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Dr William Kristanto graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University Singapore . He completed  Internal Medicine and Cardiology Residency program from the National University Hospital Singapore (NUHS). He was a Consultant Cardiologist, specializing  in Interventional Cardiology at NUHS. He was also the Cardiac Rehabilitation lead. His secondary appointment was the Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer. 

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He was awarded the prestigious HMDP (Human Manpower Development Program) award by MOH where he was trained by world reknown cardiologist Dr. Sidney Lo in Sydney, Australia.  

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Dr. William Kristanto is proficient in performing complex coronary angioplasty procedures, especially in the setting of Acute Coronary Syndrome where he is part of the Western STEMI Network for NUHS. He is also skilled in performing high risk complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)for calcific coronary artery disease requiring the use of intracoronary lithotripsy or rotational atherectomy. He is adept in performing intracoronary imaging with both Optical Coherent Topography (OCT) as well as Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) for stent optimization. In addition, he also embraces the use of Coronary physiology such as Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), Index of Microvascular Resistance (IMR) and Coronary Flow Reserves (CFR) to guide clinical decision making, especially in the diagnoses of MINOCA (Myocardial infarction with non obstructive Coronary artery disease) , CMD (Coronary microvascular dysfunction) and Coronary Vasospasm.

About Dr William Kristanto

Dr William Kristanto has been heavily involved in clinical teaching and research. He has mentored numerous medical students, junior and senior residents as well as international Interventional Fellows. He is well published and has been the investigator in numerous ongoing clinical trials. He has been invited as faculty to present at conferences and to give lectures  and webinars in the asia pacific region. Throughout his years of training and work, he has won numerous awards, notably as Best Young Clinician at NTFGH (2016) and Service Ambassador (2017). He has held numerous leadership roles such as Chief Resident during his internal medicine residency stint. He is currently a member of the Singapore Cardiac Society, American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. 

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Outside of medicine, Dr William Kristanto is an avid sportsman in both football and badminton where he is heavily involved in the SMA Doctors Team. 

Awards

2022   ENCORE Seoul 2022: Best Oral Presentation 

2021   Blood Donor Bronze Award (>25 times) 

2020   NUHS Covid Warrior Award 

               MOH HMDP award for Fellowship 

2019    NTFGH Best QIP Award: Results Acknowledgement 

2017    NTFGH Service Quality Champion Award 

2016    NTFGH Best Young Clinician Award

2013-2014  NUHS Way: Formal Handover from EMD to Gen Ward 

NUHS “Trigger”: Using Vital signs to identify sick patients for early intervention

Research and Publications

Dangerous Deception: Anterior STEMI and Aortic Dissection

Laureen Wang, Kristanto W

 

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Mar, 73 (9_Supplement_1) 2224

 

Sleep apnoea and cardiovascular outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Koo CY, Aung AT, Chen Z, Kristanto W, Sim HW, Tam WW, Gochuico CF, Tan KA, Kang GS, Sorokin V, Ong PJL, Kojodjojo P, Richards AM, Tan HC, Kofidis T, Lee CH.

 

Heart. 2020 Oct;106(19):1495-1502. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316118. Epub 2020 May 18.PMID: 32423904 


Sleep apnoea during rapid eye movement sleep in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Aung AT, Kristanto W, Tan MJ, Koo CY, Xu PQ, Chin CW, Roldan G, Thant AT, Chan SP, Chua AP, Barbe F, Kojodjojo P, Lee CH.

 

Sleep Breath. 2021 Mar;25(1):125-133. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02057-6. Epub 2020 Apr 8.PMID: 32270424

 

Characteristics and outcomes of young patients with STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: retrospective analysis in a multiethnic Asian population.

Tung BW, Ng ZY, Kristanto W, Saw KW, Chan SP, Sia W, Chan KH, Chan M, Kong W, Lee R, Loh JP, Low AF, Poh KK, Tay E, Tan HC, Yeo TC, Loh PH.

 

Open Heart. 2021 Jan;8(1):e001437. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001437.PMID: 33441469 

 

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or 'broken-heart syndrome', with concomitant myasthenic crisis.

Ho RYJ, Chern ZRB, Kristanto W.

 

Singapore Med J. 2019 May;60(5):267-269. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2019046.PMID: 31187145 

 

Screening and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in acute coronary syndrome. A RCT.

Koo CY, Chua AP, Kristanto W, Koh EH, Tan ES, Abd Rahman S, Abd Gani MB, Chong JP, Aung AT, Han TO, Chan SP, Low AF, Yeo TC, Chan MY, Kojodjojo P, Richards AM, Lee CH.

 

Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jan 15;299:20-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.003. Epub 2019 Jul  3.PMID: 31307844 

 

Assessing the Impact of a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team and Treatment Protocol on Patients Presenting With Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Jen WY, Kristanto W, Teo L, Phua J, Yip HS, MacLaren G, Teoh K, Sim TB, Loh J, Ong CC, Chee YL, Kojodjojo P.

 

Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Mar;29(3):345-353. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.02.190. Epub 2019 Mar 12.PMID: 30910512

 

Sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus are independently associated with cardiovascular events and hospitalization for heart failure after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Aung AT, Koo CY, Tam WW, Chen Z, Kristanto W, Sim HW, Kojodjojo P, Kofidis T, Lee CH.

 

Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 10;10(1):21664. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78700-9.PMID: 33303900

Sleep study-guided multidisciplinary therapy (SGMT) for patients with ACS: Trial rationale and design.

Chua AP, Koo CY, Kristanto W, Parot MVJM, Tan ES, Koh EH, Abd Gani MB, Kojodjojo P, Han TO, Chan SP, Chong JP, Frampton C, Richards AM, Lee CH.

 

Clin Cardiol. 2018 Jun;41(6):721-728. doi: 10.1002/clc.22950. Epub 2018 Jun 6.PMID: 29582447 

 

Genotype-guided versus traditional clinical dosing of warfarin in patients of Asian ancestry: a RCT.

Syn NL, Wong AL, Lee SC, Teoh HL, Yip JWL, Seet RC, Yeo WT, Kristanto W, Bee PC, Poon LM, Marban P, Wu TS, Winther MD, Brunham LR, Soong R, Tai BC, Goh BC.

 

BMC Med. 2018 Jul 10;16(1):104. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1093-8.PMID: 29986700

 

An inactivated enterovirus 71 vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults: A phase I, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, study of two dosages.

Tambyah PA, Oon J, Asli R, Kristanto W, Hwa SH, Vang F, Karwal L, Fuchs J, Santangelo JD, Gordon GS, Thomson C, Rao R, Dean H, Das SC, Stinchcomb DT.

 

Vaccine. 2019 Jul 18;37(31):4344-4353. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.023. Epub 2019 Jun 20.PMID: 31230881 

 

Incidence and predictors of target lesion failure in a multiethnic Asian population receiving the SYNERGY coronary stent: A prospective all-comers registry.

Ananthakrishna R, Kristanto W, Liu L, Chan SP, Loh PH, Tay EL, Chan KH, Chan MY, Lee CH, Low AF, Tan HC, Loh JP.

 

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Nov 15;92(6):1097-1103. doi: 10.1002/ccd.27577. Epub 2018 Mar 7.PMID: 29513378

 

Spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage after catheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardia.

Kristanto W, Chan PF, Yeong SS, Kojodjojo P.

 

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Sep 23;2015:bcr2015209754. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209754.PMID: 26400589 

 

Pulmonary embolism as a cause of unexplained sinus tachycardia after right ventricular myocardial infarction.

Lin J, Kristanto W, Lee CH.

 

Singapore Med J. 2013 Oct;54(10):e199-200. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2013191.PMID: 24154587 

 

Safety, potential efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of specific polyclonal immunoglobulin F(ab’)â‚‚ fragments against avian influenza A (H5N1) in healthy volunteers: a single-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1 study.

Bal C, Herbreteau CH, Buchy P, Rith S, Zaid M, Kristanto W, Han V, Reynaud C, Granjard P, Lépine B, Durand C, Tambyah PA.

 

Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Mar;15(3):285-92. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71072-2. Epub 2015 Feb 5.PMID: 25662592 

 

Improving results management processes in an acute hospital using a multi-faceted approach.

Koh D, Wee T, Fong M, Tan X, Tan R, Menon S, Goh J, Teo S, Chia J, Kristanto W, Lim GH.

 

Int J Qual Health Care. 2022 Mar 3;34(1):mzab158. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab158.PMID: 34962273


SMJ Authors' reply.

Ho RYJ, Chern ZRB, Kristanto W. 

Singapore Med J. 2019 Oct;60(10):552. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2019134.PMID: 31663103 

 

Lian He Wan Bao Article 2017 Physical Inactivity and Cardiac Health (4th Sept 2017)

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