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Dr Kee Tze Phei

Dr Kee Tze Phei

MD, MRCS (IRE), FRCR (UK), MMED (Diag Rad)

Consultant

Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology

Clinical Interest: Neuroradiology, Neurointerventional Radiology

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Brain Aneurysm.

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Neuroradiology National Neuroscience InstituteNational Neuroscience Institute

Profile

Dr Kee is a Consultant Neuroradiologist and Neurointerventionalist in National Neuroscience Institute (NNI). She is currently the Director of Joint Neurovascular Service and Co-director of Endovascular Centre in NNI.

She has experience working in various clinical departments including the Emergency Department and Neurosurgery, prior to joining Neuroradiology and General Radiology. She graduated from the SingHealth Radiology Residency Programme in 2020. During her years in residency, she underwent training in both diagnostic and intervention radiology, and received the annual RiSE Outstanding Resident Awards from 2018 to 2020. She obtained post-graduate qualifications in both surgery (MRCS) and radiology (FRCR, MMED). In 2020, she joined the Department of Neuroradiology in National Neuroscience Institute as Associate Consultant and was subsequently promoted to Consultant in November 2022. She is also a Visiting Consultant in National University Hospital.

Dr Kee specialises in both Diagnostic and Intervention Neuroradiology. She received 1 year of clinical fellowship training in Intervention Neuroradiology, Toronto Western Hospital, under the guidance of Professor Timo Krings, from June 2023 to May 2024. She has special interest in neurovascular intervention, including endovascular treatment of hyperacute stroke, aneurysm and vascular malformation.

Dr Kee has published multiple interesting research articles in the field of Diagnostic and Intervention Neuroradiology. She is currently the Clinical Assistant Professor of Duke–NUS Medical School and faculty member of SingHealth Radiology Residency Programme. She continues to share her knowledge and experience in local, regional and international conferences and courses.

Education

  • SingHealth Radiology Residency Programme, 2016 - 2020
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR, UK), May 2017
  • Master of Medicine (MMED, Diag. Radiology,National University of Singapore), May 2017
  • Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, Ireland), Feb 2013
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), National University of Malaysia), May 2010

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Director of Joint Neurovascular Service and Co-Director of Endovascular Centre, NNI
  • Chair of Voices of NNites (VON) Committee, NNI
  • Member of Society of Neuro Vascular Intervention and Surgery (SNVIS)
  • Member of Singapore Medical Association
  • Faculty Member of SingHealth Radiology Residency Programme, 2020 - Current
  • Chief Resident of SingHealth Radiology Residency Programme, 2018 - 2019

Awards

  • 10 Year Long Service Award, SingHealth, 2022
  • Programme Excellence Award, Survival Radiology, RADSCACP, 2020
  • Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2020
  • Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2019
  • Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2018
  • Best Junior Resident, SGH Radiology, SGH, 2016
  • Best Medical Officer, SGH Radiology, SGH, 2014

Research Interests

Publications

  • Comparison between ruptured anterior choroidal artery aneurysms and ruptured intracranial aneurysms in other locations in relation to aneurysm dimensions at rupture. Ahmed Abdelghafar, Tze Phei Kee, Eef J. Hendriks, Hugo Andrade, Timo Krings. Acta Neurochirurgica. 2025 Jan 13;167(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s00701-025-06425-7.
  • Hypothesizing the interplay of thrombus formation, wall enhancement, and perifocal edema as predictive factors for rupture in brain AVMs. Riccardo Ludovichetti, Tze Phei Kee, Taryn Rohringer, Karel G. Terbrugge, Timo Krings. Medical Hypotheses, Volume 193, 2024, 111496, ISSN 0306-9877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2024.111496.
  • Does ultrasound guidance decrease femoral access site complications in neurointerventional procedures? A retrospective cohort study. Tze Phei Kee, Emily M Chung, Saba Ghazimoghadam, Manjula Maganti, Shigeta Miyake, Andrew Falzon, Timo Krings. European Journal of Radiology. 181 (2024) 111771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111771.
  • Parasagittal and Superior Sagittal Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Clinical Presentations, Imaging Characteristics, and Treatment Strategies. Tze Phei Kee, Antti Lindgren, Hiro Kiyosue, Timo Krings. American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2024, 45 (8) 1025-1030; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8246.
  • Transarterial Embolization of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Conventional, Pressure Cooker, and Microballoon Catheter Embolization Techniques. Antti Lindgren, Syed Uzair Ahmed,Vivek Bodani, Hugo Andrade Barazarte, Ronit Agid, Tze Phei Kee, Patrick Nicholson, Eef J. Hendriks, Timo Krings. Operative Neurosurgery, 2024; 27(1): 65.

Refer to Google Scholar for full list of publications:

Research Trials