Dr Ong Tessa

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), 2016
Master of Medicine (MMED), 2021
Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), 2021
Paediatric Exit Certification, 2024
Advanced Specialist Traineeship in Paediatric Gastroenterology, 2024 (ongoing)

Associate Consultant

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant Gastroenterology, Hepatology ＆ Nutrition Service KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Tessa Ong graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2016. She was conferred Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) and Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom) in 2021. She is currently an Associate Consultant in KK Women's and Children's Hospital in the department of Paediatrics Medicine, and is in the advanced specialist traineeship in Gastroentrology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Education

Paediatric Exit Certification, Singapore, 2024
Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), United Kingdom, 2021
Paediatric Master of Medicine (MMED), Singapore, 2021
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), National University of Singapore, 2016

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Associate Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2024 – present
Member, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPC), 2021 – present

Awards

SingHealth Associate in Education Residency in Singhealth Excels Outstanding Resident Award: 2022
Service From the Heart (SFTH) Award: July – December 2021

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Assessing Effective Methods to Educate Caregivers of Childhood Ailments Aimed at Reducing Input to the Pediatric Emergency Department
Tessa E-Lin Ong, Jade Phek Hui Kua, Luther Jinmian Yiew, Zi Ying Lim, Michelle Xing Hui Thia, Sharon Cohan Sung
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
2017
First Author
Understanding Decisions Leading To Non-Urgent Visits To Paediatric Emergency Department: Caregivers’ Perspectives
Jade Phek Hui Kua, Li Wu, Tessa E-Lin Ong, Zi Ying Lim, Luther Jinmian Yiew, Michelle Xing Hui Thia, Sharon Cohan Sung
Singapore Medical Journal
2016
Third Author