Zhao Yi Jing

Dr Zhao Yi Jing is a neurologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. Her subspecialty interest is in headaches, including headaches in adults, adolescents and pregnancy. She also treats neurological conditions such as sleep-related issues, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, dementia and other neurological conditions. Dr Zhao was a visiting neurology consultant at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital and Changi General Hospital. She graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. She obtained her master’s degree at NUS. She started her neurology career practising at Singapore General Hospital and the National Neuroscience Institute. Besides her clinical work, she was a clinical lecturer at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and a clinical assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. She is a member of the Asian Regional Consortium Headache Society, Singapore Medical Council and Singapore Medical Association. She was also part of the founding committee of the Headache Society of Singapore, and is currently the vice-president and treasurer. She has conducted talks in regional headache meetings and has sat on the advisory board for new treatments in headache and migraine. Dr Zhao has published research papers on headache conditions, including the novel calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) therapies for headache and migraine. She served as the Singapore principal investigator in several regional clinical trials for the latest headache treatment using CGRP monoclonal antibodies and small molecules. She received the Singapore Health Quality Service Award.