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Adj Asst Prof Tyebally Arif

MBBS, MRCPCH (UK), MMed (Paeds), GDHM (SMU SingHealth), MPH (Global Health)

Senior Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Acute Bronchitis in Children, Childhood Injuries, Concussion, Emergency, Injuries (Child), Submersion Injuries and Safety Tips, Throat Objects.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Children's Emergency KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Academic Appointments

Director of Global Health, Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme
Clinical Senior Lecturer/ Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (National University of Singapore)
Physician Faculty/ Adjunct Assistant Professor Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Clinical Teacher at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Nanyang Technological University)
Physician Faculty Member for Singhealth Residency Programme (Paediatric Medicine)
Physician Faculty Member for SingHealth Residency Programme (Emergency Medicine)

Profile

Dr Tyebally is a senior consultant working in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Aside from treating patients with acute illnesses and injuries, he is passionate about post graduate medical education, injury prevention and global health. He is a faculty member in both the Paediatric and Emergency Medicine residency programmes. As a champion of injury prevention, he has worked with many stakeholders like ActiveSG and the Singapore Police Force. He helped prepare several national technical references in water safety and sports safety for the Singapore Standards Council. His interest in global health has given him the opportunity to work in many counties like Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Africa and Pakistan. Dr Tyebally was awarded the Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award 2009 – Merit for his contribution to children.

Education

Master of Public Health (Global Health), Tye Cho Yook Gold Medalist, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management and Leadership, Singapore Management University
Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK)
Master of Medicine (Paediatrics), National University of Singapore
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery), National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Valedictorian for Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Commencement, 2024
Tye Cho Yook Gold Medal (Best Student in Examination), 2024
Lady Yuen-Peng McNeice Health Promotion Medal and Prize, 2024
Dean’s Medal and Prize in Implementing Public Health Programmes and Policies, 2024
Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Paediatric Medicine Residency, 2023
Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance for the degree of Master of Public Health, 2021/2022
Winner, Team Category, Singhealth Target Zero harm Award, 2020
GCEO Excellence Award, Outstanding Educator, 2019
AMEI Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Educator, 2018
Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Paediatric Medicine Residency, 2018
Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency, 2017
Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, NUS, 2016
Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency, 2013
Valedictorian for SMU Singhealth Diploma in Healthcare Management, 2011
Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award – Merit, 2009

Research Interests

Publications

Tyebally A, Dong C. An eLearning program to prepare residents for a rotation in pediatric emergency medicine: A qualitative study. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021.
Tyebally A, Foo YY, Dong C. Preparing Junior Doctors to Work in a Pediatric Emergency Department Using Situated Learning and Team Based Learning: A Qualitative Study. Singapore Med J. 2021
Chow W, Lum E, Tyebally A, Chan SL, Lee LC, Ling ML, Tan HK, Tan NC. The art and science of achieving zero COVID-19 transmissions in staff at a large community care facility in Singapore using implementation science: a retrospective analysis. F1000Research. 2021 Mar 16;10(212):212.
Tan RM, Ganapathy S, Tyebally A, Lee KP, Chong SL, Soo JS, Thoon KC, Chan YH, Ng KC. Paediatric emergency department attendances during COVID-19 and SARS in Singapore. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2021 Feb 1;50(2):126-34.
Chong SL, Soo JS, Allen JC, Ganapathy S, Lee KP, Tyebally A, Yung CF, Thoon KC, Ng YH, Oh JY, Teoh OH. Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore. BMC pediatrics. 2020 Dec;20(1):1-9.
Tan RMR, Ong GY, Chong SL, Ganapathy S, Tyebally A, Lee KP. Dynamic adaptation to COVID-19 in a Singapore paediatric emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2020;37(5):252-254.
Chua JL, Ng LC, Lee VJ, Ong MEH, Lim EL, Lim HCS, Ooi CK, Tyebally A, Seow E, Chen MI. Utility of Spatial Point-Pattern Analysis Using Residential and Workplace Geospatial Information to Localize Potential Outbreak Sources. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 May 1;188(5):940-949.
Tan RMR, Dong C, Shen GQ, Feng JXY, Piragasam R, Tyebally A, Chong SL. Parental knowledge and beliefs on the use of child car restraints in Singapore: a qualitative study. Singapore Med J. 2019 Feb 18.
Goh SS, Chong SL, Tyebally A. Danger in Shopping Centres – A Study on Escalator Related Injuries in Children in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2018 Aug;47(8):353-356.
Chong SL, Tyebally A, Chew SY, Lim YC, Feng XY, Chin ST, Lee LK. Road traffic injuries among children and adolescents in Singapore – Who is at greatest risk? Accid Anal Prev. 2017 Mar;100:59-64.
Tripathi M, Tyebally A, Feng JX, Chong. A review of stroller-related and pram-related injuries to children in Singapore. Inj Prev, 2016
Tyebally A, Ang A. Kid’s Can’t Float : Epidemiology of Drowning In Children in Singapore, Singapore Med J 2010; 51(5) : 429