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Dr Tham Huilian Carol

MBBS (Singapore), M.Med (Internal Medicine), MRCP (United Kingdom)

Senior Consultant

National Neuroscience Institute

Specialty: Neurology, Neurology

Clinical Interest: Stroke, General Neurology

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Stroke.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Department of Neurology National Neuroscience Institute

Profile

Dr Carol Tham is a Senior Consultant Neurologist at the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.

Dr Tham received her medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2006. She underwent basic specialist training in internal medicine, followed by advanced specialist training in neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.

After completing her specialist training in Singapore, she received the Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) award from Singhealth to pursue a one year clinical fellowship in stroke with the Calgary Stroke Program in Canada under the mentorship of Professor Andrew Demchuk.

Her clinical and research interests are in acute ischaemic stroke, young adults with stroke, reperfusion strategies, advanced neuroimaging and neurosonology.

Education

MMed Internal Medicine (Singapore), 2012

MRCP (United Kingdom), 2011

MBBS National University of Singapore, 2006

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute
Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Tutor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Clinical Tutor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Awards

NNI Service Quality Award, 2017
Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Award, 2015
NNI EPIC (Enhancing Performance, Improving Care) Award, 2013

Research Interests

Young adults with strokes
Acute ischaemic stroke reperfusion strategies

Publications

Imaging in Acute Stroke. Eswaradass P, Appireddy R, Evans J, Tham C, Dey S, Najm M, Menon BK. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. August 2016;14(8):963-75
First Report of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke in Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome in Pregnancy. CH Tham, YL Tan, KE Lee. The Stroke Interventionalist Journal, July 2013; 1(2)

Research Trials

GLORIA - AF: Global Registry on Long-Term Oral Anti-thrombotic Treatment In Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (Phase II/III). Co-Investigator
Determinants of Outcome for Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack. Co-Investigator
Central Aortic Blood Pressure of Patients with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension from Autonomic Failure. Co-Investigator