Dr Leow Hui Min Esther

MBBS (Spore), MRCPCH (RCPCH, UK), MMed (Paediatrics) (Spore)

Senior Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Nephrology, Paediatric Medicine

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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

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Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Bedwetting Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT) Fluid and Electrolyte Problems including Tubulopathies Glomerulonephritis and Glomerular Diseases including Nephrotic Syndrome, Microhaematuria and Proteinuria Hypertension Kidney Biopsy (Children) Kidney Swelling - Hydronephrosis Nephrotic Syndrome (Children) Reflux Nephropathy Renal Failure Urinary Tract Infection (Child) Urinary Tract Infections Imaging Tests (Children) Vesicoureteric Reflux Voiding Dysfunction including Bedwetting/Nocturnal Enuresis

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Nephrology Service (Kidney Diseases)

Languages Spoken

English

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Physician Faculty Member for SingHealth PGY1 Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Awards

RiSE Awards 2017 – Outstanding Faculty Award (Singhealth Residency) (2017)
Special Recognition Award (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) (2017)
Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2019 Winner – Silver (Singhealth 2019)
Service from the Heart (Singhealth 2021)
RiSE Awards 2021 – Outstanding Faculty Award (Singhealth Residency) (2021)
Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2022 Winner – Gold (Singhealth 2022)
KKH Teachers’ Day Appreciation Award (KKH 2023)
Compassion In Action Award (Serve With Heart – Doctor Category) (KKH 2023)
Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2024 Winner – Star (Singhealth 2024)
Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine 2024)
Service from the Heart January to December 2024 (KKH 2025)

Publications

C Lim, RS Lim, J Choo, EH Leow, GC Chan et al. Clinical implementation of Nephrologist-led genomic testing for glomerular diseases in Singapore: Rationale and protocol. American Journal of Nephrology 56 (2), 158-171
EH Leow et al. Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency: an increasingly recognized disease. International Urology and Nephrology, 1-11
RS Lim, RS Lim, ZY Wang, YC Zhang, ST Lim, M Than, JL Ng, KY Chong, JY Ho, EH Leow, YH Ng, et al. Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of Genomic Testing in Patients with Suspected Genetic Kidney Disease: Singapore's First-Year Experience: FR-PO668. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 35 (10S), 10.1681
LM Ong, JMF Chan, GEMY Koh, PEW Gopal, EHM Leow, YH Ng. Approach to nocturnal enuresis in children. Singapore Medical Journal 65 (4), 242-248
EH Leow, SL Chong, CJY Yap, SM Chao, I Ganesan, F Wang, YH Ng. IgA nephropathy in children: before and after the start of COVID-19. Pediatric Nephrology 39 (4), 1161-1167
EH Leow, SL Chong, ES Tan, AL Koh, BWM Cham, CJY Yap, YH Ng. Adenine phosphoribosyl transferase (APRT) deficiency and a novel sequence variant in APRT with phenotypic diversity and a literature review. Nephrology 28 (12), 649-654
OPE Lee, N Kanesan, EH Leow, R Sultana, YK Chor, CS Gan, JH Lee. Survival benefits of therapeutic plasma exchange in severe sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 38 (7), 598-611
S Le Chong, EH Leow, CJY Yap, SM Chao, I Ganesan, YH Ng. Risk factors for imaging abnormalities after the first febrile urinary tract infection in infants≤ 3 months old: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Paediatrics Open 7 (1), e001687
W Fan, I GANESAN, EH LEOW, C Jia Ying YAP, NG Yong Hong. Exploring the Health-Seeking Behaviours, Care and Support Needs of Caregivers of Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: A Mixed-Methods Study. Singapore Nursing Journal 50 (1) 2023
EH Leow et al. Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in critically ill infants: a multicenter cohort study. Pediatric Nephrology 38 (1), 161-172
EH Leow, JJM Wong, YH Mok, CP Hornik, YH Ng, JH Lee. Fluid overload in children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective cohort study. Pediatric Pulmonology 57 (1), 300-307
JKW Tan, JMC Tan, CH How, EHM Leow. Primary care approach to urinary tract infection in children. Singapore Medical Journal 62 (7), 326
YRL Tan, CTC Chow, I Ganesan, HME Leow. Hydrocele in a case of atypical Kawasaki disease: case report and review of diagnostic criteria. BMC pediatrics 21 (1), 279
EH Leow. The Use of Ofatumumab in Renal Conditions. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine 2 (11), 2300-2309
EH Leow, YH Chan, YH Ng, JKB Lim, M Nakao, JH Lee. Prevention of acute kidney injury in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a narrative review. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 9 (1), 79-90
EH Leow, SY Soh, AM Tan, YH Mok, MY Chan, JH Lee. Critically ill children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case series of 14 patients. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 39 (6), e303-e306
CCY Foo, EHM Leow, KB Phua, CY Chong, NWH Tan. A case of Kawasaki disease with concomitant leptospirosis. Global Pediatric Health 4, 2333794X17721368