Profile
Dr Melvin Chua is a graduate of the University of Glasgow and he completed his Basic Medical Training in Scotland before pursuing his Advanced Specialty Training as a Geriatric Medicine / Internal Medicine Specialist Registrar at the North of Scotland Post-Graduate Deanery. Upon completing his specialist training, he worked as a Consultant Physician at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge before returning to Singapore to work at the National University Hospital (NUH) Singapore as a Consultant.
Whilst at NUH, he was heavily involved in the training of future geriatricians both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He was the Program Director of the NUHS Geriatric Medicine Senior Residency Program and had achieved successful accreditation with ACGMEI. He was also heavily involved in administration most notably with Clinical Informatics having served as the Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer (Medicine).
Dr Melvin Chua subsequently sought a new challenge with Sengkang General Hospital joining the team to set up Singapore's newest hospital. He is currently the Head of Department of General Medicine and the Associate Designated Institutional Officer (ADIO) of the SingHealth Residency Program and is still heavily involved in education.
He is the immediate past President of the Society for Geriatric Medicine Singapore (SGMS) and Committee Member of the Chapter of Geriatricians Academy of Medicine Singapore.
He hopes that through research and the implementation of evidence-based medicine, he can promote general well-being and health amongst older people in Singapore to lead independent healthy lives.
Education
- MBChB, University of Glasgow Medical School
- MRCP(UK)
- FRCP(Glasg)
- FAMS
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Chairman, Division of Medicine & Inpatient Care
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
- Committee Member, Society for Geriatric Medicine Singapore
- Board Member, Chapter of Geriatricians, Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Committee Member, JCST Accreditation Committee
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Publications
- Brain Tumor Causing Atrial Fibrillation in an Otherwise Healthy Patient. Pawar NH, Vasanwala FF, Chua M. Cureus 9(8): e1601. doi:10.7759/cureus.1601 2017.
- An Empyema within a Hematoma: An Unexpected Complication of a Subdural Hematoma in an Elderly Adult. JS Lim, MPW Chua. JAGS 2016.
- A Typical Presentation with A Typical Diagnosis. JWE Chin, CG Chileshe, S Singh and MPW Chua. JAGS 2011 59(8):1546-7.
- Volaemic assessment of the elderly hyponatraemic patient: Reliability of clinical assessment and validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis. GE Hoyle, MPW Chua and RL Soiza. QJM 2011; 104(1): 35-39.
- Attitudes of first-year medical students in Singapore towards older people and willingness to consider a career in Geriatric Medicine. Letter to the Editor - MPW Chua and RL Soiza. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2009;38(5):465.
- Electrolyte and salt disturbances in older people: Causes, Management and Implications. RL Soiza, GE Hoyle and MPW Chua. Rev Clin Gerontol 2008; 18:143-158.
- Attitudes of first-year medical students in Singapore towards older people and willingness to consider a career in Geriatric Medicine. MPW Chua, CH Tan, R Merchant and RL Soiza. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2008;37:947-51.
- Medical Student Attitudes Toward Older People and Willingness to Consider a Career in Geriatric Medicine. NJ Hughes, RL Soiza, M Chua, GE Hoyle, A Macdonald, WR Primrose and DG Seymour. J Am Geriat Soc 56 (2): 334-338.
- Hypomagnesaemia induced Parkinsonism. MPW Chua, KIM McLaughlin and SB Rochow. J R Coll Physicians Edinb 37:202-204.
- Prevalence of hyponatremia in the elderly patients. GE Hoyle, RL Soiza and M Chua. J Am Geriatr Soc 54(9):1473.
- Prognostic implications of hyponatremia in the Elderly. M Chua, GE Hoyle and RL Soiza. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 45(3):253-258.
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