Rate My Professor Tien Kheng Khoo

Dr. Tien Kheng Khoo is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at Griffith University, where he serves as an academic consultant physician and senior lecturer in medical education. He obtained his MBBS and PhD from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, complemented by MRCP(UK) and FRCP qualifications. Prior to his current appointments, Khoo worked as a Research Associate at the Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, from March 2008 to August 2012. Following his migration to Australia in 2012, he has maintained active roles as a consultant physician in geriatric medicine at the Northern New South Wales Local Health District and clinical associate professor at the University of Newcastle. Through his Griffith position, Khoo contributes to clinical training and research in neurology and related fields.

Khoo's academic interests center on neurology, particularly Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, non-motor symptoms, neurodegenerative diseases, mild cognitive impairment, clinical epidemiology, polypharmacy, and frailty. He has produced 128 publications, accumulating over 5,983 citations. Key works include 'Severity of mild cognitive impairment in early Parkinson's disease: baseline profiling of a population-based cohort' (2014, Movement Disorders), 'The impact of physical activity on non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review' (2016, Frontiers in Medicine), 'Stability of mild cognitive impairment in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease' (2017, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry), 'Anxiety is associated with cognitive impairment in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease' (2017, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders), 'Incidence of Parkinson's disease: a contemporary statement' (2014, Age and Ageing), and 'Lost in translation: how can education about dementia be effectively integrated into medical education curricula?' (2023, BMJ Open). Khoo teaches in the Doctor of Medicine program at Griffith University, coordinating courses in neurology and clinical skills, and promotes interprofessional education and widespread dementia training for health professionals as part of the ICICLE-PD study group.