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Dr Robert Chen

Dr Chen Robert

MD, Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Neuroradiology (USA)

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology

Sub-specialties: Neuroradiology

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Diagnostic Radiology Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital
  • Head & Senior Consultant Neuroradiology Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital
  • Head & Senior Consultant Neuroradiology National Neuroscience InstituteNational Neuroscience Institute

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor Duke-NUS
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer YLL SOM

Profile

Dr. Robert Chen is trained in both Neuroradiology and Emergency Radiology, where he was a fellow and subsequent staff at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in the USA with a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Neuroradiology and is currently Head of Department of Neuroradiology at SGH.

Education

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston USA
  • Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein Medical System, NYC, USA

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Results Management Co-Chair
  • Result Acknowledgement and Communication Taskforce (ReACT)
  • H9A Emergency Medicine Building member

Awards

  • Certificate of Merit (ARRS) 2023
  • Allied Health Innovative Practice Gem Award 2021
  • Shark Tank Quality Improvement Fest, First prize 2019
  • Service with a Heart Award 2018
  • Singhealth Residence RISE Awards 2018
  • SGH resident teaching award 2016-2018
  • Certificate of Merit (RSNA) 2018
  • Certificate of Merit (ASHNR) 2016

Research Interests

CSF flow, Neurodegeneration, Seizure, Neuro-ophthalmology, Head and Neck

Publications

Selected publications:
  • Tay YX, Chan LL, Than SR, Lim GS, Tan BW, Mak MS, Hou WL, Wee CP, Ng YH, Chen RC. Appropriateness of lumbar spine radiography and factors influencing imaging ordering patters: paving the path towards value-driven healthcare. International Journal for Quality in Healthcare April 2023 29;35(2):mzad021. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzad021
  • Chan LL, Chen RC, Li HH, Lee AJY, Go WY, Lee WL, Lock C, Kumar S, Ng ASL, Kandiah N, Tan LCS, Tan EK, Keong NC. The splenial angle: a novel radiological index for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. European Radiology. May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-07871-4
  • Lee, Emma HW, Gupta A, Kelly HR, Chen RC. Clinical and Imaging Manifestations of Trochlear Nerve Schwannomas – a Case Series. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. September 11, 2020 - doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001059
  • Chia A, Cheng LTE, Wijaya LM, Png MA, Wim WY, Hong WL, Chen RC. Chest X rays and CTs in the era of COVID-19: indications, operational safety considerations, and alternative imaging practices. Academic Radiology. June 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2020.06.022
  • Chen RC, Cheng LTE, Lim J, Gogna A, Ng D, Teo LZ, Tan BS. Touch me not: safe distancing in the era of COVID-19. Journal of the American college of radiology. April 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2020.04.019
  • Yi Shan ML, Kheok SW, Lim KC, Chen RC. Subdural hematoma Mimics. Clinical Radiology 2019; 74(9):663-675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2019.04.013
  • Chen RC, Khorsandi  AS, Shatzkes DR, Holliday RA. The Radiology of Referred Otalgia. AJNR Nov 2009;30(10):1817-23. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1605

Full list: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=k9I61WQAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Trials