Dr. Wong Sin Yew graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He completed his training in internal medicine and attained the Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine). He completed his advanced training in infectious diseases in Singapore as well as in the U.S. He spent two and half years as a clinical and research postdoctoral fellow in infectious diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine and Research Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Dr. Wong is an infectious disease physician and has been in private practice for more than 20 years.
Prior to private practice, Dr. Wong was Head of Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Clinical Director of Communicable Disease Centre. He served 2 terms as an elected member of the Singapore Medical Council until November 2012 and sits on various committees at the Ministry of Health and restructured hospitals.
Presently; Dr. Wong helps to manage the Infectious Disease Specialists Group which has clinics for private patients at Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Farrer Park Hospital. Dr. Wong’s clinic at Gleneagles Medical Centre was the first private specialist clinic in Singapore to be awarded JCI accreditation as an ambulatory care centre. Dr. Wong looks after inpatients at numerous private hospitals in Singapore.
Dr. Wong also serves as a visiting consultant at Singapore General Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital where he helps to train the new specialists in infectious diseases.
Dr. Wong's specialty interest is infections in immunocompromised hosts.
Myth: Being cold gives you a cold.
Fact: Contrary to popular belief, being cold does not give you a cold. In fact, you’re more likely to get sick indoors, where germs are easily passed from one person to another. The best way to avoid a cold or flu is getting your yearly flu vaccine, frequently washing your hands with soap and warm water, keep your distance from other sick people, and covering your mouth while sneezing or coughing.
Read more about the importance of regular health screening here.
