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Dr Soh Rui Ya

MBBS (Singapore), MMed (Singapore), MRCP (UK)

Senior Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Respiratory Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer, Narcolepsy, Pleural Effusions, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax, Severe Asthma, Sleep Disorder Breathing, Sleep Disorders, Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis.

Clinical Appointments

Service Chief SingHealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre
Senior Consultant Department of Respiratory Medicine Sengkang General Hospital
Senior Consultant Department of General Medicine Sengkang General Hospital

Profile

Dr Soh obtained her medical degree from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2007. She completed her post graduate specialty training in Respiratory Medicine under the SingHealth Senior Residency Programme in 2016.

Her key interests are in sleep medicine and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She is committed to medical education and is actively involved in teaching nurses, medical students and junior doctors.

Education

MBBS (Singapore)
MMed (Singapore)
MRCP(UK)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Physician faculty, SingHealth Respiratory Medicine Senior Residency Programme
Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Member, American College of Chest Physicians
Member, Singapore Medical Association

Awards

Singapore Health Quality Service Award - Silver, 2018

Research Interests

Publications

CPAP compliance after a 3-month trial of interface selection. R.Y. Soh, L.C. Leow, J.K. Goh, G.L. Tan, S.T. Toh, H.J. Han, C.H.K. Lee, P.R. Song, S.R. Senin, S.N.Z. Rahmat, N.I. Kamaruddin, T.H. Ong. Chest. May 2017, Volume 151, Issue 5, Supplement, Page A56.
Bacteria profile of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore. P.Y. Tiew, M.S. Koh, J.H.Y. Tan, R.Y. Soh, T.H. Ong, C.M. Loo, K.L.L. Tan, S.H. Chotirmall, T.S. Lapperre. Chest. May 2017, Volume 151, Issue 5, Supplement, Page A45.
Evaluating the impact of patient-selected CPAP interface on the treatment of OSA. J.K. Goh, R.Y. Soh, L.C. Leow, C.H.K. Lee, T.H. Ong, G.L. Tan, H.J. Han, S.T. Toh, P.R. Song. European Respiratory Journal 2016 48: PA2151; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2151.
Selection of CPAP Interface: A Pilot Study to Compare Initial Sleep Technologists' Recommendation of Interface with Patients' Preferred Choice after a Trial of the Interfaces. R.Y. Soh, L.C. Leow, S.T. Toh, H.J. Han, G.L. Tan, C.H.K. Lee, P.R. Song, S.R. Senin, T.H. Ong. Chest. Oct 2015, Volume 148, Issue 4, Supplement, Page 1060A.
Diagnostic Pulmonary Function Tests of a Woman With Hyperventilation. R.Y. Soh, A. Hsu. Chest. March 2014. Volume 145, Issue 3, Supplement, Page 560A.

Research Trials

Selecting the Appropriate CPAP Interface: Investigation of Predictive Indices to Objectively Guide the Choice of Interface. Role: Principal Investigator.

Tags: Respiratory Medicine, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer, Narcolepsy, Pleural Effusions, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax, Severe Asthma, Sleep Disorder Breathing, Sleep Disorders, Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis