Profile
Dr Yong joined the Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (NNI@SS) in 2012 and completed his advanced specialist training in Neurology in 2015.
He is currently a Senior Consultant Neurologist at the National Neuroscience Institute with special interest in Neuroimmunology.
Education
- MRCP (United Kingdom), 2012
- MB BCh BAO (NUI), 2007
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Head of Service, Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (SKH), 2024 - Present
- Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (NNI@SGH), 2022 - Present
- Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (NNI@SGH), 2016 - 2022
- Adjunct Instructor, SingHealth Duke- NUS Neuroscience Academic Clinical Programme
- Clinical Lecturer, Neurology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
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Awards
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver), 2015
- Service with a Heart Award, 2014
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Research Interests
- Neuroimmunology (CNS inflammatory demyelinating diseases, autoimmune encephalitis)
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Publications
- Hyperfamiliarity in Amnestic and Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment. Chia PS, Hameed S, Yong KP, Chan LL, Ting SKS. Can J Neurol Sci 2016; 00: 1-7
- Ictal Asomatognosia With Illusory Limb Movement Secondary to Dominant Parietal Lobe Lesion. Ting SKS, Yong KP, Hameed S. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2015 Summer; 27(3):e218-20
- Severe falciparum malaria with dengue coinfection complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury: an unusual case with myoglobinemia, myoglobinuria but normal serum creatine kinase. Yong KP, Tan BH, Low CY. BMC Infect Dis 2012; 12(1): 364
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Research Trials
- Validation of a commercial assay in the detection of LGI1 and CASPR2 autoantibodies, 2015 – 2018
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