Dr Wu Yik-Tian Akira
Renal Physician
Specialty
Renal Medicine
Languages
English
Gender
Male
Insurance Panel
Prudential^, Singlife
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Experience
Dr Wu received his MBBS from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (1974). In 1981, he was awarded the Prince Henry’s Hospital Full-Time Specialist Scholarship to be a Renal Research Fellow. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1981) and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (1991).
Prior to entering into private practice, Dr Wu was a Nephrologist (Department of Renal Medicine) at the Singapore General Hospital and a Nephrologist at Prince Henry’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Wu has authored or co-authored widely in peer-reviewed international journals. He is a member of the National Committee on Renal Care, the Singapore Renal Registry and the Drug Evaluation Centre, Health Sciences Authority. He was previously the Chairman, Medical Advisory Board and Continuous Medical Education Committee of Mount Elizabeth Hospital. His membership of societies includes: the International Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, the Australasian Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Hypertension and the European Renal Association & European Dialysis & Transplant Association. He is currently the Vice President of Singapore Hypertension Society.
Dr Wu’s interests include general nephrology.
Fellowship and accreditation
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Honours) (Monash, Australia)
FRACP
FAMS
Contact Our Call Centre
Clinic
Wu Nephrology & Medical Clinic
3 Mount Elizabeth #16-12
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
6734 8266
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