Adjunct Assistant Professor
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Emmett Wong, MBBS (S’pore), M Med (Int Med, S'pore), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), MCI (NUS, S’pore), FAMS (Renal Medicine), FASN, is a Consultant at the National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Hospital. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Dr. Emmett Wong obtained his medical degree from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2012. He was conferred Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 2016.
After completing his Internal Medicine Residency, Dr. Wong continued senior residency in Renal Medicine in the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine, National University Health System, completing specialist training and obtaining accreditation in 2020. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) and the American Society of Nephrology. Besides managing a wide variety of kidney conditions, he has a keen interest in kidney transplantation. He is also actively involved in medical education for undergraduates and postgraduates as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Dr. Wong was awarded the the National Medical Research Council Research Training Fellowship in 2022 and 2025. He was also awarded the Healthcare Manpower Development Plan Award by the Minsitry of Health, Singapore in 2023 and completed a fellowship in kidney transplantation and transplant immunology under the mentorship of Dr. Chris Wiebe and Dr. Peter Nickerson at the University of Manitoba. He is actively involved in nephrology and transplant-related research, and is an investigator in several clinical trials and research studies. His research interests are in human leukocyte antigen (HLA), eplet immunology and transplant rejection.