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Bernard
Ng
MBBS, MSc, MMed

Bernard Ng

(206) 277-1298

1660 South Columbian Way, Box 358280, Seattle, WA 98108
Faculty
Affiliate
Pinned
Academic
Affiliate Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology
Sites of Practice
VA Puget Sound

Education & Training: 

MBBS, National University of Singapore, Singapore (1992)

Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Postgraduate School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore (1998)

Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Postgraduate Medicine, Rochester, MN (1999-2001)

Fellowship, Allergy & Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2001-2004)

Master, in Clinical Investigation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2009-2012)

Research Interests: 

Dr. Ng has research interests pertaining to areas of health services research and his current research focuses on pharmacoepidemiology of anti-rheumatic agents. In addition, he is also interested in long term disease outcomes of various musculoskeletal diseases, in particular, rheumatoid arthritis. Over the past 3 years, he has received Veteran Affair’s local and VISN grants to support his research which resulted in the publication of 3 three original papers and the completion of a master thesis on this subject. Aside from his work as a staff rheumatologist/allergist with the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dr. Ng was a clinical as well as research mentor to Rheumatology fellows, Internal Medicine residents and medical students at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Publications: 

Selected-

Ng, B. and A. Chu, Factors associated with methotrexate dosing and therapeutic decisions in Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Aug 11.

Ng B, Chu A, Khan MM. A retrospective cohort study: 10-year trend of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biological agents use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis at Veteran Affairs Medical Centers. BMJ Open. 2013 Apr 5;3(4).

B. Ng, Low-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Be Safe When Taking Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriasis. Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases, Vol. 2 No. 3, August 2012, pp. 39-46. doi:10.4236/ojra.2012.23009.

Ng, B; Aslam, F; Petersen, N; Yu, HJ; Suarez-Almazor, M. Identification of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using an Administrative Database: A Veteran Affairs Study. Arthritis Care & Research. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2012. 64(10): p. 1490-6.