Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah
Biography
| Current Position | Professor of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Senior Consultant ID Physician National University Hospital, Visiting Consultant, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore Armed Forces |
| Affiliations | National University of Singapore |
| Education | MBBS, MD, Dip American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) |
| Country of Residence | Singapore |
| Expert category | Member |
Dr Paul Ananth Tambyah is currently Associate Professor of Medicine and Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at the National University of Singapore. After completing medical school in Singapore, he trained in infectious diseases at the University of Wisconsin under Dr Dennis Maki, and since his return to Singapore he has held several positions including Asst Dean of the School of Medicine and Founding Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases. He was a board member of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology in America and a member of the planning committee of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is currently President of the Society of Infectious Diseases Singapore and a Council Member of the Asia Pacific Committee on Clinical Microbiology and Infection. His main research interests are in device associated infections and nosocomial influenza and other emerging infectious diseases.