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Professional Staff:
Dr Lim Li Ling (Medical Director, Consultant Neurologist & Sleep Physician)
Administrative Staff:
Susan Tan Siok Lian
Saraswathy d/o Superyah
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Dr Lim Li Ling: Medical Director, Singapore Neurology & Sleep Centre |
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Dr Lim Li Ling is the Medical Director of the Singapore Neurology & Sleep Centre. She is also the Director of the Singapore General Hospital Sleep Disorders Unit, Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Sleep Society and the Clinical Neuroscience Society, Visiting Consultant Neurologist with the National Neuroscience Institute, and Visiting Consultant Neurologist at Alexandra Hospital. She is the Principal Investigator in a National Medical Research Council (NMRC) funded Sleep research study on Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease. [top]Professional Education & Qualifications
Dr Lim Li Ling completed medical school at the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 1992. She underwent Basic SpecialtyTraining (BST) in the Singapore General Hospital Division of Medicine Internal Medicine programme from 1994-1996. She graduated at the top of her cohort in the National University of Singapore Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) exit examinations in 1996, and was awarded the Seah Cheng Siang Gold Medal for the most outstanding candidate in the field.
In 1997, Dr Lim was selected for entry into the competitive Neurology Residency training programme at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2006) where she spent 6 years in residency and fellowship, training in Neurology and several Neurology subspecialty disciplines: Clinical Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine, Neuromuscular Diseases and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, inter-related fields dealing with the interpretation of a range of neurodiagnostic tests such as sleep studies, EEG (brain waves) and neuromuscular function studies (nerve conduction studies, electromyography).
Dr Lim is qualified in Internal Medicine (Member, Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom, 1996 and Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine, 1996) and American Board Certified in several subspecialty areas: |
Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 2002), Sleep Medicine (American Board of Sleep Medicine, 2003), Electrodiagnostic Medicine (American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 2003) and Clinical Neurophysiology (American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004). She is the first and only American Board certified Sleep Medicine specialist in the Register of Specialists of the Singapore Medical Council in Singapore. [top]Professional Qualifications
| Degrees/Diplomas |
Institution |
Country (Year) |
| Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBBS) |
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore |
Singapore
(1992) |
| Membership, Royal Colleges of Physicians, United Kingdom-MRCP (UK) |
The Royal Colleges of Physicians, United Kingdom |
U.K.
(1996) |
Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine
MMed. (Int.Med.)(Singapore)
Seah Cheng Siang Gold Medal |
School of Postgraduate Medical Studies, National University of Singapore |
Singapore (1996) |
| American Board Certification in Neurology |
American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology (ABPN) |
U.S.A.
(2002) |
| Master of Public Health (MPH) |
Northeastern Ohio Universities & Cleveland State University |
U.S.A.
(2003) |
American Board Certification in Neurophysiology
(Added Qualifications in the interpretation neurodiagnostic studies for Neurologic diseases-EEG, NCS & EMG) |
American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology (ABPN) |
U.S.A.
(2003) |
| American Board Certification in Electrodiagnostic Medicine (Interpretation of Nerve Conductions Studies, EMG & Autonomic Function Studies) |
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM) |
U.S.A.
(2003) |
| American Board Certification in Sleep Medicine |
American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) |
U.S.A.
(2003) |
| American Board Certification in Clinical Neurophysiology (Interpretation of EEG, Sleep Studies & Evoked Potentials) |
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (ABCN) |
U.S.A.
(2004) |
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Professional Training & Education
| Professional Training & Education |
Institution |
Country (Year) |
| Undergraduate: Medical School |
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore |
Singapore
(1987-1992) |
Postgraduate: Internal Medicine Basic Training Programme
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Division of Medicine, Singapore General Hospital |
Singapore
(1994-1996) |
| Neurology Advanced Specialty Training Programme |
Department of Neurology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
Singapore
(1996-1997) |
| Resident, Neurology Residency Program |
Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
U.S.A.
(1997-2001) |
| Fellow, Neuromuscular Disorders Fellowship Programme |
Section of EMG/Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
U.S.A.
(2001-2002) |
| Training & Certification in MRI/CT Interpretation |
American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN) |
U.S.A.
(2002) |
| Fellow, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Programme |
Section of Epilepsy & Sleep Disorders, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
U.S.A.
(2002-2003) |
| Clinical Scholar (Clinician-Researcher in Sleep Medicine & Neuromuscular Diseases) |
Sections of Epilepsy & Sleep Disorders and EMG/Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
U.S.A.
(2003-2004) |
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