Attending Physician, Assistant Professor
Tuft Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States
Dr. Foong is an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Foong earned his medical degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Medical Sciences. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Crozer Chester Medical Center, PA, and an Infectious Diseases fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, MO. Before joining Tufts Medical Center, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and chaired the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for OSF HealthCare, an integrated 14-hospital healthcare system, from 2019 to 2022.
Dr. Foong’s clinical and research interests focus on advancing antimicrobial stewardship and promoting health equity, particularly for underserved populations, such as residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. He was awarded the 2023-24 Leaders in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Public Health (LEAP) Fellowship by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to study the prevalence of antibiotic allergy labels among Massachusetts LTC residents and the impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic prescribing practices. Additionally, he received a K12 award from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (2025–2027) to identify barriers and facilitators to penicillin allergy evaluation and delabeling. Dr. Foong aims to develop targeted strategies to implement penicillin allergy delabeling in LTC settings, ultimately improving care delivery and fostering a more equitable healthcare system.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.
169 - A Bloody Mess! Blood Culture Shortages and Stewardship
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM US ET