Assoc Prof Marjorie Foo

MB ChB (Belfast), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), FAMS, FASN

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Renal Medicine

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About Doctor

Languages Spoken

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Chronic Kidney Disease Glomerulonephritis Hypertension Kidney Dialysis Kidney Stones Kidney Transplant Renal Failure

Clinical Interests

Peritoneal Dialysis

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Renal Medicine

About Doctor

Graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 1989, MB ChB. BAO ( Belf), attained MRCP (UK) 1992, FAMS 2003 and FRCP (Glasgow) 2004. In the UK was trained in University College Hospital, The Middlesex Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital London. Training in Nephrology was completed in 2001.

Fully trained in all aspects of Nephrology; i.e. transplantation, general nephrology, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Main subspecialty interest is in peritoneal dialysis and the use of telemedicine in monitoring of chronic disease and treatment.

Languages Spoken

English

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Director of Singapore General Hospital Peritoneal Dialysis Program
Visiting Consultant to Kidney Dialysis Foundation
Clinical Lecturer, National University of Singapore
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dukes-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore

Publications

Beneficial effects of high dose Losartan in IgA nephritis. KT Woo, CM Chan, HK Tan, HL Choong, M.Foo et al. Clinical Nephrology 2009 Vol 71(6):617-624
Gabapentin for intractable hiccups ina patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Andrew M.L. Ong, Chieh Suai Tan, Marjorie W.Y. Foo, Terence Y.S. Kee. Perit. Dial. Int. 2008 28: 667-668
Enhancing Chronic Disease Management through Telecare- The Singapore Health. Services (Singhealth) Experience. Lim FS, Foo M, Devendra K, Lim RMC, Bahadin J, Tan KL, Tan TE, Tan R, Idris D, Ong A, Chee E. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Dec 2007 (Supplement). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rsm/jtt/2007/00000013/A00308s3/art00026
Telecare in Singapore Health Services-Med-e Tel 2006 Luxemburg. www.myTelecare.com.sg FS Lim, YS Tan, D Kanagalingam, M Foo, A Ong
The impact of topical Mupirocin on peritoneal dialysis infection in Singapore General Hospital. CT Lim, KS Wong, M Foo. Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation 2005, Oct 20(10): 2202-6