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Clin Asst Prof Andrew Peh Lai Huat

Clin Asst Prof Andrew Peh Lai Huat

MBBS, MMed (Psychiatry), FAMS

Senior Consultant

Specialty: Psychiatry

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Addiction Disorders, General Psychiatry.

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Psychological Medicine Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital

Profile

Dr Peh obtained his medical degree and Masters in Medicine (Psychiatry) from the National University of Singapore, is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) and is currently working in the area of general psychiatry.

He is currently a senior consultant with the Department of Psychological Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH) and is the programme director for the CGH Assessment and Shared Care Team (ASCAT), which is a community mental health project. Dr Peh is an clinical assistant professor with the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and senior clinical lecturer with NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is also part of the clinical faculty for the National Psychiatry Residency as well as for the Singhealth Family Medicine Residency.

Education

  • Fellow Academy of Medicine of Singapore, Academy of Medicine, 1991
  • Master of Medicine (Psychiatry), National University of Singapore, 1987
  • MBBS, National University of Singapore, 1982

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Chief, Department of Psychological Medicine, 2017 2020 
  • Examiner, Psychiatry Exit Examination, 2016 Present
  • Programme Director, Assessment and Shared Care Team (ASCAT), 2012 Present

Awards

  • Silver, Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards, 2013
  • Gold, Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards, 2014
  • Friends of MSF Award, MSF Volunteer Awards, 2015

Research Interests

Publications

  • Alcohol use disorders amongst inpatients in a general hospital in Singapore: estimated prevalence, rates of identification and intervention, Ann Acad Med Singapore, 2016
  • Folie à deux and Fregoli syndrome with greater severity in the 'secondary – a case report, Asian J Psychiatry, 2016
  • Pharmacogenetic polymorphisms and response to escitalopram and venlafaxine over 8 weeks in major depression, Psychopharmacol Clin Exp, 2013
  • The effect of escitalopram on metabolic parameters in patients with major depressive disorder, generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder: a prospective 6-month follow-up study, Asian J Psychiatry, 2013
  • A review of patients managed at a combined psychodermatology clinic: a Singapore experience, Singapore Med J, 2012
  • Addiction in Singapore: Evolving Trends and Challenges, Singapore Med J, 2012
  • Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Bipolar Disorder, Singapore Med J, 2011
  • Safety Monitoring of Patients on Atypical Antipsychotics, Qual. Saf. Health Care, 2008
  • Demographic Profile and Clinical Features of Patients with Bipolar Disorder in an Outpatient setting in Singapore, Singapore Med J, 2008
  • Medicalising the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Ann Acad Med Singapore, 2006
  • Psychiatric Illness, Personality Traits and the Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ann Acad Med Singapore, 2001
  • Resting and Thrombin-Stimulated Cytosolic Calcium in Platelets with Alcoholic Withdrawal, Bipolar Manic Disorder and Chronic Schizophrenia, Life Sciences, 1995
  • A Fatal Case of Water Intoxication in a Schizophrenic Patient, British J Psychiatry, 1990 Use of Psychometric Tests in the Evaluation of Patients Presenting for Orthognatic Surgery – a Preliminary Report, Aust Orthodontic J, 1990
  • Psychological and Psychiatric Investigations of HIV Infection in Singapore, Singapore Med J, 1990

Research Trials