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DR JIM TEO YEOW KWAN |
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Place of Practice |
The Respiratory Practice |
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Practice Address |
Farrer Park Medical Centre Gleneagles Medical Centre Parkway East Medical Centre Mount Alvernia Hospital |
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Specialty |
Consultant Respiratory Physician & Intensivist |
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Qualifications |
MBBS, M.Med (Internal Medicine), MRCP (UK), FAMS (Respiratory Medicine), FCCP (USA), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), EDIC, EDRM |
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About Dr Teo
Dr Jim Teo Yeow Kwan is a respiratory physician and intensivist based in the private practice. He is accredited in internal medicine, respiratory medicine and intensive care medicine with special interests in asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, non-invasive ventilation and intensive care medicine. He was also a visiting consultant to Ng Teng Fong Hospital.
Dr Jim graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1997. He trained in general medicine and obtained the Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) and the MRCP (UK) in 2003. He continued with sub-specialty training in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), Singapore and was accredited by the Specialist Accreditation Board as a Specialist in Respiratory Medicine in 2007. Further that, he spent a year doing Intensive Care Medicine in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia. He had obtained both the European Diplomas in Intensive Care Medicine and Adult Respiratory Medicine.
Prior to joining private practice, Dr Jim was a Consultant in the Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine in TTSH. He managed patients in the medical intensive care unit (MICU), including critically ill cases from the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 and oncology patients from John Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre. He also initiated the first bedside percutaneous tracheostomy in the MICU, TTSH. Besides managing ICU patients, he also provided expertise to managing patients in Non Invasive Unit in TTSH and Tuberculosis Control Unit in Singapore. For his achievements in the public sector, Dr Teo was awarded the Courage Star Award in 2003 for his contribution during the SARS outbreak. He was also awarded TTSH Excellent Service Award in 2006, and TTSH 10 Year Long Service Award in 2009.
Dr Jim loves to teach and is still actively involved in the education of young doctors and nurses. Presently, he is the instructor for Basic Cardiac Life Support Course, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course and Fundamental Critical Care Support Course in Singapore. He is a Clinical Teacher for medical undergraduate teaching, National University of Singapore and intensive care medicine Trainer appointed by specialist training
committee.
Currently, Dr Jim sits in various medical committees in Mt Alvernia Hospital, Parkway East Hospital and Concord Cancer Hospital.
Specialized Services
At The Respiratory Practice, we specialise in a full range of lung and respiratory-related treatments and consultation.
These include:
Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy:
- Diagnostic bronchoscopy
- Lung biopsy under fluoroscopy
- Bronchoalveolar lavage
Sleep Studies:
- Partial sleep study (done at home)
- Full sleep study (done at home/ hospital)
- Assessment and management of sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea
Lung Function Testing:
- Spirometry (pre/post bronchodilator)
- Flow volume loop
- Lung volume measurement
Non-invasive ventilation
Vaccinations:
- Influenza Vaccination
- Pneumococcal Vaccination
MANAGEMENT OF LUNG CONDITIONS:
- Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Pneumonia and Tuberculosis
- Lung tumours
- Chronic cough
- Pneumonia and Tuberculosis
- Diseases of the pleura
- Chronic lung infections
- Management of critically ill patients in medical ward, high dependency ward and ICU
OTHERS:
- CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy
- Pleural biopsy
- Thoracentesis/ chest tap and chest drain (with/ without ultrasound guided)
- Skin prick test (aero-allergy and food allergy)
- Exhaled nitric oxide measurement (for asthma)
- Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Long term oxygen therapy
- Home ventilator management