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Dr Dypti Lulla

MD (Duke NUS) (Spore), MMed (Family Medicine) (Spore), BSc (Molecular Biology and Business Administration) (USA), MSc (Healthcare Administration) (USA)

Associate Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Family Medicine

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant

Family Medicine Service

Academic Appointments

Clinical Instructor, Duke NUS Medical School

About

Dr Dypti Lulla is a Family Physician, Associate Consultant at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Her clinical and research focus is on women’s health, especially around menopause, osteoporosis, obesity and chronic disease management. She is actively involved in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient safety, convenience and manage transitions of care at her hospital. She is a clinical instructor with Duke NUS and a faculty member with the College of Family Physicians Singapore. She is a recipient of Singapore Health Quality Service – Silver award in 2023.

Education and Training

  • MMed Family Medicine (Singapore) 2020
  • MD Duke NUS Medical School (Singapore) 2016
  • MSc Healthcare Administration (USA) 2011
  • BSc Molecular Biology and Business Administration (USA) 2009

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Associate Consultant, Family Medicine Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2025 - Present
  • Faculty Member, Clinical Skills Faculty (Paediatrics), College of Family Physicians Singapore, 2023 – Present
  • Clinical Instructor, Duke NUS Medical School, 2023 – Present
  • SingHealth Associate in Education, Duke NUS Medical School, 2020 – 2023
  • Program Evaluation Committee for SingHealth Family Medicine Residency, 2017-2018

Awards

  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Silver, 2023
  • 5-year Long Service Award 2023
  • Covid-19 Resilience Medal 2023
  • Family Medicine Academic Clinical Program (FM ACP) Quality Festival Poster Competition – Merit Award, 2022
  • SingHealth Excels (RiSE) Inspiring Resident Educator Award 2018
  • Best poster presentation at 7th DUNES Symposium, 2015
  • Khoo Student Research Award 2015

Research Interests

  • Menopause
  • Osteoporosis
  • Weight Management

Publications

  • Lulla D, Neo JHT, Cheah REL, et al. Decreasing appointment waiting days for first consultation for patients attending adult weight management clinic in a tertiary hospital. BMJ Open Quality 2023;12:e002254.  doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002254
  • Farah Safdar Husain, Dypti Lulla, Timothy Kai Cheng Tay, Jean-Jasmin ML Lee, Satvinder Singh Dhaliwal, Seng Bin Ang. Association between body mass index, body image and self-esteem with sexual function: A survey of young women in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singap 2023;52: 191-9.
  • Lulla D, Teo CW, Shen XY et al. Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of osteoporosis among Singaporean women aged 65 years and above at two SingHealth polyclinics. Singapore Med J. 2021; 62(4): 190-194
  • Lulla D, Mascarenhas SS, How CH, Yeleswarapu SP. An approach to problem behaviours in children. Singapore Med J. 2019; 60(4): 168-172
  • Ly P, Eskiocak U, Kim SB, Roig A, Hight SK, Lulla D, Zou YS, Batten K, Wright WE, Shay JW. Characterization of Aneuploid Populations with Trisomy 7 and 20 Derived from Diploid Human Colonic Epithelial Cells. Neoplasia. 2011; 13: 348-357