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Dr Alexis Ang Guat Cheng

MB BCh BAO (NUI), MRCP (UK), M Med (Singapore)

Senior Consultant

Changi General Hospital Changi General Hospital

Specialty: Geriatric Medicine

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Geriatric Medicine

About

Dr Alexis Ang Guat Cheng is a senior consultant with the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). She received her medical degree from the National University of Ireland in 2004 and completed her specialist training in geriatric medicine with CGH.

Dr Ang has experience with managing acute and chronic complex general medical issues in the elderly. Her interests include falls and frailty, orthogeriatrics, incontinence, depression, delirium, dementia and deconditioning in the elderly. She is also experienced in managing end of life issues in the elderly including end stage organ disease and advanced care planning.

Dr Ang believes in aging gracefully with a person centred care and is also involved with teaching the next generation of geriatricians.

Education and Training

  • MB BCh BAO (NUI)
  • MRCP (UK)
  • Specialist Accreditation in Geriatric Medicine (Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Core Faculty Member - Singhealth Geriatric Medicine Residency Program
  • Clinical Lecturer - NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Member - SingHealth Falls Prevention Workgroup
  • Member - Falls Safety Committee CGH

Awards

  • Silver Award EHA, 2014

Publications

Differences in attitudes to end-of-life care among patients, relatives and healthcare professionals Ang GC, Zhang D, Lim KH. SMJ 2016;57(1):22-28 Doi: 10.11622/smedj.2016008