Dr Lye Wai Choong
Renal Physician
Experience
Dr Lye Wai Choong is a renal physician practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.
He specialises in renal medicine (nephrology), a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with kidney diseases.
Dr Lye was a visiting assistant professor at the Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Transplantation at Oregon Health & Science University in the US, and a consultant nephrologist and physician at the National University Hospital in Singapore.
He is the former president of the Society of Transplantation in Singapore.
He received a travel grant by the International Society of Nephrology in 1993, and first prize at the 12th International Congress of Nephrology in the same year.
He is actively involved in renal education and research, and is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed indexed journal articles and abstracts. He is also frequently invited to speak at international congresses and seminars.
In 2008, Dr Lye, together with a team of surgeons, successfully performed an ABO incompatible and positive crossmatch kidney transplant on a renal patient in Singapore.
Fellowship and accreditation
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Australia
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Renal Medicine)
Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Singapore
Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK
