Profile
Dr Fong is an Associate Consultant with the Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He graduated from Monash University, Australia, in 2016, and obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2019. In 2024, he completed his specialist training in Respiratory Medicine with SingHealth. Dr Fong's clinical interests are in airway diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bronchiectasis, as well as pulmonary infections.
In 2021, Dr Fong received the SingHealth RiSE Outstanding Resident Award, recognising his exceptional commitment and contributions during his residency tenure. Additionally, his contributions to Singapore's response to the COVID-19 pandemic earned him The Commendation Medal (COVID-19).
Education
- Specialist Accreditation (Respiratory Medicine), Singapore, 2024
- MRCP(UK), 2019
- MBBS, Australia, 2016
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Member, SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency, Committee, 2019 – 2021
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Awards
- The Commendation Medal (COVID-19), Prime Minister's Office, 2022
- Senior Residents QI Project Fund, Duke-NUS ACP Programme Grant, 2021
- Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2021
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Publications
- Fong, I, Chew S Y, Tan K L. (2021). CHEST Pearls: A 27-year-old man with persistent breathlessness following an inhalational injury. CHEST, 159(4):e197-e201.
- Fong I, Low T B, Yii A. (2022). Characterisation of the post-tuberculous phenotype of bronchiectasis: A real-world observational study. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 19:1-7.
- Fong I, Ruan XC, Keh YS, Tan YH. (2023). Chylopericardium causing cardiac tamponade in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7(1):01-06.
- Fong I, Tang Y, Salahudeen Mohamed HM, Koh MS. (2023). A 44-Year-Old Woman With Prolonged Fever and Mediastinal "Lymphadenopathy". CHEST, 163(2):e73-e78.
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