Prof. Julian THUMBOO (Singapore)

Dr Thumboo is currently Head and Senior Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital and Adjunct Professor in the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He graduated from NUS where he was awarded the Nestle Gold Medal for Paediatrics, and subsequently trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology (with an interest in Clinical Epidemiology) in Singapore and at the Mayo Clinic. His research interests in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Osteoarthritis and Patient Reported Outcomes (including assessment of Health-related Quality of Life in multi-ethnic/ linguistic populations and in patients with rheumatic diseases) have resulted in over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals. He is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, and has served as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the College of Physicians, Singapore, Vice-Chairman of the Chapter of Rheumatologists, Singapore, on the editorial boards of several medical journals, as a member of the OMERACT Scientific Advisory Committee, Vice-Chairman of the National Arthritis Foundation, and is a member of the Rheumatology Specialist Training Committee, Ministry of Health.