Rheumatology: Current Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1149 (Printed)
ISSN: 2161-1149 (Printed)
Aisha Lateef
Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital, Singapore
Dr Aisha Lateef is a Rheumatologist and Internist at the National University Hospital, Singapore. She graduated from Karachi University, Pakistan in 1992 and practised as a primary care physician for a few years. She joined NUH in 2001, where she completed her residency and fellowships in internal medicine and rheumatology. She subsequently received further training as rheumatology research fellow at Johns Hopkins Lupus Centre, USA.
Her main research interests are clinical and translational research in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with special focus on plasma microparticles and accelerated atherosclerotic risk. She is a key member of the ‘Lupus Microparticles Research Group’, and one of the founding members of SOCRATES, Society for Clinical Research and Translation for Extracellular Vesicles, Singapore.
Dr Lateef has published many articles and text book chapters on different aspects of SLE management, and serves on editorial board and as reviewer for many rheumatology journals. She plays an active role in multiple local and regional rheumatology organisations and committees, which includes Chapter of Rheumatology, Academy of Medicine (Singapore), Lupus Association of Singapore, Singapore Society of Rheumatology, and Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration.
Dr Lateef is enthusiastic about teaching medical students and junior doctors. She is a core faculty member of the Rheumatology and Internal Medicine fellowship programs at the National University Health System, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Rheumatology, Lupus.