Koh Dow Rhoon

Koh Dow Rhoon

PhD

Associate Professor

+65-6516-3225 (Office);
+65-6516-3234 (Lab)

phskohdr@nus.edu.sg

Immunobiology

Affiliations

  • Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore
  • Director, International Relations, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
  • Senior Consultant, Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital

Research Areas of Interest:

  • Medical education
  • Autoimmunity of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis

Selected Publications

  1. Mak A, Ling LH, Ho RC, Gong L, Cheak AA, Yee H, Vasoo S, Koh DR, Robless PA. Lumbar spine bone mineral density predicts endothelial reactivity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;29(2):261-8. Epub 2011 Apr 19.
  2. Lim EC, Oh VM, Koh DR, Seet RC. The challenges of “continuing medical education” in a pandemic era. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2009 Aug;38(8):724-6.
  3. Mak A, Ho RC, Tan JY, Teng GG, Lahiri M, Lateef A, Vasoo S, Boey ML, Koh DR, Feng PH. Atherogenic serum lipid profile is an independent predictor for gouty flares in patients with gouty arthropathy. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Mar;48(3):262-5. Epub 2009 Jan 16. Erratum in: Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Jun;48(6):708.
  4. Shao Z, Sun F, Koh DR, Schwarz H. Characterisation of soluble murine CD137 and its association with systemic lupus. Mol Immunol. 2008 Sep;45(15):3990-9. Epub 2008 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 18640726.
  5. Wong ML, Fones CS, Aw M, Tan CH, Low PS, Amin Z, Wong PS, Goh PS, Wai CT, Ong B, Tambyah P, Koh DR. Should non-expert clinician examiners be used in objective structured assessment of communication skills among final year medical undergraduates? Med Teach. 2007 Nov;29(9):927-32.

Awards

  • 2003 Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award 2000/2001
  • 2003 Faculty of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award AY 2001/2002
  • 2004 NUS Excellent Teachers Award 2002/2003
  • 2009 MILES Award 6th APMEC
  • 2009 National Day Award, Public Administration Bronze
  • 2010 Friend of MedSoc Award
  • 2012 NUS, Long service award (25 years)
  • 2013 NUHS-Moktar Riardy Pinnacle Award- Outstanding Mentor Award
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