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Dr Alvin Tng

Dr Tng Ren Kwang Alvin

​MBBS, MRCP (UK), MMED (S'pore), FAMS

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Renal Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Acid Base Disorders, Fluid & Electrolytes, Haemodialysis - Acute and Chronic, Insertion of Non-tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter, Renal Biopsy, Renal Biopsy, Renal Clearance Studies, Renal Retardation, Renal Stone Disease, Renal Transplant.

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Renal Medicine Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital
  • Consultant SingHealth Duke-NUS Vascular Centre

Profile

Dr Alvin Tng graduated with MBBS from the National University of Singapore in 2009 and obtained his Membership from the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) (United Kingdom) and Masters in Internal Medicine (MMed (Int Med) Singapore) in 2013.

He completed his Senior Residency Training at Singapore General Hospital and was conferred Specialist Accreditation in Renal Medicine by the Ministry of Health, Singapore in 2019.

Dr Tng is a general nephrologist trained in various aspects of Nephrology including Chronic Kidney Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Hemo- and Perionteal Dialysis, Intensive Care Nephrology and Transplantation.

Education

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
  • Physician Faculty member of the Singhealth Senior Residency Program for Renal Medicine
  • Core Faculty member of Singhealth Junior Residency Program for Internal Medicine
  • Member of Singapore Society of Nephrology

Awards

  • Outstanding Resident Award, Singhealth Residency 2014, 2016, 2018
  • Service with a Heart Award, July 2018

Research Interests

Publications

  • Validation of Failure-to-Maturation Equation and Proposal for a Novel Scoring System for AVF Maturation in Asian Hemodialysis Patients. Tng ARK, Lee KG, Tan RY, Pang SC, Foo WYM, Choong HL, Li HH, Nicholette G, Achudan S, Tan YL, Chong TT, Tan CS. J Vasc Access. 2019 Jul 31:1129729819865463. doi: 10.1177/1129729819865463
  • A Case of Relapsing Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis by Dokdonella koreensis. Tan BXJ, Tng RKA, Htay H. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018 Jul 4;2018:3820513.
  • A Difficult Case Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Tng ARK, Ong JTW, Lee KG, Baikunje S. Foundation Years J. Jun 2017; 11(6): 35-39.
  • Plasma cell-rich acute rejection of renal allograft: an unusual case of acute allograft dysfunction. Lee KG, Sobhana T, Syed SA, Loh HL, Tng ARK, Kee YST. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2017 26 (3): 200-202.

Research Trials