Dr Chiong Yi

About

Dr. Chiong Yi is a senior consultant in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Singapore General Hospital. She has an interest in neurorehabilitation and her special interest is in the use of botulinum toxin in management of spasticity and sialorrhoea. 

Education and Training

• MBBS: The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2000 
• MRCP (UK): Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom, 2005 
• FAMS 

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Fellow, Chapter of Rehabilitation Physician, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Jan 2010) 
  
• Honorary Auditor, Society of Rehabiliation Medicine, Singapore (Feb 2012) 
  

Awards

• Singhealth Outstanding Faculty Award (RISE) 2024
• Singhealth 20-year Long Service Award 2023
• Best QI Project Team Award 2017
• Quality Improvement Mentor Appreciation Award 2015
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2013

Publications

1. The effectiveness of a physiatrist-led acute hospital based postoperative hip fracture inpatient rehabilitation program: A single-center retrospective study. Chen J, Bok CW, Ren YP, Xu H, Chiong Y. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2022;31.
2. Successful management of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity in anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Chen J, Chiong Y. J Case Rep. 2019;9(4):232-235
3. Predictors of change in functional outcome at six months and twelve months after severe injury: a retrospective cohort study. Tan AL, Chiong Y, Nadkarni N, Cheng JYX, Chiu MT, Wong TH. Word J Emerg Surg. 2018 Dec 3;13:57
4. The effects of the toe spreader in people with over active toe flexors post stroke – a randomized controlled pilot study. Chiong Y, Tay SS, Lim AC Peter, Tan ML Dawn. Clin Rehabil. 2013 Jan;27(1):90-5
5. Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis associated with dengue fever. Larik A, Chiong Y, Lee CL, Ng YS. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 May 11;2012
6. Characteristics and correlates of rehabilitation charges during inpatient traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in Singapore. Karen SG Chua, A Earnest, Y Chiong, KH Kong. J Rehabil Med 2010; 42: 27–34
7. Results from a prospective acute inpatient rehabilitation database: clinical characteristics and functional outcome using the fundamental independence measure. Ng YS, Jung HY, Tay SS, Bok CW, Chiong Y, Lim AC. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2007; 36:3-10
8. Do recurrent stroke patient have poorer functional outcome compared to first time stroke patient after inpatient comprehensive rehabilitation. Y Ng, H Jung, Y Chiong, P Lim. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 88, Issue 9, Pages E105-E105