Moon Ley Tung, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, (2000-2005)
- Internship, National Healthcare Group, Singapore, (2006-2007)
- Basic Specialist Trainee, Internal Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, (2008-2011)
- Advanced Specialist Trainee, Hematology, National University Hospital, Singapore, (2011-2014)
- Resident in Medical Genetics & Genomics, UIHC, Iowa City, IA, (2020-2022)
Research Interests
- My research interest is in gene discovery in patients with inherited bone marrow failure syndromes and hereditary hematological malignancies.
Licenses & Certifications
- Singapore Medical Council
- Fellowship of Royal College of Pathologists
- European Haematology Association (EHA)
- Royal Colleges of Physicians
- American Society of Human Genetics
- American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)
- Iowa Medical License
Selected Publications
- Positive Bubble Study in Severe COVID-19 Indicates the Development of Anatomical Intrapulmonary Shunts in Response to Microvascular Occlusion.Cherian R, Chandra B, Tung ML, Vuylsteke A.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 15;203(2):263-265. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202008-3186LE.PMID: 32997512
- Anti-phospholipid syndrome and COVID-19 thrombosis: connecting the dots.Tung ML, Tan B, Cherian R, Chandra B.Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2021 Feb 4;5(1):rkaa081. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkaa081. eCollection 2021.PMID: 33615129
- Low incidence of venous thrombosis but high incidence of arterial thrombotic complications among critically ill COVID-19 patients in Singapore.Tan CW, Fan BE, Teo WZY, Tung ML, Shafi H, Christopher D, Zheng S, Peh WM, Chan SSW, Chong VCL, Gallardo CA, Chang CCR, Ling LM, Tan JY, Lee KCH, Phua GC, Cherng BPZ, Low JGH, Ho VK, Prasad V, Wong LJL, Lim CXQ, Chee YL, Ong KH, Lee LH, Ng HJ, Yap ES; Thrombosis Haemostasis Workgroup of Singapore Society of Haematology.Thromb J. 2021 Mar 8;19(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12959-021-00268-9.PMID: 33685477
- Retinal ciliopathies through the lens of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: Past, present and future.Chandra B, Tung ML, Hsu Y, Scheetz T, Sheffield VC.Prog Retin Eye Res. 2022 Jul;89:101035. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2021.101035. Epub 2021 Dec 18.PMID: 34929400
- Severe COVID-19 as a virus-independent immunothrombotic process.Cherian R, Tung ML, Chandra B.Lancet Rheumatol. 2022 Mar;4(3):e172-e173. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(22)00033-9. Epub 2022 Feb 24.PMID: 35233540
- Co-occurrence of VHL and SDHA Pathogenic Variants: A Case Report.Tung ML, Chandra B, Dillahunt K, Gosse MD, Sato TS, Sidhu A.Front Oncol. 2022 Jul 7;12:925582. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.925582. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35875079
- TBX3 and EFNA4 Variant in a Family with Ulnar-Mammary Syndrome and Sagittal Craniosynostosis.Tung ML, Chandra B, Kotlarek J, Melo M, Phillippi E, Justice CM, Musolf A, Boyadijev SA, Romitti PA, Darbro B, El-Shanti H.Genes (Basel). 2022 Sep 14;13(9):1649. doi: 10.3390/genes13091649.PMID: 36140816