiting Consultant (Gastroenterology) to SAF Medical Corps
- Member, Compensation Implementation Committee, Ministry of Health
- Member, Financial Conflict of Interest Taskforce, Ministry of Health
- Member, Mass Casualty Review Committee, Ministry of Health
- Member, Chronic Disease Management Programme Clinical Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health S'pore
- Member, Workgroup on the Management of Procedurists and Surgeons with Positive HBV, HCV and HIV Carrier Status, Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Council Member, Singapore Healthcare Improvement Network, Ministry of Health S'pore
- Member, Primary Care Professional Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health S'pore
- Co-Advisor of the Standing Committee of Group 4: The Patient’s Voice, Singapore Health Services
- Member, Singapore General Hospital Campus Development Steering Committee, SingHealth
- Member, Panel of Medical Assessors, Singapore Medical Council
- Master-Elect, Academy of Medicine S'pore
- Honorary Advisor to the Singapore Medical Journal Editorial Board
Awards:
- 5-Year Long Service Award from Ministry of Health Singapore (2019)
- Public Administration Medal (Silver) Award and Long Service Medal (2017)
- Long Service Award from Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore (2016)
- Eastern Health Alliance Caring (Silver) Awards (2014)
- Singapore Medical Association Merit Award (2014)
- Outstanding Faculty for Learning Award (Medicine) from Duke-NUS GMS (2013)
- "Service to Education" Award from Temasek Secondary School (2013)
- SingHealth Quality Service Silver Award (2012)
- Best Medical Mentor – Junior Doctors' Survey (2006)
- Featured in publication "2000 Outstanding intellectuals of the 21st Century" (2003)
- Cited in "Who's Who in the World" (2002)
- AGA Travel Award (NIH HBV Workshop)(2000)
- Health Manpower Development Programme Award by Ministry of Health Singapore (1999)
- Best Teacher Award voted by house officers and medical officers (1998, 2000 and 2002)
- Best Clinical Paper Award, CGH (1997)
- Service Quality Award, Toa Payoh Hospital (1994)
- Dermatological Society of Singapore Book Prize (1989)
- Distinction in Microbiology, NUS (1986)
- Best Trainee Award, Singapore Armed Forces (1982)
Leadership positions / roles in Education:
- Member, HMDP Main Committee, SingHealth
- Appointed by Chairman of MOH Specialists Accreditation Board as a Core Member of the Joint Committee on Specialist Training in respect of position as Master-Elect of Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Member of the MD Programme Board Advisory Committee in the Duke-NUS Medical School Office of Education
- Physician Faculty Member for Gastroenterology Residency Program appointed by GME Office of Faculty Affairs
- Appointed Adjunct Professor of Singapore University of Technology and Design
- Vice Dean of the Academy of Medicine Singapore Deanery Academic Board
- Member of JCST Examination Committee for Advanced Internal Medicine
- Member, Joint Committee on Specialist Training, Ministry of Health S'pore
- Member of Ministry of Health Medical Students Training Standing Committee
- Member, Committee for Accreditation of Postgraduate Year 1 Training Posts, S'pore Medical Council
- Appointed Professor by NUS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- Member of SingHealth Graduate Medical Education Committee
- Member of Ministry of Health Primary Care Professional Advisory Committee
- Member of Ministry of Health Residency Advisory Committee for Gastroenterology
- Appointed Professor by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School S’pore
Research Interests: Hepatology
Selected Publications:
A prospective randomized study of colonoscopy using blue laser imaging and white light imaging in detection and differentiation of colonic polyps. Ang TL, Li JW, Wong YJ, Tan YJ, Fock KM, Tan MTK, Kwek ABE, Teo EK, Ang DS, Wang LM. Endosc Int Open. 2019 Oct;7(10):E1207-E1213.
Short- and long-term predictors of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Singapore. Wong YJ, Kalki RC, Lin KW, Kumar R, Tan J, Teo EK, Li JW, Ang TL. Singapore Med J. 2019 Jul 30.
VIEKIRA PAK associated drug-induced interstitial lung disease: Case series with systematic review of literature. Wong YJ, Chew SY, Hsiang JC, Thurairajah PH, Kumar R, Teo EK, Gokhale RS, Noor IBM, Tan J. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2019 Jun;25(2):218-222.
Novel non-invasive score to predict cirrhosis in the era of hepatitis C elimination: A population study of ex-substance users in Singapore. Zhao Y, Thurairajah PH, Kumar R, Tan J, Teo EK, Hsiang JC. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2019 Apr;18(2):143-148.
Endoscopic submucosal dissection of colorectal neoplasms: an audit of its safety and efficacy in a single tertiary centre in Singapore. Li JW, Ang TL, Wong LM, Kuek ABE, Tan MTK, Fock KM, Teo EK. Singapore Med J. 2019 Feb 18.
Economic evaluation of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of genotype 3 hepatitis C infection in Singapore. Wong YJ, Cheen MH, Hsiang JC, Kumar R, Tan J, Teo EK, Thurairajah PH. JGH Open. 2019 Feb 8;3(3):210-216.
A practical clinical approach to liver fibrosis. Kumar R, Teo EK, How CH, Wong TY, Ang TL. Singapore Med J. 2018 Dec;59(12):628-633.
Consumption of Swietenia macrophylla seeds can lead to hepatitis and autoimmune phenomena. J Leong, Wint WS, A Vasudevan, EK Teo, KM Fock. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 2018 Sep 20.
Low-Dose Levothyroxine Reduces Intrahepatic Lipid Content in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and NAFLD. Bruinstroop E, Dalan R, Cao Y, Bee YM, Chandran K, Cho LW, Soh SB, Teo EK, Toh SA, Leow MKS, Sinha RA, Sadananthan SA, Michael N, Stapleton HM, Leung C, Angus PW, Patel SK, Burrell LM, Lim SC, Sum CF, Velan SS, Yen PM. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Jul 1;103(7):2698-2706.
The impact of wire caliber on ERCP outcomes: a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 0.025-inch and 0.035-inch guidewires. Bassan MS, Sundaralingam P, Fanning SB, Lau J, Menon J, Ong E, Rerknimitr R, Seo DW, Teo EK, Wang HP, Reddy DN, Goh KL, Bourke MJ. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Jun;87(6):1454-1460.