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Dr Lee Yin Mei

Email:

nucot@nuhs.edu.sg

URL:

https://www.nuh.com.sg/medicine
https://www.nuh.com.sg/nucot

Designations:

Senior Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital
Senior Consultant, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Qualifications:

SAB (Gastroenterology, S'pore), MRCP (UK), MBChB (Dundee)

Specialties:

Medicine, Organ Transplantation

Sub-Specialties:

Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, Gastroenterology ＆ Hepatology

Special Interests:

General Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Transplantation, Hepatitis B and C

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Biosketch

Dr Lee completed a one-year fellowship in Hepatology at the University of Miami with a special interest in Liver Transplantation from 2001-2002. Since then, Dr Lee has been practicing as a Senior Consultant at the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the National University Hospital.

Her special interests are in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation. Dr Lee has two research grants in the area of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and is currently providing expertise in this area, as well as in general Hepatology including Viral Hepatitis B and C and general Gastroenterology.

Awards

Co-investigator in many other studies in the department of Gastroenterology /Hepatology, NUH.

Journals & Publications

Do different lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B genotypes carry the same risk of entecavir resistance? Lee GH, Aung MO, Dan YY, Lee YM, Mak B, Low HC, Lim K, Thwin MA, Tan PS, Lim SG. J Med Virol. 2013 Jan;85(1):26-33. doi: 10.1002/jmv.23392. Epub 2012 Sep 28.
Intragastric balloon significantly improves nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score in obese patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a pilot study. Lee YM, Low HC, Lim LG, Dan YY, Aung MO, Cheng CL, Wee A, Lim SG, Ho KY. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct;76(4):756-60. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.05.023. Epub 2012 Jul 27.
Clinical outcomes of lamivudine-adefovir therapy in chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis. Lim SG, Aung MO, Mak B, Sutedja D, Lee YM, Lee GH, Fernandes M, Low HC, Lai V, Dan YY. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2011 Oct;45(9):818-23. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318214ab5d.
Risk factors for mortality in cirrhotic patients with sepsis. Lim LG, Tan XX, Woo SJ, Dan YY, Lee YM, Lai V, Lim SG. Hepatol Int. 2011 Sep;5(3):800-7. doi: 10.1007/s12072-011-9258-y. Epub 2011 Feb 13.
Alanine aminotransferase is an inadequate surrogate marker for detecting lamivudine resistance. Lim LG, Aung MO, Seet BL, Tan C, Dan YY, Lee YM, Sutedja DS, Fernandes M, Lee GH, Koay E, Lim SG. World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Oct 7;16(37):4691-6.
Percutaneous paraumbilical embolization as an unconventional and successful treatment for bleeding jejunal varices. Lim LG, Lee YM, Tan L, Chang S, Lim SG. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug 14;15(30):3823-6.
A randomized controlled pilot study of Pentoxifylline in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Lee YM, Sutedja DS, Wai CT, Dan YY, Aung MO, Zhou L, Cheng CL, Wee A, Lim SG. Hepatol Int. 2008 Jun;2(2):196-201. doi: 10.1007/s12072-008-9058-1. Epub 2008 Feb 28.
Drug-induced liver injury at an Asian center: a prospective study. Wai CT, Tan BH, Chan CL, Sutedja DS, Lee YM, Khor C, Lim SG. Liver Int. 2007 May;27(4):465-74.
Prevalence and clinical associations of posttransplant fatty liver disease. Lim LG, Cheng CL, Wee A, Lim SG, Lee YM, Sutedja DS, Da Costa M, Prabhakaran K, Wai CT. Liver Int. 2007 Feb;27(1):76-80.
MARS: a futile tool in centres without active liver transplant support. Wai CT, Lim SG, Aung MO, Lee YM, Sutedja DS, Dan YY, Aw MM, Quak SH, Lee MK, Da Costa M, Prahbakaran K, Lee KH. Liver Int. 2007 Feb;27(1):69-75.

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2022/04/22