Cerebrovascular/stroke specialists in Singapore

Ahmad Mohammed TauqeerMRCP (UK)

Brain & nerves · Singapore

Dr Mohammad Tauqeer Ahmad is a neurologist practising at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He has a special interest in strokes, epilepsy movement disorders and neuroimmunology. He has experience in treating strokes with neuro-intervention. Dr Ahmad graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India and later became a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London. He pursued his masters in internal medicine in National University of Singapore (NUS) and received his fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK. Furthermore, he has a fellowship from the Academy of Medicine, Singapore in neurology and internal medicine, as well as membership of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. After completing his residency from AMU, he joined Singapore General Hospital (SGH) as a medical officer and worked in multiple departments such as internal medicine, haematology, cardiology and neurology. He then moved on to become a registrar at the National Neuroscience Institute (SGH) and completed his basic and advanced training at SGH. He was also a clinical tutor at NUS’ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr Ahmad is actively involved in post-graduate and undergraduate medical training, as well as in imparting knowledge to allied healthcare workers and the public. He is an active participant in local committees and a reviewer to many peer-reviewed journals related to neurology. He has also published papers in journals such as Movement Disorders and the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. He has also participated in many media interviews and public awareness programmes to share his experience and knowledge with the local public on his expertise in stroke management and neurology in general. Throughout his medical career, Dr Ahmad has achieved many awards and recognition for his work in the medical landscape in Singapore, such as the Best Medical Officer Award (SGH), Service Quality Partners Award

Prakash Rameshchandra Paliwal

Brain & nerves · Singapore

Dr Prakash R Paliwal is a neurologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests are in headaches, stroke, movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, autoimmune neurological disorders, demyelinating disorders of the nervous system, as well as muscle disorders. He was formerly a senior consultant in the division of neurology at the National University Hospital (NUH) and previously a visiting consultant at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Dr Paliwal graduated from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India and obtained his membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK. He did his advanced specialist training at NUH in neurology and during that same year, he was awarded the Young Researcher Award from NUH’s department of medicine. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. He also has an American Society of Neuroimaging certification for neurosonology (trans cranial and extra cranial dopplers) and the Asian Epilepsy Academy certification for electroencephalography. While at NUH, he gained experience in treating neurological disorders, and has a special interest in treating stroke during the hyperacute phase and prevention of stroke. He was actively involved in formulating and revising protocol for the hyperacute stroke care at NUH. He was also involved in the Parkinson’s clinic at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and treated patients with Parkinson’s. Besides his clinical work, he was involved in training medical students. He participated as an examiner regularly for neurology training in students’ in-training assessments and was a lead educator for neurology trainees for hyperacute stroke care simulation training at NUH. He was formerly an assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Dr Paliwal has participated as a speaker and trainer for many symposiums for international neurology delegates on stroke care. He is involved in research on neurological disorders and has published extensively in neurology with the main area of interest in stroke care. He has also written on headache, epilepsy, neuropathies, neurophysiology-related procedures, and COVID-affecting neurology diseases. He has more than 52 international publications including book chapters and published abstracts in international peer-reviewed journals. He is a recipient of the National University Health System-Mochtar Riady Pinnacle Awards (Team Award) for a project on “Time is Brain – Endovascular Therapy: Improving Door To Anaesthesia Start Time”.

Singh Shekhawat Ravindra

Brain & nerves · Singapore

Dr Ravindra Singh Shekhawat is a neurologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He has a special interest in stroke, epilepsy, headache, neurophysiology and neuroimmunology. Dr Ravi has completed his medical training from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India, and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. He later became a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London (MRCP, UK), before moving on to pursue his Senior Residency Training in Neurology at Singapore General Hospital. This was followed by fellowship at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) and the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP, Edinburgh). He was working as a neurology consultant under the National Neuroscience Institute and has been providing neurology services at Singapore General Hospital and Changi General Hospital. He worked as a stroke lead in Changi General Hospital under National Neuroscience Institute. Apart from clinical work, Dr Ravi has also been actively involved in educating and mentoring medical students and trainee doctors on the internal medicine and neurology residency programme. He was also a clinical tutor at NUS’ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and DUKE-NUS medical school. He has also published several stroke-related and general neurology articles in many well-established journals. He worked as principal investigator in various grant supported research studies. He has also participated in many media interviews and public awareness programmes to share his experience and knowledge with the public on his expertise in stroke management. Dr Ravi has achieved many awards and recognition for his work in the healthcare system in Singapore, such as the Outstanding Resident award (NNI-SGH), Service Quality Award SGH, Service with a Heart Award and Quality service award at NNI.

Tu Tian MingMRCP (UK)

Brain & nerves · Singapore

Dr Tu Tian Ming is a neurologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. His subspecialties are stroke and general neurology. He was a former senior consultant in the department of neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI). He was also a visiting consultant at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Dr Tu graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained his membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. He subsequently completed his neurology advanced specialist training at NNI. Additionally, he completed a master’s degree in clinical investigation at NUS as well as an overseas research fellowship supported by the National Medical Research Council of Singapore at Duke University, USA. He is currently a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. At CGH, he co-chaired the stroke services and later headed the neurology service. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. His clinical and research interests are in acute ischaemic stroke and neurocritical care. He has also published more than 40 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Besides his clinical work, he is a clinical tutor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr Tu is a member of several organisations including the American Academy of Neurology, the Stroke Council, the American Heart Association, and the Singapore Medical Association. He has received several awards including the NNI Quality Service Award (Star).