Dr Wee Zongwen

MBBS (S'pore), MRCP (UK), MMed (Internal Med) (S'pore)

Associate Consultant

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant Department of Endocrinology Sengkang General Hospital

Profile

Dr Wee Zongwen is an Associate Consultant in Endocrinology in the Department of General Medicine at Sengkang General Hospital. He graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS in 2016. He obtained his Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) from UK in 2019 and his Master of Medicine (MMed) from Singapore. He completed his advanced specialty training in Endocrinology with SingHealth in 2023 and obtained his specialist accreditation from the Singapore Medical Council.

Dr Wee is proficient in managing a broad array of Endocrinology conditions including diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders and osteoporosis. He has a keen sub-specialty interest in diabetes mellitus, and is part of the diabetes care team that hopes to improve the care of patients with diabetes. He is also running the SKH Fracture Liaison Service which seeks to further optimize the treatment of patients with osteoporosis.

Education

MBBS (Singapore)
Masters of Medicine (Singapore)
MRCP (UK)
Certificate of Specialist Accreditation in Endocrinology (Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Education Associate, Duke-NUS Medical School
Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chain School of Medicine
Clinical Tutor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Member of Endocrine Society
Member of Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore (EMSS)
Member of Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity (SASO)

Awards

Best House Officer Award (2016)

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Wee Z, Tang PY, Lai SH, Ang BT, S Rama Chandran. Co-existence of Pituicytoma and Corticotroph Adenoma in a Patient with Cushing’s Disease. Pathology. 2022 Oct 12;S0031-3025(22)00271-9.
Wee Z, Ganguly S, Tham KW, Lim CH, Tan JTH, Lee PC. Renal Outcomes 1 Year After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in a Multi-ethnic Asian Cohort. ObesSurg. 2021 Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05732-z. Epubahead of print.
Lim, W., Goh, S.Y., Bee, Y.M., Chan, T.C.E., Tan, X.H.A., Wee, Z., Xin, X., Ang, L.C., Heng, W.M. and Teh, M.M., 2019. High one-year mortality following hospitalization for severe hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes mellitus: findings of a retrospective cohort study at an acute tertiary care hospital in Singapore. Current medical research and opinion, 35(4), pp.631-635.
Chua, J.M., Lim, W., Bee, Y.M., Goh, S.Y., Edmund Chan Tick, C., Andrew Tan Xia, H., Wee, Z., Xin, X., Ang, L.C., Heng, W.M. and Teh, M.M., 2019. Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, p.e00062.