Dr Adoree Lim Yi Ying

About

​Dr Adoree Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore with a MBBS in 2004, and subsequently attained her MRCP (UK) in 2007. She underwent specialist training in Endocrinology at the Singapore General Hospital where she is now a Senior Consultant. Her special interest is in thyroid diseases and she has been leading an ultrasound-guided thyroid biopsy service since she was a registrar. She currently runs a thyroid cancer clinic as well as other general endocrinology and diabetes clinics. She recently received the Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists in 2014, one of only three accredited practitioners in Singapore.  As part of her interest in thyroid diseases, she is also involved in research in different aspects of thyroidology.

Education and Training

• MBBS: National University of Singapore, 2004

• MRCP: UK, 2007

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Member, Singapore Medical Association (2004 till present)

• Member, Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore (2009 till present)

• Member, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (2009 till present)

• Member, The Endocrine Society (2009 till present)

Awards

• Service with a Heart Award 2011

• 9th SGH Quality Convention 2012 - Finalist for Quality Improvement Project of the Year

Research Interests

Thyroid diseases

Publications

1. Physiological and Metabolic Changes During the Transition from Hyperthyroidism to Euthyroidism in Graves' Disease.
Chng CL, Lim AY, Tan HC, Kovalik JP, Tham KW, Bee YM, Lim W, Acharyya S, Lai OF, Chong MF, Yen PM.

Thyroid. 2016 Oct;26(10):1422-1430. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

 2. Thyroid carcinoma with pituitary metastases: 2 case reports and literature review.

Lim W, Lim DS, Chng CL, Lim AY.

Case Rep Endocrinol. 2015;2015:252157. doi: 10.1155/2015/252157. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

3. Clinical characteristics and outcome of thyroid storm: a case series and review of neuropsychiatric derangements in thyrotoxicosis.
Swee du S, Chng CL, Lim A.

Endocr Pract. 2015 Feb;21(2):182-9. doi: 10.4158/EP14023.OR. Review.

 
4. Carbimazole-induced myositis in the treatment of Graves' disease: a complication in genetically susceptible individuals?

Lim AY, Kek PC, Soh AW.

Singapore Med J. 2013 Jul;54(7):e133-6.