Assoc Prof Ng Li Whye Cindy

Involves in Clinical: Research: Education in equal ratio and has a heart to groom individuals who is keen to pursue these interests. Does collaborative work with SGH, NTU, TTSH, NNI, SIT etc. as Co-PI.

• Postgrad Certification (Medical Education), United Kingdom, University of Dundee
• Doctor of Philosophy (Physiotherapy), Australia, Curtin University
• Masters (Exercise & Nutrition Science), United Kingdom, Liverpool University/Chester University College
• Diploma (Physiotherapy), Singapore, Nanyang Polytechnic
• Bachelor Degree Science (Microbiology & Biochemistry), Singapore, National University of Singapore

• American College of Sport Medicine , Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Since 2005
• World Obesity Federation, Strategic Scentre for Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE), Since 2020

• Chronic Diseases
• Exercise Physiology
• Obesity

• Low B, Lizwan M, Tan S, Ng C, Chu I, et al. Predictors of Low Muscle Strength and Reduction in Fat-Free Mass in Multi-Ethnic Asian Populations Undergoing Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery. Obes Surg. 2025 Jul 21.
• Kamarudin, M. N., Ibrahim, M. A., Ng , L. W. C., & Mirza, F. T. Recovery in Physical Function, Fatigue and Quality of Life in Post-Mild COVID-19 Infection. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal,2024,9(27), 421–429.
• Anthony James Goff, Cindy Li Whye Ng, Chien Joo Lim, Lester Edmond Jones, Yingshan Lee & Kwang Wei Tham. Qualified and student healthcare professionals in Singapore display explicit weight bias. A cross-sectional survey. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, Volume 18, 2024,Pages 388-395.
• Xiang Ren Tan, Anthony J Goff & Li Whye Cindy Ng. Virtual assessment in Physiotherapy: Examining perceptions, constructs, and tool characteristics. The Asia-Pacific Scholar 2024, 9(2), 70-80
• Tan NFMX, Tham KW, Ho CKE & Ng LWC. Resting metabolic rate in healthy Singaporeans: Performance of the Harris-Benedict equation and a new predictive model, 2023, Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
• Ng DP, Thiviyan P, Shrida S, Ng L W C. Feasibility of conducting sit-to-stand using video consultation, 2023, International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
• Nadhirah Mohd Noor, Zawani Mustaffa, Alia Nizam, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Li Whye Cindy Ng & Fatim Tahirah Mirza. Protocol for a systematic review of the associations between inflammatory markers and lung function, muscle force and exercise capacity in people with COPD. BMJ Open 2023; Jul 18; 13(7),e068776
  Stephanie Cheng, Phong Ching Lee, Jacqueline X. L. Sim, Ai Shan Tan, Cindy L.
• W. Ng, et al. Cost savings of short stay sleeve gastrectomy and walk in hydration clinic versus conventional inpatient care. Surgical Endoscopy 2023 Sept 12; doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10414-1
• Palanichamy V, Ou Gabriel, Ng Jun Hui Marcus, Ng Cindy Li Whye, Ong Hwee Kuan, Jayachandran Balachandran. Physiotherapy Practice Pattern in the adult ICUs of Singapore – A Multi-Centre Survey. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
• Hill K, Chao Yan Ling, Cavalheri V, L W Cindy Ng, et al. Increasing Walking Speed to Achieve a Pre-training Endurance Shuttle Walk Time of 5 to 10 Minutes May Improve Test Responsiveness in People With COPD. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 2021, 41(4), 264-266
• Hill K, Ng Li Whye Cindy, Wootton SL, et al. The minimal detectable difference for endurance shuttle walk test performance in people with COPD on completion of a program of high-intensity ground-based walking. Respiratory Medicine, 2019, 146, 18-22.
• Ho JP, Alison JA, Ng LWC, Wootton SL, et al. People With COPD Who Respond to Ground-Based Walking Training Are Characterized by Lower Pre-training Exercise Capacity and Better Lung Function and Have Greater Progression in Walking Training Distance. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 2019, 39 (5), 338-343.
• Wootton Sally L, Hill Kylie, Alison Jennifer A, Ng Li Whye Cindy, et al. Effects of ongoing feedback during a 12-month maintenance walking program on daily physical activity in people with COPD. Lung, 2019, 197 (3), 315-319
• Hill Kylie, Ng L W Cindy, Cecins Nola, et al. The effect of using a wheeled walker on physical activity and sedentary time in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised cross-over trial. Lung, 2019, doi:10.1007/s00408-019-00297-2
• Chu I.J.H., Lim A.Y.T. & Ng C. L.W. Effects of meaningful weight loss beyond symptomatic relief in adults with knee osteoarthritis and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 2018, 19(11),1597-1607.
• Wootton Sally L., McKeough Zoe, Ng Cindy L.W,et al. Effect on health-related quality of life of ongoing feedback during a 12-month maintenance walking programme in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial. Respirology, 2018, 23(1),60-67.
• Rafael Mesquita, Gabriele Spina, Fabio Pitta, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Brenda M Deering, Mehul S Patel, Katy E Mitchell, Jennifer Alison, Arnoldus JR van Gestel, Stefanie Zogg, Philippe Gagnon, Beatriz Abascal-Bolado, Barbara Vagaggini, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Sue C Jenkins, Elisabeth APM Romme, Samantha SC Kon, Paul S Albert, Benjamin Waschki, Dinesh Shrikrishna, Sally J Singh, Nicholas S Hopkinson, David Miedinger, Roberto P Benzo, Franc¸ois Maltais, Pierluigi Paggiaro, Zoe J McKeough, Michael I Polkey, Kylie Hill, William D-C Man, Christian F Clarenbach, Nidia A Hernandes, Daniela Savi, Sally Wootton, Karina C Furlanetto, Li W Cindy Ng, et al. Physical activity patterns and clusters in 1001 patients with COPD. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2017, 14(3):256-269.
• Wootton SL, Hill K, Alison JA, Ng LWC, Jenkins S,et al. Effects of ground-based walking training on daily physical activity in people with COPD: A randomised controlled trial. Respiratory Medicine, 2017, 132,139-145.
• Li Whye Cindy Ng, E Shyong Tai & Kwang Wei Tham. A community based weight loss intervention program in Malay women – A proof of concept. Journal of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2016, 1, 25-32.
• McNamara RJ, Tsai LLY, Wootton SL, Ng LWC, Dale MT, McKeough ZJ and Alison JA. Measurement of daily physical activity using the SenseWear Armband: Compliance, comfort, adverse side effects and usability. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2016, 13(2),144-154
• Huang SL K, Cheah CH S, Kee YS T, Ng LW C. Physical Function and Body Composition in Asian Kidney Transplant Recipients over Time with Physiotherapy Intervention. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2015, 24(4),208-212
• Wootton SL, Ng LWC, McKeough ZJ, Jenkins S, Hill K, Eastwood PR, Hillman DR, Cecins N, Spencer LM, Jenkins C & Alison JA. Ground –based walking training improves quality of life and exercise capacity in COPD. European Respiratory Journal, 2014, 44(4),885-894.
• Wootton SL, Ng LWC, McKeough ZJ, Jenkins S, Hill K & Alison JA. Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2014, 11(2),9-94.
• Noteboom Ben, Jenkins Sue, Maiorana Andrew, Cecins Nola, Ng Cindy & Hill Kylie. Comorbidities and Medication Burden in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Prevention., 2014, 34(1):75-79
• Li Whye Cindy Ng, Rahul Malhotra, Danny Lai, E. Shyong Tai & Truls Østbye. Perceived Barriers to and Ideas for Weight Control Interventions in Malay Homemakers: Results From Focus Groups. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2015, 27(2)
• Ng LWC, Ng DP & Wong WP. Is supervised exercise training safe in patients with anorexia nervosa? A meta-analysis. Physiotherapy, 2012, 99,1-11
• Li Whye Cindy Ng, Jenny Mackney, Sue Jenkins & Kylie Hill. Does Exercise Training Change Physical Activity in People with COPD? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2012, 9,17-26
• Li Whye Cindy Ng, Sue Jenkins & Kylie Hill. Accuracy and Responsiveness of the Stepwatch Activity Monitor and ActivPAL in Patients with COPD when Walking with and without a Rollator, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2012, 34,1317-1322
• Hong Chang Tan, E Shyong Tai, Dmitri Sviridov, Paul J. Nestel, Cindy Ng, Edmund Chan, Yvonne Teo & Daniel Chun Hang Wai. Relationships between cholesterol efflux and high-density lipoprotein particles in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2011, 5,467-473.
• Cindy Li Whye Ng, E Shyong Tai, Su-Yen Goh & Hwee-Lin Wee. Health status of older adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus after aerobic or resistance training: A randomised trial. Health Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011, 9: 59.
• Ng CL, Goh SY, Malhotra R, Østbye T & Tai ES. Minimal difference between aerobic and progressive resistance exercise on metabolic profile and fitness in older adults with diabetes mellitus: A randomised trial, J. of Physiotherapy, 2010, 56,163-170