Paul Tambyah
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| Party Affiliation | SDP 
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| Age | 61 |
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Designations:
Senior Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital
Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Qualifications:
MBBS (S'pore), Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
After completing medical school at the National University of Singapore and national service in the Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps, Professor Paul Anantharajah Tambyah trained in Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin under Dr Dennis Maki. His main research interests are in emerging infectious diseases and device associated infections especially catheter associated urinary tract infections. After returning to Singapore more than 20 years ago, he has been involved in a number of national and international committees and at the same time completed a MD by research in NUS. Unfortunately, that program is not offered any more but he is not completely responsible for that. He is currently Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore and Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at the National University Health System. He is also President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection and President Elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases.[1]
- UK Gulf War Medal, Saudi Arabian Liberation of Kuwait Medal for service in the Gulf War in Ops Desert Storm
Appointments: 2010 - current Assistant DIO, NUHS Residency Program 2009 - current Annual Meeting Planning Committee, Infectious Diseases Society of America 2009 - current Chair, 2nd International Congress of the Infection Control Assn of Singapore 2007 - current Visiting Consultant Singapore Armed Forces 2005 - current Council Member, Western Pacific Society of Chemotherapy 2001 - current Professor of Medicine, NUS
Experience: 2001 - current Professor, Dept of Medicine, NUS 2006 - current Senior Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, NUH 2004 - current Adj Senior Research Fellow, Defence Science Organisation, Singapore 2003 – 2007 Assistant Dean (Education-Clinical), Faculty of Medicine, NUS 2001 – 2004 Visiting Consultant, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore 2000 – 2006 Consultant, Infectious Disease Physician, Department of Medicine, NUH 2000 – 2001 Asst Professor, Dept of Medicine, NUS 1999 – 2000 Senior Registrar, Dept of Med, NUH 1996 – 1999 Clinical and Research Fellow, Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics 1993 – 1996 Resident, Weiss Memorial Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals 1991 – 1993 Resident, Department of Medicine, NUH 1989 – 1991 Medical Officer, Singapore Armed Forces Medical Services 1988 – 1989 Rotating Internship, Paediatrics, Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, NUH