Dr. Akira Wu Yik Tian

Renal Medicine (Kidneys)

Credentials	MBBS (Monash) FRACP (Int Med) FAMS
Language	English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese Dialect, Teochew Dialect, Hokkien Dialect
Background	Graduated from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia with MBBS (Honours) Post-graduate training in nephrology, renal transplantation, and dialysis in Monash University and Melbourne University-affiliated medical centres and hospitals. Trained in Renal Medicine in Melbourne and was awarded Fellow of Royal Australian College of Physicians in Nephrology Worked in the Renal Department, Singapore General Hospital, for 4 years Currently in private practice as a Renal Physician in Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre Medical Director, FMC Napier, FMC Tanglin, FMC Serangoon, FMC Whampoa, and FMC Kovan Dialysis Centres. Member, Singapore Hypertension Guideline Working Group (2012 – ) Member, National Committee on Renal Care, Singapore Conferred membership of Academy of Medicine (Renal Medicine) in 1991 Obtained Fellowship in Royal Australian College of Physicians (Nephrology) FRACP in 1981 Prince Henry’s Hospital Specialist Scholarship (1980) Immediate Past President of Singapore Hypertension Society and panel member of the Drug Evaluation Centre, Health Sciences Authority of Singapore Member of the American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Hypertension & European Dialysis and Transplantation Association. Most important publication is Alarmingly high prevalence of diabetic nephropathy in Asian type 2 diabetic patients: the MicroAlbuminuria Prevalence (MAP) Study. A. Y. T. Wu Etal. Diabetologia 2005; 48:17-26 Renal Medicine Kidney transplantation Diabetic kidney disease Hypertension Dialysis therapies
Achievements	Immediate Past President of Singapore Hypertension Society (2008-2012) Current Deputy Chair, Independent Review Board, Parkway Hospital Group. Drug Application Reviewer, Drug Evaluation Centre, Health Sciences Authority of Singapore Vice-Chairman, Independent-Review Board, Gleneagles Clinical Research Centre (Current) Medical Director of Nephrocare S & J Dialysis Centres at Camden Medical Centre & Gleneagles Hospital Previous Medical Director, Parkway Diabetic Care Centre (2006-2007) Previous Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, Mt. Elizabeth Hospital (1999-2000) Previous Chairman, Continuous Medical Education, Mt. Elizabeth Hospital. Past Vice-President, Singapore Society of Nephrology

Credentials

MBBS (Monash) FRACP (Int Med) FAMS

Language

English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese Dialect, Teochew Dialect, Hokkien Dialect

Background

Graduated from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia with MBBS (Honours)
Post-graduate training in nephrology, renal transplantation, and dialysis in Monash University and Melbourne University-affiliated medical centres and hospitals.
Trained in Renal Medicine in Melbourne and was awarded Fellow of Royal Australian College of Physicians in Nephrology
Worked in the Renal Department, Singapore General Hospital, for 4 years
Currently in private practice as a Renal Physician in Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre
Medical Director, FMC Napier, FMC Tanglin, FMC Serangoon, FMC Whampoa, and FMC Kovan Dialysis Centres.
Member, Singapore Hypertension Guideline Working Group (2012 – )
Member, National Committee on Renal Care, Singapore
Conferred membership of Academy of Medicine (Renal Medicine) in 1991
Obtained Fellowship in Royal Australian College of Physicians (Nephrology) FRACP in 1981
Prince Henry’s Hospital Specialist Scholarship (1980)
Immediate Past President of Singapore Hypertension Society and panel member of the Drug Evaluation Centre, Health Sciences Authority of Singapore
Member of the American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Hypertension & European Dialysis and Transplantation Association.
Most important publication is Alarmingly high prevalence of diabetic nephropathy in Asian type 2 diabetic patients: the MicroAlbuminuria Prevalence (MAP) Study. A. Y. T. Wu Etal. Diabetologia 2005; 48:17-26

Renal Medicine

Kidney transplantation
Diabetic kidney disease
Hypertension
Dialysis therapies

Achievements

Immediate Past President of Singapore Hypertension Society (2008-2012)
Current Deputy Chair, Independent Review Board, Parkway Hospital Group.
Drug Application Reviewer, Drug Evaluation Centre, Health Sciences Authority of Singapore
Vice-Chairman, Independent-Review Board, Gleneagles Clinical Research Centre (Current)
Medical Director of Nephrocare S & J Dialysis Centres at Camden Medical Centre & Gleneagles Hospital
Previous Medical Director, Parkway Diabetic Care Centre (2006-2007)
Previous Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, Mt. Elizabeth Hospital (1999-2000)
Previous Chairman, Continuous Medical Education, Mt. Elizabeth Hospital.
Past Vice-President, Singapore Society of Nephrology