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Assoc Prof Deidre Anne DE SILVA
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Assoc Prof Deidre De Silva is a Senior Consultant Neurologist at NNI@SGH. She leads the NNI Stroke and Cerbrovascular Programme and is co-chair of the NNI innovation committee. She is director of special projects with the SGH research office and Programme Director of the Duke-NUS Clinician-Investigator Development Programme (CIVDP). She currently serves as the Secretary of the World Stroke Organisation.
As a clinical neurologist with subspecialty interest in stroke. Her research interests are in ischaemic stroke, health services and population research, and global health studies. Her education interests include inter-professional education in stroke and research mentorship.
deidre.desilva@singhealth.com.sg
Singapore
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Campbell BCV, De Silva DA, et al. Ischaemic stroke. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2019 Oct 10; 5(1): 70.
Shareef MAH, Narasimhalu K, Saffari SE, Woon FP, De Silva DA. Recurrent vascular events partially explain association between diabetes and poor prognosis in young ischemic stroke patients.J Neurol Sci. 2024 Feb 15;457
Tang KJY, Saffari SE, Narasimhalu K, Queck KK, De Silva DA. Non-hypertensives and those with normal cholesterol are more likely to have concomitant cancer amongst patients with ischemic stroke: A retrospective cross-sectional registry-based study. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2023 Sep 29;13(1):75-82
Fan Q, Doshi K, Narasimhalu K, Shankari G, Wong PS, Tan IF, Ng SC, Goh SY, Woon FP, De Silva DA Impact of beliefs about medication on the relationship between trust in physician with medication adherence after stroke. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Apr; 105(4): 1025-1029.
Cost effectiveness of CYPC19 genetic testing in guiding antiplatelet choice in patients with ischemic stroke – An Asian perspective. K Narasimhalu, YK Ang, D Tan, DA De Silva, K Tan. Int J Stroke. 2020;15(1S):125
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Achievements
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE) Awards 2021
- Programme Excellence Award for STRIPE (Stroke InterProfessional Education, NNI & SGH), AM.EI Golden Apple Awards 2020
- Outstanding Clinical Research Award, RiSE Awards 2019
- Outstanding Award, SingHealth GCEO Outstanding Clinical Research Award 2014
- Outstanding Award, SingHealth Publish! Award 2011
- SingHealth Medical Research Publication Award 2010