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Assoc Prof Deidre Anne De Silva

MBBS, MRCP (United Kingdom), FAMS (Neurology)

Research Interest:

Hyperacute stroke care
Stroke imaging
Asian pattern of stroke
Novel stroke risk factors
Stroke health systems research

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Department of Neurology National Neuroscience Institute
Senior Consultant Neurology Singapore General Hospital

Profile

Assoc Prof Deidre De Silva is the Director, Faculty Development, Academic Affairs, National Neuroscience Institute and Academic Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs & Development, Neuroscience ACP. She is also a Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, NNI@SGH.

As a clinical neurologist with subspecialty interest in stroke, she is involved in stroke research, academic grant-supported studies and industry sponsored clinical trials. Her education interests include inter-professional education in stroke and research mentorship.

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital), 2009 - Present
Director, Faculty Development, Academic Affairs, National Neuroscience Institute, Present
Academic Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs & Development, Neuroscience ACP, Present
Programme Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, National Neuroscience Institute, 2018 - Present
Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, 2014 - Present
Chair, Stroke Service Improvement team, Ministry of Health, 2014 - Present
Committee Member, Singapore National Stroke Association, 2014 - Present
Committee Member, World Stroke Organisation (Stroke support organisation, World Stroke Campaign), 2017 - Present
Director (Patient Safety & Clinical Quality), National Neuroscience Institute, 2021 - 2024
Head, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital), 2017 - 2023

Education

FAMS (Neurology), 2007
FRCP, 2004
MRCP Royal College of Physicians UK, 2002
MBBS National University of Singapore, 1996

Awards

2nd Prize, 10th SingHealth Allied Health Innovation Practice Award, 2017
AM-Ethos Learning Enhancement And Progress (Leap) Award – Merit, to both Duke-NUS student Mr Lim Shu Han and ACP, 2017
Certificate of achievement winner for 9th AHIP 2016 - Gem award (Project SGAT SGH)
Outstanding Resident Faculty Award 2014 and 2015
SingHealth GCEO Outstanding Clinical Research Award 2014

Research Studies

Ethnic differences among stroke patients in Singapore: Principal investigator of this investigator-initiated study
Pattern of stroke among South Asians: Principal investigator of this investigator-initiated study
Large artery stiffness and compliance among stroke patients: Singapore General Hospital principal investigator of this collaborative project with the Baker Heart Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Metabolic syndrome among stroke patients: Principal investigator of this investigator-initiated study
Intracranial stenosis among stroke subtypes in Asians: Principal investigator of this investigator-initiated study
Echoplanar imaging thrombolysis evaluation trial (EPITHET)- in collaboration with Royal Melbourne Hospital and National Stroke Research Institute, Australia: Writing committee, clinical coordinator, radiology sub-committee

Publications

Liew NC, Alemany GV, Angchaisuksiri P, Bang SM, Choi G, DE Silva DA, Hong JM, Lee L, Li YJ, Rajamoney GN, Suviraj J, Tan TC, Tse E, Teo LT, Visperas J, Wong RS, Lee LH. Asian venous thromboembolism guidelines: updated recommendations for the prevention of venous thromboembolism. Int Angiol. 2017 Feb;36(1):1-20. (Impact factor: 0.899)
Venketasubramanian N, Yin A, Lee LB, De Silva DA. Two decades of nation-wide community-based stroke support- The Singapore National Stroke Association. Int J Stroke 2016. [EPUB] (Impact factor: 3.044)
Queck KK, Fabiaña NL, Woon FP, Tay DD, Oh CT, Ng WM, De Silva DA. Cultural issues of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale dysphasia and dysarthria components in Singapore- A survey of healthcare workers. Int J Stroke 2016; 11(9) (Impact factor: 3.044.)
Fabiaña NL, Chen CL, Venketasubramanian N, Lee CF, Wong KS, De Silva DA. Sex and the treatment effect in the Chinese Medicine NeuroAiD Efficacy on Stroke recovery (CHIMES) trial. J Clin Neurosci. 2016; 33(1):269-270 (Impact factor: 1.61.)
Ng YS, Astrid S, De Silva DA, Tan MLD, Tan YL, Chew E. Functional Outcomes after Inpatient Rehabilitation in a Prospective Stroke Cohort, Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2013; 22 (3): 175-182 (Impact factor: N.A.)