Clin Asst Prof Sim Yirong

MB BChir (Cantab) MA (Cantab) PhD (Cantab) M Med (Gen Surg) FRCS (Edin)

Consultant

National Cancer Centre Singapore

Specialty: Surgical Oncology, Surgical Oncology

Sub-specialties: Breast, Breast Surgery

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Breast Cancer .

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Breast Surgery Singapore General Hospital
Consultant SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre
Consultant Division of Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore

Academic Appointments

Clinical Asst Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School

Profile

Dr. Sim Yirong graduated with a medical degree and PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2009, and obtained her fellowship with Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2016. Her focus and interests are in breast cancer research and in education.

She is currently a Consultant at the Division of Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Centre Singapore.

Education

MB BChir (Cantab) MA (Cantab) PhD (Cantab) MMed (Gen Surg) FRCS (Edin)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Adjunct Research Fellow, Duke-NUS

Awards

Residency in Singhealth Excels (RiSE) Award Winners, Inspiring Resident Educator Award, 2014
Surgeon-Scientist Strategic Start-Up Grant (S4G), 2016

Research Interests

Publications

Ng YYR, Tan VKM, Goh TLH, Yong WS, Wong CY, Ho GH, Madhukumar P, Ong KW, Ong YS, Sim Y, Tan BK, Tan BKT. Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A 12-year Review in an Asian Population. The Breast Journal. 2016. In Press.
Sim Y, Teo JS, Iqbal J, Chan WH. Primary Melanoma of the Oesophagus, a Diagnostic Challenge – a Case Report. Asian J Surgery. 2015; 38 (4):236-238
Sim Y, Tan VKM, Ho GH, Wong CY, Madhukumar P, Tan BKT, Yong WS, Ng YYR, Ong KW. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in an Asian population: A single institution review. The Breast. 2014; 23 (1): 56-62
Sim Y, Yap F, Soo KC, Low Y. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in ethnic Chinese with MEN2A: A case report and literature review. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jan;48(1):e43-6.