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Dr Shawn Lin Zhi Zheng

Dr Lin Shawn

MRCP (UK), MMed (Singapore), MBBS (Singapore)

Associate Consultant

National Neuroscience Institute

Specialty: Neurology

Clinical Interest: General Neurology

Clinical Appointments

  • Associate Consultant Department of Neurology National Neuroscience InstituteNational Neuroscience Institute
  • Associate Consultant Neurology Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital

Profile

​Dr Lin aims to deliver evidence-based medicine to his patients and train up the next generation of neurologists within Singhealth. He co-developed a phone app for new MOs in Neurology as a practical and easy-to-access reference on the go, covering a wide spectrum of topics from the practical aspects of a stroke activation to teaching topics like neuroanatomy of the brain and vascular territories. As Chief Resident, he augmented the leadership roles of Senior Residents (SRs) within SGH Neurology, giving each SR more leadership opportunities and better organization and distribution of work. He also established guidelines and a roster for Neurology SRs to have protected time amidst to go to the neurodiagnostic lab to learn essential skills of nerve conduction studies, electromyography and electroencephalography. He is actively involved in organizing examinations such as the NNI PACES course for junior doctors. He has been invited as a reviewer for the Neurology Chapter of the book ‘A Strategy To & Worked Practice For the MRCP PACES, World Scientific, Aug 2023’. And has multiple publications in journals such as Neurology Asia, BMJ, SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, A&A Practice, Clinical Case Reports. In recognition of his efforts, he has won awards such as the National Neuroscience Institute Service Quality Award and Service with a Heart Award.

Education

  • ​MRCP (UK) (Neurology) Specialty Certificate in Neurology, Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom and Association of British Neurologists 08/06/2022
  • MMED (Int Med) Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), National University of Singapore 31/05/2019
  • MRCP (UK), Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom 26/04/2019
  • MBBS (Singapore) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore 30/04/2016

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Associate Consultant, Department of Neurology, NNI@SGH
  • ​Neuroscience Innovation Committee Member

Awards

  • ​Service with a Heart Award, SingHealth, 2024
  • Service Quality Award (Silver), National Neuroscience Institute, 2023

Research Interests

Publications

  • Extraordinary linear non-enhancing brainstem leptomeningeal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma: A case report. Tan Z, Lin SZZ, Li Y, Kheok SW. Clin Case Rep. 2024 May 14;12(5):e8932. Doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8932. PMID: 38751962; PMCID: PMC11093894. 
  • Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome After Starting Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Therapy for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: A Case Report. Lin, S.Z.Z, Lizwan, M. & Sonu, S.K. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 6 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-024-01683-5
  • A Case of Primary Sjogren Syndrome masquerading as post-COVID Bickerstaff Encephalitis. Lin SZZ, Ling HC, Tan YJ, Neurol Asia 2024; 29(1) :247-249
  • Case of Infiltrative Optic Neuropathy with Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis as a manifestation of en plaque meningioma, Lin SZZ, Lizwan M, Tan MB et al, BMJ Case Rep 2023;0:e257046.doi:10.1136/bcr-2023-257046 
  • Rare Case of anti-CV2 paraneoplastic polyneuropathy associated with lung adenocarcinoma. Lizwan M, Lin SZZ, Sonu SK. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e253686. Doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-253686
  • Lance Adams Syndrome After Hypoxic Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report. Lim ML, Lim RRZ, Lim SZZ, Lee  YL. A&A Pract 2022 Aug 10;16(8):e 1605.doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001605.PMID:35952340

Research Trials