Dr Ang Teck Wee Andrew

Dr Andrew Ang completed his medical undergraduate studies in 2004 at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and served in National Service as a Brigade medical officer and subsequently as a HQ Medical Corps Staff officer. He obtained his MMED (Family Medicine) degree from NUS in 2011 and was conferred the Collegiate Membership MCFP(S) in 2014 after which he went on to complete the Fellowship Programme FCFP(S) from the College of Family Physician Singapore in 2015.

He is currently a Senior Consultant Family Physician and Clinic Director of Eunos Polyclinic and played a key role in the planning and initiation of clinical services at the new Eunos polyclinic which started operating on 17 Dec 2021. Other key roles include administration and execution of clinic programmes, special clinics (Health Wellness clinic, GRACE memory clinic), driving improvement initiatives in clinical outcomes and clinical medical manpower management.

On the clinical front, he is the co-lead for Cardiovascular workgroup in SingHealth Polyclinics and helms the nephrology and hypertension portfolios. He is also the SingHealth Family Physician Lead for the MOH HALT-CKD programme which aims to improve CKD care via CKD retardation interventions. Apart from clinical work, he is also actively involved in medical education as Clinical Physician Faculty Member in the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency programme where his work includes supporting residency training. Besides residents, he also teaches medical undergraduates as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Duke-NUS Medical School and Clinical lecturer of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

• ​FCFP (Singapore) - 2015
• MCFP (Singapore) - 2014
• M Med (Family Med) - 2011
• MBBS - 2004 

• National Awards (COVID-19) 2023
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2021: COVID-19 Heroes Award
• Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE) Award Winners 2018: Outstanding Faculty Award
• Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care: SingHealth Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) award
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award: Silver Award 2018
• 5th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference. Best Poster Presenter Award. Title: Insomnia and Healthcare utilization in Primary Care (2015)
• Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards – Gold Award (2014)
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Silver Award (2014)
• Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards – Silver Award (2012)• Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Silver Award (2012)

• Ang TW. The effectiveness of corticosteroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. Singapore Med J 2015; 56(8): 423-4322. 
• Lim CC, Tan NC, Ang A, Quek N, Choo J. To give or not to give - no dearth of explicit guidelines onpotentially inappropriate prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to older adults. Intern Med J.2019 Nov; 49(11):1461-1462.3. 
• Lim CC, Ang ATW, Kadir HBA, Lee PH, Goh BQ, Harikrishnan S, Kwek JL, Gan SSW, Choo JCJ, Tan NC.Short-Course Systemic and Topical Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Impact on Adverse Renal Eventsin Older Adults with Co-Morbid Disease. Drugs & Aging. 2020 Nov 30.4. 
• Wang ZS, Yap J, Koh YLE, Chia SY, Nivedita N, Ang TWA, Goh SCP, Lee CS, Tan LLJ, Ooi CW, Seow M, YeoKK, Chua SJT, Tan NC. Predicting Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care: Development and Validation of aDiagnostic Risk Score for Major Ethnic Groups in Southeast Asia. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jun;36(6):1514-1524. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06701-z. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33772443; PMCID: PMC8175488.5.
• Moey PKS, Ang ATW, et al. What are the measures taken to prevent COVID-19 infection amonghealthcare workers? A retrospective study in a cluster of primary care clinics in Singapore. BMJ Open. 2021Jun 28;11(6).6.
• Teo SH, Tan NC, Choo JCJ, Kwek JL, Kadir HBA, Bee YM, Huang H, Kaushik M, Ang ATW, Lim CC. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in chronic kidney disease and risk of acute adverse kidney eventsaccording to route of administration. Int Urol Nephrol. 2022 Sep 5. doi: 10.1007/s11255-022-03344-9. Epubahead of print. PMID: 36065044.7. 
• Goh Ziying, Lee Cui Wei Esther, Ng Chung Wai Mark, Ang Teck Wee Andrew, Dey Ankita, Koh Kim Hwee,Wong Wei Teen, Wee Yi-Mei Sabrina, Ahamedulla Sahul Hameed, Teh Sue Faye, Wong Shi Hui, Tan NgiapChuan. Effectiveness of triage at primary care ambulatory clinics for early detection and segregation ofCOVID-19-infected patients. Singapore Medical Journal April 26, 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-Authors Article Title Journal Name Volume Issue Location (Pagination)2021-261. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37171425.8. 
• Lim CC, Huang D, Huang Z, Ng LC, Tan NC, Tay WY, Bee YM, Ang A, Tan CS. Early repeat hospitalizationfor fluid overload in individuals with cardiovascular disease and risks: a retrospective cohort study. Int UrolNephrol. 2023 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s11255-023-03747-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37615843.