Foo Swee Sen
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Dr Foo Swee Sen

Dr Foo Swee Sen

MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), FAMS (Geriatric Medicine)

Senior Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Interest: Falls, Orthogeriatrics

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Falls.

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Geriatric Medicine Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital
  • Senior Consultant Department of General Medicine Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital

Profile

​Dr Foo Swee Sen graduated from National University of Singapore. Since her graduation, she went on to pursue her interest in Geriatric Medicine. She spent a year in Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand under the mentorship of Professor Campbell and his team. She has a special interest in the management and prevention of falls in the elderly and Orthogeriatics.

Education

  • MBBS (Singapore)
  • MRCP(UK)
  • FAMS Geriatric Medicine

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Site director for Geriatric Senior Residency Program
  • Senior Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Clinical Assistant Professor with SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme

Awards

  • You Sparkle! Award Silver 2022
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Gold Award 2022
  • Outstanding Faculty Award 2019/2020
  • Service Star Award, September 2017
  • 9th Service Quality Award, 2016
  • Teacher's Award Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 2014

Research Interests

Publications

  • Looking beyond Life, death and dying. An Asian Perspective. Foo SS, Prof C Rajasoorya. SMA News 2019. Oct;51(10):21.
  • An unusual case of epistaxis and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in older Chinese women.  Ruan W, Yap P, Foo SS, Lee KK, Low JA, Yap KB. JAGS 2010 Sept; 58(9):1815-6.
  • An unusual case of asthenia and anorexia in an elderly Chinese man.  Foo SS, Lee M, Yap P, Tang T, Tan L. JAGS 2009. Dec; 57(12):2364.
  • Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus tricuspid valve endocarditis with annular abscess cured with oral levofloxacin and rifampicin.  Foo SS, Lye DC. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Sept; 30(3): 275-7.
  • An unusual cause of seizures: Neurocysticercosis.  Foo SS, Selvan VS, Clarke MJ, Shen EJ. Singapore Med J. 2008 Jun;49(6): e147-50.

Research Trials