The Respiratory Practice

Services Offered

The Respiratory Practice, founded by Dr. Jim Teo, is a group practice dedicated to providing comprehensive care for individuals suffering from lung problems. Starting from Mount Alvernia Hospital, it has grown to include six specialists and seven clinics, supported by nurses, lung function specialists, and clinic executives. The practice emphasizes the critical importance of breathing and aims to offer excellent respiratory care, utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment in a comfortable environment. The Respiratory Practice is committed to providing general and subspecialty respiratory care.

The services offered encompass a broad spectrum of respiratory and intensive care needs, with specialists holding qualifications in internal medicine, respiratory medicine, and intensive care medicine. The Respiratory Practice aims to help patients breathe easier through a variety of services, including:

  • General respiratory care
  • Subspecialty respiratory care
  • Internal medicine
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Lung function testing
  • Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions such as asthma, bronchiectasis, and pneumonia
  • Early lung cancer detection
  • Endobronchial ultrasound
  • Care for community-acquired pneumonia
  • Multidisciplinary complex airway clinic
  • Dr Jim Teo Yeow Kwan

    "MBBS, National University of Singapore (1997) Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), National University of Singapore (2003) MRCP (UK) Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), Singapore Accredited Specialist in Respiratory Medicine (2007) Intensive Care Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia European Diplomas in Intensive Care Medicine and Adult Respiratory Medicine Consultant, Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, TTSH Clinical Teacher for Medical Undergraduate Teaching, National University of Singapore"