Professor Aileen Wee graduated from the University of Singapore in 1975 with MBBS. She trained in Histopathology at the Department of Pathology, NUS, and obtained her specialist degree in Histopathology from the Royal Colleges of Pathologists in Australasia and the United Kingdom in 1981 and 1982, respectively. She has been a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases since 1984 and a member of the Laennec Liver Pathology Society since 2008.
Her research interests include fine needle aspiration biopsy of liver, and gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology, including liver transplantation pathology. Professor Wee is a reviewer and advisor on several regional/international journals, has published over 145 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is co-author of several books and book chapters.
Professor Wee organises regular Diagnostic Cytopathology Workshops and has travelled extensively in the region and internationally to deliver invited lectures at scientific meetings and to conduct cytopathology, hepatobiliary pathology and liver transplantation pathology workshops. She was Director of Undergraduate Pathology Teaching and Phase II Co-ordinator for the medical undergraduate programme at YLLSoM. She was past Chair of the Specialist Training Committee (Pathology) in Singapore and was a member of the Specialist Accreditation Board, Singapore.
Professional Highlights
- Phase II Co-ordinator, Undergraduate Medical Curriculum, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (till 2012)
- Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Pathology, YLLSoM (till 2012)
- Course Director, Diagnostic Cytopathology Workshops, NUHS