Profile
Dr Edmund Neo is a Consultant with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He received his medical degree from King’s College London in 2015 and underwent residency training at SingHealth. He obtained his Specialist Accreditation in Rehabilitation Medicine in 2022 and is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Dr Neo’s interests are in robotic-assisted rehabilitation, musculoskeletal interventions, and systems of care in rehabilitation. He runs a cancer rehabilitation clinic, caring for patients experiencing disease and treatment-related side effects. He is actively involved in various committees, including the CGH Medical Informatics Committee and the Singapore Cancer Society Cancer Rehabilitation Management Committee.
Education
- Specialist Accreditation (Rehabilitation Medicine), Singapore, 2022
- MMed (Internal Medicine), 2018
- MRCP(UK), 2018
- MBBS (London), 2015
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Member, CGH Medical Information Committee, 2023 – Present
- Member, SCS Cancer Rehabilitation Management Committee, 2023 – Present
- Member, Onco Rehab Workgroup, SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive & Palliative Care Centre, 2023 – Present
- Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2022 – Present
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Awards
- Inspiring Resident Educator Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2022
- Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2021
- Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2020
- Team Education Award, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine ACP Education Awards, 2019
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Research Interests
- Cancer rehabilitation
- Robotics in neurorehabilitation
- Ultrasound-guided injections
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Publications
- Tay SS, Goh ETK, Mon HT, et al. An integrated subacute stroke ward within a community hospital increases rehabilitation efficiency and reduces healthcare expenditure. Proc Singap Healthc 2024;33:1. doi: 10.1177/20101058241310620.
- Tay SS, Zhang F, Visperas CA, et al. Robot-mediated impairment-oriented and task-specific training on upper limb post stroke: feasibility and preliminary effects on physical function and quality of life. Front Neurol 2024;15:1415773. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1415773.
- Tay SS, Bin Zainul Abideen A, Neo JRE, et al. A case report of Becker muscular dystrophy and stroke who successfully regained mobility with robot assisted gait training. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2024. Epub ahead of print 2024 April 30. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002511.
- Neo JRE, Ser JS, Tay SS. Use of large language model-based chatbots in managing the rehabilitation concerns and education needs of outpatient stroke survivors and caregivers. Front Digit Health 2024;6:1395501. doi:10.3389/fdgth.2024.1395501.
- Tay SS, Zhang F, Neo EJR. The use of technology in cancer prehabilitation: a systematic review. Front Oncol 2024;14:1321493. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1321493.
- Neo JRE, Visperas CA, Tan MPH, Tay SS. Novel use of robot-assisted gait rehabilitation in a patient with stroke and blindness. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16(7): e255457. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255457. PMID: 37479488.
- Lim SLY, Chua LJP, Pham TNA, et al. Registered nurses' attitudes, practices, and perceived competencies towards conducting physical examination: A quantitative study. Singap Nurs J 2022; 49(2): 24-33.
- Chen J, Neo JRE, Tan YL. Complete spinal cord injury from postoperative seroma following scoliosis surgery: A case report with favorable ambulatory outcomes after comprehensive rehabilitation. J Spinal Cord Med 2022; 1-4. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2022.2108661.
- Kong ST, Yeo D, Neo EJ, Chen D. Bilateral upper limb complex regional pain syndrome (type 2) in cervical spinal cord injury: A case report. Cureus 2022; 14(6): e26440. doi:10.7759/cureus.26440.
- Tan YL, Neo EJR, Wee TC. Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve blockade with pharmacological agents for chronic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review. Pain Physician. 2022; 25(4): E489-E502. PMID: 35793174.
- Tay SS, Visperas CA, Bin Zainul Abideen A, et al. Effectiveness of adjunct robotic therapy with a patient-guided suspension system for stroke rehabilitation using a 7-days-a-week model of care: A comparison with conventional rehabilitation. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl 2021; 3(3): 100144. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100144.
- Neo EJR, Shan NT, Tay SS. Hydrodissection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2021; 101(6): 530-539. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001846. PMID: 34261895.
- Wee TC, Neo EJR, Tan YL. Dextrose prolotherapy in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta–analysis. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021; 19: 108–117. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.05.015.
- Neo EJR, Chew TLT, Tay SS. Use of robotic gait training in hyperglycaemia–induced central pontine myelinolysis: A case report. ASEAN J Rehabil Med. 2021; 31(1).
- Tay SS, Neo JRE, Tan MMJ, Tan PL. Post critical care COVID–19 patient benefits from a robotic patient guided suspension system for pulmonary rehabilitation. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2020; 49(6): 401–404. PMID: 32712640.
- Dolzhenko E, van Vugt JJFA, Shaw RJ, et al. Detection of long repeat expansions from PCR–free whole–genome sequence data. Genome Res. 2017; 207(11): 1895–1903. doi: 10.1101/gr.225672.117.
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Research Trials
- Prevalence of cancer rehabilitation needs and drivers of rehabilitation service uptake in breast cancer survivors (Changi General Hospital Joint Research & Innovation Grant 2024 (RIG202403-006PR))
- Correlations of body composition measures with functional outcomes and the Clinical Frailty Scale in inpatient rehabilitation: A prospective cohort study (SingHealth Regional Health System PULSES Grant (CGOct23S04); CIRB 2024-3280; NCT06527742)
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