Doctor's Profile
Dr Law Weng Giap
Rheumatology
Clinic
Elim Rheumatic Centre (Alvernia)
Address
Mount Alvernia Hospital
820 Thomson Road
Medical Centre A #01-06
Singapore 574623
Clinic Hours
9am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm (Mon – Fri)
9am to 1pm (Sat)
About
Dr Law Weng Giap is a Rheumatologist with special interest in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound. He has in excess of 20 years’ experience in managing various complicated autoimmune diseases including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Systemic Scleroderma, Myositis and various forms inflammatory arthritis such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gout etc.
Dr Law graduated from the University of Sydney in 1995 with M.B.B.S (Honours). He obtained his postgraduate qualification MRCP (UK) in 2000. Dr Law subsequently underwent specialty training in Rheumatology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He is a Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and International Fellow of American College of Rheumatology.
Prior to private practice, Dr Law was a Senior Consultant from Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Apart from clinical practices, Dr Law was actively involved in teaching undergraduate medical students from Yong Loo Lin and Lee Kong Chian (LKC) Medical Schools, as well as teaching postgraduate Rheumatology trainees. He was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor with LKC School of Medicine and was also the Chairman of the Clinical Competency Committee, National Healthcare Group Rheumatology Residency Programme for TTSH. Dr Law’s interest in clinical research is clearly reflected in him being the site Principal Investigator and Collaborator of a several clinical trials in Systemic Sclerosis and Psoriatic Arthritis respectively. He was also the Quality Review Officer for his Department.
Dr Law aspires to prevent irreversible damage and reduce morbidity from autoimmune rheumatic diseases and inflammatory arthritis. With that, he strongly believes in the importance of early diagnosis and early aggressive treatment of these conditions.