Prof Will Loh

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Doctor Details

2024/03/11

Adj A/Prof Will Loh

Designations:

Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Research Director, Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital
Associate Chairman Medical Board (Clinical Risk Management), National University Hospital

Qualifications:

M.B.B.S (London), FRCA, FFICM, EDIC

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine

Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:

Neuro Anaesthesia

Special Interests:

Diagnosis and management of severe sepsis, Neurocognitive Function in Ageing, Sarcopaenia in Critical Illness, Head injuries, Medical mediation and medico-legal aspects of healthcare, Medical education

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Biosketch

A/Prof Loh graduated from University College London Medical School. He completed his intensive care and anaesthesia training in the United Kingdom, and is dually accredited in both fields. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, a Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, and holds the European Diploma in Intensive Care. During his time in the UK, he completed a research fellowship at the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool. Before moving to Singapore in 2014, he served as the Chairman of the Intensive Care Unit at The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, England’s largest dedicated neurointensive care unit.

Currently, Adj A/Prof Loh holds multiple leadership roles at the National University Hospital (NUH), including Head of the Division of Critical Care and Senior Consultant in the Department of Anaesthesia. He is also the Research Director for the Department of Anaesthesia and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. His clinical subspecialty is neuroanaesthesia and critical care, having received extensive training in Milan, Montpellier, and Liverpool. His translational research focuses on improving outcomes for patients following major surgery and critical illness, specifically by modulating inflammation and ageing. He has been awarded over half a million in competitive grants and leads major studies on sepsis and delirium projects.

Beyond clinical and research excellence, Adj A/Prof Loh serves as the Associate Chairman Medical Board (Clinical Risk Management) at NUH. He is deeply interested in the ethical and medico-legal aspects of medicine, actively advising clinical departments and functioning as a certified Mediator. A dedicated educator, he teaches informed consent for healthcare practitioners and acts as an examiner for the NUS Masters of Medicine in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology. He has been recognized with numerous teaching awards and was named the "Most Approachable Clinician of the Year” by his department for many years.

Journals & Publications

Journals & Publications:

Lim, M. J. R., Quek, R. H. C., Ng, K. J., Loh, N. H. W., et al. (2022). Machine Learning Models Prognosticate Functional Outcomes Better than Clinical Scores in Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 31(2).
Le, T. T., ... Loh, N. H. W., et al. (2021). Multinational characterization of neurological phenotypes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Scientific Reports, 11(1).
Ke, Y., ... Loh N. H. W., Ti, L. K. (2021). Risk factors of post-anaesthesia care unit delirium in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery in Singapore. Singapore Med J.
Li Lean, L., Chin, B. Z. B., Koh, L. Y., Loh, N.-H. W., & Loh, M.-H. (2021). The hospital difficult airway team: experience and implications for patient care. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 190(4).
Lee, M. C. C., ... Loh, N. H. W. (2020). Persistence of intracranial blood flow on cerebral angiography in brain death. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125(5).
Hamer, R. P., ... Loh, W. N.-H., et al. (2020). Optimizing the onco-functional balance in supratentorial brain tumour surgery: A single institution's initial experience with intraoperative cortico-subcortical mapping and monitoring in Singapore. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 79.
Khoo, D., ... Loh, N.-H. W., et al. (2020). Ultra-portable low-cost improvised powered air-purifying respirator: feasibility study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125(2).
Loh, N.-H. W., et al. (2020). The impact of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) on coughing distance: implications on its use during the novel coronavirus disease outbreak. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 67(7).
Goh, E. Z., Loh, N. H. W., & Loh, J. S. P. (2020). Submental intubation in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a systematic review 1986-2018. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 58(1).
Chan, H.-M., Loh, W. N.-H., Yeo, T. T., & Teo, K. (2019). Awake Craniotomy and Excision of a Diffuse Low-Grade Glioma in a Multilingual Patient: Neuropsychology and Language. World Neurosurgery, 128.

Book Publications

Ng, E.S.H. and Loh, N.H.W. Immunonutrition. Chapter 49, Neurointensive Care. Oxford University Press 2019.
Mahambrey, T., England, E. and Loh, W. Management of Major Burns on the Intensive Care Unit. Chapter 3, Case Studies in Adult Intensive Care Medicine. Cambridge University Press. 2017.
Loh, N.H.W. and Griffiths, R. The Curse of Overfeeding and the Blight of Underfeeding (2009). In Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2009 (pp. 675-682). Springer Science & Business Media.
Loh, Ne-Hooi. (2015). Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services: Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services (1). Intensive Care Society.

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