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Dr Wang Sinead Wang Zhen

MBBS, NUS, 2007
GDGM, NUS, 2011
MMed FM, NUS, 2011
GDMH, 2013
GDFPDerm, 2013
FCFPS, 2014
MCI, 2017

Consultant

Specialty: Family Medicine

Clinical Appointments

Clinic Director, SingHealth Polyclinics - Outram SingHealth Polyclinics
Service Chief SingHealth Duke-NUS Centre of Memory and Cognitive Disorders

Academic Appointments

Senior Family Physician, Outram Polyclinic

Profile

Dr Sinead Wang is the team lead for the Community Geriatrics workgroup within Singhealth Polyclinics (SHP). She is also an Clinical Assistant Professor for the Duke-NUS Family Medicine Programme.

Sinead graduated from the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2007, and continued her studies in Singapore to obtain her Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) in 2011, becoming a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians in 2014. Sinead also holds Graduate Diplomas in Geriatric Medicine, Mental Health, and Family Practice Dermatology.

Sinead has worked in SHP for the last ten years. Sinead was also a core faculty member of the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Programme from 2014 – 2017, and served as Chief Resident of the SingHealth Family Medicine Programme from 2014 – 2016.

The Community Geriatrics workgroup, for which Sinead is the team lead, actively looks into improving the clinical care and services available for the elderly who attend SHP. Some of the key initiatives that Sinead and her team has driven, include expansion of the scope of memory clinic services, as well as creation of a multi-disciplinary Falls and Frailty assessment service within SHP.

Education

• Masters of Clinical Investigation 2017
• Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians 2014
• Graduate Diploma in Mental Health 2013
• Graduate Diploma in Family Practice Dermatology 2013
• Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) 2011
• Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine 2011
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2007

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Service Chief @ SHP, SingHealth Duke Memory and Cognitive Disorder Centre (Nov 2020 onwards)
• Team lead, SHP Community Geriatrics workgroup (Jan 2015 onwards)
• Clinic Director, Outram Polyclinic ( Sep 2017 to Jul 2019)
• Deputy Clinic Director, Marine Parade Polyclinic ( Apr 2014 to Aug 2017)
• Chief Resident, SingHealth Family Medicine Program (Sep 2014 to Aug 2016)
• Core faculty, SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Program (Jul 2014 to Aug 2017)

Awards

• Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2019
• College Teachers’ Award (College of Family Medicine) 2018
• Residency in SingHealth Excels (RISE) award: Outstanding faculty 2016
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Gold) 2016
• Residency in SingHealth Excels (RISE) award: Outstanding faculty 2015
• Eastern Health Alliance Caring Award (Silver) 2013
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2013

Research Interests

• Memory and Cognition
• Ischemic heart disease
• Diabetes Mellitus

Publications

• Predicting Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care: Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Risk Score for Major Ethnic Groups in Southeast Asia. Wang ZS, Yap J, Koh YL, Chia SY, Nivedita N, Ang TW, Goh SC, Lee CS, Tan LL, Ooi CW, Seow M, Yeo KK, Chua SJ, Tan NC. J Gen Intern Med 2021;36:1514-1524
• Effect of myocardial viability assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance on survival in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Yap J, Lim FY, Gao F, Wang ZS, Low SCS, Le TT, Tan RS. Circulation Reports 2020;6:306-313
• Cultural adaptation of a patient decision-aidfor insulin therapy. NC Tan, Koong AYL, Phoon IKY, Wang ZS, M Paulpandi, YK Lee, J Furler, J Car, CJ Ng. BMJ Open 2020 Mar;10:e033791. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-033791. PMID: 32152165.
• Experience with a Community-based Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic: A Primary Care Perspective. Wang ZS, Tan GC, Wang XF, De Roza JG, Lim LL, Kandiah N. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2017 Aug;46(8):321-323. PubMed PMID: 28920133.
• Effectiveness of external topical medications in the treatment of keloid scars: a review. Wang ZS, Yap J. Hong Kong J Dermatol Venereol. 2016; 24: 120-128.

Research Trials

• Effectiveness of an outpatient exercise programme to reduce falls in the community-dwelling frail and pre-frail elderly in Singapore
• Knowledge and attitudes associated with the uptake of influenza vaccination in the Singapore elderly population
• Diabetes and Health Outcomes study: a retrospective cohort study of type 2 diabetics in the primary care
• Setting up a Community-based Inter-professional Memory clinic: a report of our experience in Singapore
• Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) examination: Assessing its Revelance and Values in Enriching Learning ( MARVEL)- A primary care physician's perspective,
• An International Survey on Hypoglycaemia among Insulin-treated Patients with Diabetes
• Longitudinal follow-up of cardiac patients using the clinical and administrative databases