Profile
Dr Yan Yet Yen is a diagnostic radiologist with training in the field of musculoskeletal radiology and musculoskeletal intervention. Dr Yan received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2008 and obtained his Master of Medicine (Diagnostic Radiology) and membership of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2015.
Dr Yan obtained his specialist accreditation for Diagnostic Radiology in 2017. In 2020, he completed a one year musculoskeletal radiology fellowship in Vancouver General Hospital in association with University of British Columbia, Canada, where he was actively involved in pain and palliative procedures, sports related injections as well as post-operative, tumour and rheumatology diagnostic cases.
Dr Yan is a firm believer of lifelong learning and contributes actively to postgraduate medical education, quality improvement projects and research.
Education
- FRCR (UK)
- MMed (Diagnostic Rad)
- MBBS (Singapore)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Clinical Assistant Professor - Duke-NUS
- Physician faculty - Singhealth Diagnostic Radiology Residency Programme
- Member - Workgroup Two (Healthcare Quality), RADSC ACP Clinical Learning Environment Review Committee
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Awards
- RISE Quality Improvement Project Award for "Improving CT Brain Competency", 2017
- RISE Quality Improvement Project Award for "The Role of IACTA in Acute Bleeding of the Gastrointestinal Tract", 2013
- Best Young Investigator Clinical Poster Award for "Role of Intra-Arterial CT Angiography in Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding" in 2nd AMM-AMS-HKAM Tripartite Congress & 47th Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine, 2013
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Research Interests
- Deep learning in hip fractures
- 3D printing in Cryoablation
- Knee radiofrequency ablation
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Publications
- Yan YY, Tan TJ. Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in the surgical management of drug extravasation: a case report. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2017 Mar;22(1):100-103. doi: 10.1142/S0218810417720030.
- Yan YY, Hartono S, Hennedige T, Koh TS, Chan CM, Zhou L, Rumpel H, Martarello L, Khoo JB, Koh DM, Chuang KH, Tony Lim KH, Dan YY, Thng CH. Intravoxel incoherent motion and diffusion tensor imaging of early renal fibrosis induced in a murine model of streptozotocin induced diabetes. Magn Reson Imaging. 2016 Dec 28;38:71-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2016.12.023.
- Yan YY, Mehta KV, Tan TJ. Fracture of the os trigonum: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Foot Ankle Surg. 2016 Dec;22(4):e21-e24. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2016.05.32.
- Hennedige T, Koh TS, Hartono S,
Yan YY, Song IC, Zheng L, et al. Intravoxel Incoherent Imaging of Renal Fibrosis Induced in a Murine Model of Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction. Magn Reson Imaging. 2015 Dec;33(10):1324-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.07.012.
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