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Dr Lydia Chee Jia Yi

MBBS (Spore), MRCS (Ireland), MMed (Family Medicine) (Spore), MCFP (S), FCFP (S)

Associate Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Family Medicine

Clinical Interests

Family Medicine, Menopause, Osteoporosis

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant

Family Medicine Service

Academic Appointments

Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme

About

Dr Chee is an Associate Consultant with the Family Medicine Service in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

She underwent training in the Family Medicine residency programme, and obtained her Master of Medicine (Family Medicine). She subsequently obtained her fellowship from the College of Family Physicians.

Dr Chee has been involved in teaching undergraduate students from NUS and LKC, as well as postgraduate students enrolled in the GDFM and MMED programmes. She also serves as faculty member for the MMED and FCFP college programmes.

Education and Training

  • Fellow of the College of Family Physicians (Singapore)
  • Collegiate Member of the College of Family Physicians (Singapore)
  • Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) (National University of Singapore)
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland)
  • MBBS (National University of Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Associate Consultant, Family Medicine Service, KKH
  • College of Family Physicians Faculty for FCFP(S), 2024 – present
  • College of Family Physicians Faculty for MMED (Family Medicine) programme, 2023 – present
  • Collegiate Member of the College of Family Physicians 2022 – present
  • Deputy Lead, Orthopaedics & Rheumatology Specialty Advisory Group, NHGP, 2021 – 2024

Awards

  • NHGP OurCare Quality Improvement Project Award – Excellence (2023)
  • NHG Excellence in Action Award (Team) for RELATE (Relationship-based Health and Social Integration) (2022) 
  • NHG Team Recognition Awards – Gold (for NHGP RELATE) (2022)
  • NHGP Junior Family Physician Award (2020)
  • NHGP OurCare Quality Improvement Project Award – Merit (2019)
  • SS Ratnam Book Prize Award for Obstetrics & Gynaecology (2013)

Publications

  • Chee JY, Koh HL, Tan SY. Prevalence and associated factors of musculoskeletal disorders among public primary care physicians in a regional healthcare cluster in Singapore: a cross-sectional study. Singapore Medical Journal ():10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-116, March 31, 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-116. [Published ahead of print]
  • Chee JY, Wu MWF, Tiong HY. Iatrogenic cystostomy into Irradiated Small Capacity Bladder with Severe Bowel Adhesions: 2 Case Reports on Methods of Bladder Defect Repair. Singapore Med J 2015; 56 (3): e49-e52 doi: 10.11622/smedj.2015052