SBCC Baby & Child Clinic (Ang Mo Kio)

Dr. Charmaine Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree. She subsequently underwent her post-graduate training at the National University Hospital (NUH) where she trained in various departments including Paediatric Medicine, Neonatology, Intensive Care, Children’s Emergency, and Paediatric subspecialties. She also underwent Neonatology training at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Singapore General Hospital.She obtained her postgraduate qualifications from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom) and Master of Medicine, Paediatrics (Singapore). In 2012, she was awarded the prestigious Wong Hock Boon Gold Medal for which only outstanding individuals of sufficient merit are conferred. She is also accredited as a Paediatric Medicine Specialist by the Singapore Medical Council.

Background

Prior to joining SBCC, Dr Teo was with the Child Development Unit at NUH working with children with a wide variety of developmental and behavioural problems, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning difficulties, developmental delays, as well as developmental issues in children born prematurely or with chronic medical conditions. She has been trained in Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) Feeding Therapy, Brazelton Touchpoints and the Incredible Years Program and was the former Chief Resident at the Department of Paediatrics and at the National University of Singapore Clinical Faculty Scheme.

Her research has been presented at overseas and local conferences, including the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (USA). She is one of the co-authors of the chapter on the ‘Active Child’ of the Paediatric textbook entitled ‘Pediatric Differential Diagnosis, Top 50 Problems’.Dr Teo is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (USA), and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Dr Marha Liu is a Consultant Paediatrician at SBCC Baby and Child Clinic. She received her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Dalhousie University, Canada and her Master of Medicine (Paediatric) from the National University of Singapore. She completed her training in Paediatrics Medicine at the National University Hospital. She is also a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom.

Dr Liu has provided care to patients with a number of conditions including developmental assessment, vaccinations for babies, common paediatric and adolescent cases, and picky eating.

Background

“Children are mines of unlimited potential. With the right care and keeping them in good health, we help to uncover the precious gems of possibility within. “

Dr. Liu is experienced in General Paediatrics Inpatient ward, Ambulatory Paediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Children’s Emergency

She was actively involved in educating future-generation doctors. In the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS) as a clinical faculty, she used to do bedside clinical teachings and guide medical students attached to her outpatient clinics. In 2012, she was appointed as Deputy Clinical Supervisor with the main responsibility of educating and guiding junior doctors rotating through the paediatrics department. She also volunteered in health education and medical care programmes for the rural populations in Thailand and Indonesia and facilitated weekend virtues classes for toddlers in the neighbourhood.

Dr Liu is a Member, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.