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Dr Koh Yun Pei

MBBS, FAMS (Dermatology), GDCAH (Spore)

Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Dermatology

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Dermatology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

About

Dr Koh Yun Pei completed her dermatology residency training at the National Skin Centre, Singapore. Prior to joining KKH, she was a consultant at National Skin Centre and a visiting consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. She regularly participates in international and regional scientific conferences and has published and reviewed for international peer-reviewed dermatological journals.

In her practice, she treats both adult and paediatric patients for their skin diseases, hair and nail disorders, cosmetic and laser dermatological procedures, and women’s health and wellness.

Her subspecialty clinical interests include paediatric dermatology and women's dermatology. She also has a special interest in vulva dermatology and runs the multidisciplinary vulva clinic in KKH. She has pursued a fellowship in vulva and Paediatric dermatology at the St John's Institute of Dermatology and Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital in London, U.K., where she trained with leading dermatologists.

Education and Training

  • FAMS (Dermatology) 2021
  • MBBS National University of Singapore 2013

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Member, Dermatological Society of Singapore
  • Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore
  • Member, Women’s Dermatologic Society
  • Member, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

Awards

  • National Healthcare Group – Imperial College London Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinician-Scientist Preparatory Programme (CSPP) Grant Award 2016/2017

Publications

  • Koh, Y. P., Ho, M. S. L., Zhao, X., & Tan, L. S. (2022). A retrospective review of paediatric alopecia areata cases seen in a tertiary institution in Singapore. Singapore medical journal, 10.11622/smedj.2022095.
  • Koh YP, Chan MM, Zhao X, Tan L, Tey HL. Pain alleviation during cryotherapy of plantar viral warts using a non-invasive vibratory device: a randomised intra-individually controlled trial. BMJ Innovations. 2021;7(2).
  • Koh YP, Tan AWM, Chua SH. Treatment of laser-responsive dermal pigmentary conditions in type iii-iv asian skin with a 755-nm picosecond pulse duration laser: a retrospective review of its efficacy and safety. Dermatol Surg. 2020;46(11):e82-e87
  • YP Koh, E Tian, H Oon. (2019). New changes in pregnancy and lactation labelling: Review of Dermatological Drugs. International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 5(4), 216–226
  • Seghers, A. C., Lee, J. S., Tan, C. S., Koh, Y. P., Ho, M. S., Lim, Y. L., Giam, Y. C., & Tang, M. B. (2014). Atopic dirty neck or acquired atopic hyperpigmentation? An epidemiological and clinical study from the National Skin Centre in Singapore. Dermatology. 229(3), 174–182.