Seow Su Yin
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Dr Seow Su Yin

Dr Seow Su Yin

MD (UKM Malaysia), MRCPsych (United Kingdom)

Deputy Head & Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Psychiatry

Clinical Interest: Psychogeriatry

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Late Life Anxiety, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Psychogeriatric Conditions.

Clinical Appointments

  • Deputy Head & Consultant Department of Psychiatry Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital

Profile

Dr Seow obtained Doctor of Medicine from National University of Malaysia (MD-UKM) in 2009. She subsequently completed MRCPsych UK and becomes member of Royal College of Psychiatry UK since 2016. She qualifies as a specialist in Psychiatry in 2019. She has trained and practised in various subspecialty such as Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychogeriatry, Liason Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. She is interested in advancing further into Psychogeriatry to improve the mental health of the elderly in the community. She has special interest in education and was the SKH Psychiatry lead for DUKE-NUS medical student. She is currently the site lead for Psychiatry Residency in SKH.

Education

  • ​MD (Malaysia)
  • MRCPsych (UK)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • ​Clinical Instructorship in DUKE-NUS Medical School (2021-2022)
  • Core Clinical Faculty Member of the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Residency Programme (current)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor in Duke-NUS Medical School 

Awards

  • ​Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Gold) (Singapore Ministry of Health, 2022)
  • You Sparkle! Award (Sengkang General Hospital, 2021)
  • Long Service Award (Singapore Ministry of Health, 2021)

Research Interests

Publications

  • ​Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guideline for Pharmacotherapy in Insomnia Disorder. Su Yin Seow, Kah Foo Victor Kwok, Kai Hong Tay, Weng Seng Ashwin Chee. Iris Rawtaer, Yao Cheng, Qi Xuan Tan, Shian Ming Tan. Journal of Psychiatry Practice, 2022 (Accepted, pending publication end of 2022)
  • Social Anxiety Disorder is not just shyness: A common but underdiagnosed condition. Dr Seow Su Yin, Dr Tan Chunzhen, Dr Victor Kwok Kah Foo. The Singapore Family Physician Vol 47(6) April.

Research Trials

​Clinical audit in Appropriate management of Primary Insomnia in outpatients at the Institute of Mental Health