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Dr Goh Junyang Ken

Dr Goh Junyang Ken

M.D., B. Eng., MRCP (UK), MMed (Int Med)

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Sub-specialties: Intensive Care Medicine, Pleural Diseases

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Intensive Care Medicine, Narcolepsy​, Pleural Diseases, Pulmonary Infections, Sleep Disorders.

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital

Academic Appointments

  • Physician Faculty Member, Singhealth Respiratory Medicine Residency Programme
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

Profile

Dr Goh Junyang Ken is a Consultant with the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital. He obtained his medical degree from the Duke-NUS Medical School in 2012 and completed his postgraduate training at Singapore General Hospital. Dr Goh has a special interest in pleural disease and intensive care medicine, and is actively involved in the hospital's Pleural Service, and implementation of the SGH Campus Rapid Response System.

Education

  • 2019 Specialist Accreditation in Intensive Care Medicine

  • 2018 Specialist Accreditation in Respiratory Medicine

  • 2014 Masters of Medicine (Internal Medicine), National University of Singapore

  • 2014 Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), United Kingdom

  • 2012 Doctor of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School

  • 2008 Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering), National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

  • Service with a Heart Award, Singapore General Hospital 2022

  • Singhealth Publish! Award, Singhealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre 2020

  • Outstanding Resident Award, SingHealth Residency RISE awards 2018

  • SingHealth Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2017

  • Young Investigator’s Award, Singapore General Hospital 2012

Research Interests

Publications

  1. Goh KJ, Chai HZ, Ng LS, Chai HZ, Phua GC, Tan QL. Outcomes of second-tier rapid resaponse activations in a tertiary referral hospital: A prospective observational study. Ann Acad Med Singap 2021;50:838-47

  2. Ko JP, Ng LS, Goh KJ, Phone Ko J, Tan DCX, Tan HL, Two CW, Phua GC, Tan QL. Staff perception and attitudes towards a medical rapid response team with a multi-tiered response. Singapore Med J 2021.

  3. Pravin RR, Huang BX, Sultana R, Tan CW, Goh KJ, Chan MY, Ng HJ, Phua GC, Lee JH, Wong JJ. Mortality trends of oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systemic review and meta-analysis. J Intensive Care Med 2021;37(4):555-64

  4. Chai HZ, Teo CW, Ng LS, Hui SLY, Sewa DW, Phua GC, Wong J, Leong CKL, Goh KJ. Rapid training of non-intensivists using an online critical care course during COVID-19. Ann Acad Med Singap 2021;50:503-7

  5. Goh KJ, Lee P, Foo AZX, Tan EH, Ong HS, Hsu AAL. Characteristics and outcomes of airway involvement in esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2021;112(3):912-920

  6. Goh KJ, Tan QL, Tay CK, Sewa DW, Lee KCH, Phua GC. Impact of an extracorporeal membrane intensivist-lead multidisciplinary team on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes. Crit Care Explor 2020; 2(12):e0297

  7. Lee KCH, Tan S, Goh KJ, Hsu AAL, Low SY. Long-term outcomes of tracheobronchial stenosis due to tuberculosis (TBTB) in symptomatic patients: airway intervention vs. conservative management. J Thorac Dis 2020; 12(7);3640-50

  8. Siew MH, Li SY, Goh KJ, Leong CK. Coronavirus disease 2019: Challenges and practical solutions in the intensive care unit. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2020. Published online 17 July 2020.

  9. Wong J, Ng SY, Goh MH, Tan KH, Chai HZ, Goh KJ, Soh CR. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in a COVID-19 pandemic. SMJ 2020;1-9

  10. Goh KJ, Chai HZ, Ong TH, Sewa DW, Phua GC, Tan QT. Early prediction of high flow nasal cannula therapy outcomes using a modified ROX index incorporating heart rate. J Intensive Care 2020;8:41

  11. Goh KJ, Wong J, Tien JC, Ng SY, Sewa DW, Phua GC, Leong CK. Preparing your intensive care unit for the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations and strategies. Crit Care 2020;24:215

  12. Goh KJ, Choong MC, Cheong EH, Kalimuddin S, Duu Wen S, Phua GC, Chan KS, Haja Mohideen S. Rapid progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome: review of current understanding of critical illness from COVID-19 infection. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2020;49(3):108-18

  13. Goh KJ, Takano A, Koh MS, Tiew PY, Chong CS, Tay CK. A 53-year-old Man presenting with diplopia and cavitary lung nodules. Chest 2019;155(4):e107-112

  14. Goh KJ, Soh RY, Leow LC, Toh ST, Song PR, Hao Y, Lee KCH, Tan GL, Ong TH. Choosing the right mask for your Asian patient with sleep apnoea: A randomized, crossover trial of CPAP interfaces. Respirology 2019;24(3):278-285

  15. Goh KJ, Koh MS, Tay CK. The aftermath of relieving an upper airway obstruction. A case of post-obstructive pulmonary edema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;198(8):e106-e108

  16. Goh KJ, Yii ACA, Lapperre TS, Chan AKW, Chew FT, Chotirmall SH, Koh MS. Sensitization to aspergillus species is associated with frequent exacerbations in severe asthma. Journal of Asthma and Allergy 2017;10:131-140

  17. Liu N, Goh JY, Lin ZP, Koh ZX, Chong SF, Haaland B, Khin LW, Ting BP, Shahidah N, Ong MEH. Validation of a risk scoring model for prediction of acute cardiac complications in chest pain patients presenting to the Emergency Department. International Journal of Cardiology 2014;176(3):1091-1093

  18. Liu N, Koh ZX, Goh JY, Lin ZP, Haaland B, Ting BP, Ong ME. Prediction of adverse cardiac events in emergency department patients with chest pain using machine learning for variable selection. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2014;14:75

  19. Ong MEH, Goh JY, Chong SF, Haaland B, Khin LW, Koh ZX, Shahidah N, Lin ZP. Heart rate variability risk score for prediction of acute cardiac complications in ED patients with chest pain. Am J Emerg Med 2013;31(8):1201–7

  20. Ong MEH, Ng CH, Goh JY, Liu N, Koh ZX, Shahidah N, Zhang TT, Chong FS, Lin ZP. Prediction of cardiac arrest in critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department using a machine learning score incorporating heart rate variability compared with the modified early warning score. Crit Care 2012;16(3):R108

  21. Teo KK, Goh JY, Ng ZJ, Koo S, Yim EKF. Functional reconstruction of corneal endothelium using nanotopography for tissue engineering applications. Acta Biomater 2012;8(8):2941-52

Research Trials