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Dr Wee Kien Han Andrew

Dr Wee Wee Kien Han Andrew

MBBS (S’pore), M.Med (Fam Med), MCI (NUS), FCFP(S), FAMS

Senior Consultant

Family Physician, SingHealth Polyclinics

Specialty: Family Medicine

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant, SingHealth Polyclinics

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School (14 July 2020)
  • Physician Faculty Member for Family Medicine Residency Program

Profile

Dr Andrew Wee is a Family Physician and a Clinician Researcher at SingHealth Polyclinics.

Education

  • MBBS (S'pore), 1996
  • M.Med (Family Medicine), 2002
  • FCFPS (S'pore), 2011
  • MCI (NUS), 2012
  • FAMS, 2014

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • SingHealth Committee on Sustainability (CoS) wef 14 Nov 2023 
  • PACE committee (Environmental sustainability workgroup)  SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) wef 01 Apr 2023 
  • ASPIRE Research Group – SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) – 2011-present 
  • Preventive Care Workgroup – SingHealth Polyclinics 2015–present 

Awards

  • COVID-19 resilience medal (01 June 2023) Singapore 2023
  • The Long Service Medal - National Day Awards 2022
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2020
  • DukeNUS Centre for Clinician-Scientist Development (CCSD) Khoo Scholars Program (KSP) – Mar 2018 – Jul 2019
  • NMRC Clinician Investigator Salary Support Programme (CISSP) 2015
  • ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians – 01 Sep 2014- 30 Aug 2015
  • SAF National Service Medal (2014) [Singapore Armed Forces]
  • Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards – Star Award (April 2012 to Mar 2013) – [EHA]
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Star Award (April 2012 to Mar 2013) [SingHealth]
  • Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards – Gold Award (April 2011 to Mar 2012) – [EHA]
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Gold Award (April 2011 to Mar 2012) [SingHealth]
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Silver Award (April 2010 to Mar 2011) [SingHealth]
  • Awarded NRF-MOH Healthcare Research Scholarship (NMRC-NUS MCI) 2011 [NRF-MOH]
  • HMDP Award in Community Psychiatry 2008 [SingHealth]
  • Star Award for Excellent Service Award (EXSA) 2008 [SPRING Singapore-SingHealth]
  • Gold Award for Excellent Service Award (EXSA) 2007 [SPRING Singapore-SingHealth]
  • SHP - Long Service Award (10 years) 2007 [SingHealth Polyclinics]
  • SAF Good Service Medal (Mar 2007) [Singapore Armed Forces]
  • Silver Award for Excellent Service Award (EXSA) 2005

Research Interests

  • Micronutrient imbalance in the aetiology of aging, chronic diseases and cancer in primary care
  • Mycotoxins and other environmental toxins in the aetiology of aging, chronic diseases and cancer in primary care
  • Chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, nephrology, obesity neurodegenerative diseases, sarcopenia)
  • Pharmacology and pharmacognosy
  • Zoology, botany, veterinary science especially in relation to nutrition and ageing


Publications

  • Wee, A.K.H., Sultana, R. Determinants of vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus — A primary-care retrospective cohort study. BMC Prim. Care 24, 102 (2023). PubMed PMID: 37081390. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02057-x 
  • A.K.H. Wee, COVID-19’s toll on the elderly and those with diabetes mellitus – Is vitamin B12 deficiency an accomplice?, Med. Hypotheses 146 (2021), p. 110374.
  • Wee AKH. Serum folate predicts muscle strength: a pilot cross-sectional study of the association between serum vitamin levels and muscle strength and gait measures in patients >65 years old with diabetes mellitus in a primary care setting. Nutrition Journal. 2016;15(1):89. doi:10.1186/s12937-016-0208-3.
  • Justine JL, Winsor L, Barrière P, Fanai C, Gey D, Han AW, La Quay-Velázquez G, Lee BP, Lefevre JM, Meyer JY, Philippart D, Robinson DG, Thévenot J, Tsatsia F. The invasive land planarian Platydemus manokwari (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae): records from six new localities, including the first in the USA. PeerJ. 2015 Jun 23;3:e1037. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1037. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26131377; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4485254.


Research Trials

  • CO-I (SITE PI) NMRC IRG Grant for Clinical Trial (CIRB 2013/101/E) (CIRG12may033), HSA reference: HPRG/CTB 78:10/13-119, Application No 1378775T. [Insulin Resistance and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in Older Adults with Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes: Cognitive Effects of Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Treatment in a Randomized Controlled Trial]. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02409238.
  • PI in Steadfast Study with Novartis (CIRB 2012/912/C) [A double blind, double dummy, randomised, multi-centre study to assess the tolerability and efficacy profile of vildagliptin compared to gliclazide as dual therapy with metformin in Muslim patients with type 2 diabetes fasting during Ramadan] - Multinational Clinical Trial.  Status: Completed in end 2013.