Dr Soh Rui Ya

MBBS (Singapore), MMed (Singapore), MRCP (UK)

Senior Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Respiratory Medicine

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Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Research Trials

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Asthma Bronchiectasis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Interstitial Lung Disease Lung Cancer Pleural Effusions Pneumonia Pneumothorax Sleep Disorder Breathing Sleep Disorders Tuberculosis

Clinical Appointments

Service Chief

SingHealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre

Senior Consultant

Department of Respiratory Medicine

Senior Consultant

Department of General Medicine

About

Dr Soh obtained her medical degree from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2007. She completed her post graduate specialty training in Respiratory Medicine under the SingHealth Senior Residency Programme in 2016.

Her key interests are in sleep medicine and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She is committed to medical education and is actively involved in teaching nurses, medical students and junior doctors.

Education and Training

MBBS (Singapore)
MMed (Singapore)
MRCP(UK)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Physician faculty, SingHealth Respiratory Medicine Senior Residency Programme
Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Member, American College of Chest Physicians
Member, Singapore Medical Association

Awards

Singapore Health Quality Service Award - Silver, 2018

Research Trials

Selecting the Appropriate CPAP Interface: Investigation of Predictive Indices to Objectively Guide the Choice of Interface. Role: Principal Investigator.

Publications

CPAP compliance after a 3-month trial of interface selection. R.Y. Soh, L.C. Leow, J.K. Goh, G.L. Tan, S.T. Toh, H.J. Han, C.H.K. Lee, P.R. Song, S.R. Senin, S.N.Z. Rahmat, N.I. Kamaruddin, T.H. Ong. Chest. May 2017, Volume 151, Issue 5, Supplement, Page A56.
Bacteria profile of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore. P.Y. Tiew, M.S. Koh, J.H.Y. Tan, R.Y. Soh, T.H. Ong, C.M. Loo, K.L.L. Tan, S.H. Chotirmall, T.S. Lapperre. Chest. May 2017, Volume 151, Issue 5, Supplement, Page A45.
Evaluating the impact of patient-selected CPAP interface on the treatment of OSA. J.K. Goh, R.Y. Soh, L.C. Leow, C.H.K. Lee, T.H. Ong, G.L. Tan, H.J. Han, S.T. Toh, P.R. Song. European Respiratory Journal 2016 48: PA2151; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2151.
Selection of CPAP Interface: A Pilot Study to Compare Initial Sleep Technologists' Recommendation of Interface with Patients' Preferred Choice after a Trial of the Interfaces. R.Y. Soh, L.C. Leow, S.T. Toh, H.J. Han, G.L. Tan, C.H.K. Lee, P.R. Song, S.R. Senin, T.H. Ong. Chest. Oct 2015, Volume 148, Issue 4, Supplement, Page 1060A.
Diagnostic Pulmonary Function Tests of a Woman With Hyperventilation. R.Y. Soh, A. Hsu. Chest. March 2014. Volume 145, Issue 3, Supplement, Page 560A.