Clin Asst Prof Lee Shu Ying

EDRA, FANZCA (Anaes), MMed (Anaes), MBBS

Senior Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Paediatric Anaesthesia

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About Doctor

Languages Spoken

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Publications

Clinical Interests

Regional Anaesthesia

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Academic Appointments

Clincial Assistant Prof

Anaesthesiology ＆ Perioperative Sciences Academic Clinical Programme

About Doctor

Dr Lee Shu Ying is a senior paediatric anaesthetist at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore. She completed her MMed (Masters in medicine, Anaesthesiology, Singapore) and was awarded the Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) in 2008.

Her special interest is paediatric regional anaesthesia, which can reduce the need for strong painkillers and help kids wake up more comfortably. After a fellowship at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in the UK focusing on ultrasound‑guided nerve blocks, she obtained the European Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy (EDRA) in 2012.

She loves working with children and their families, and aims to make the perioperative journey as calm and comfortable as possible - easing anxiety, managing pain, and supporting recovery with safe, evidence‑based care. She also enjoys teaching and serves as Clinical Assistant Professor with SingHealth Duke‑NUS (ANAES ACP), SingHealth Residency Clinical Physician Faculty member, and Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Beyond the hospital, she joins overseas humanitarian surgical and teaching missions - a meaningful way to combine her skills with her love of travelling with purpose.

Languages Spoken

English
Chinese

Education and Training

EDRA (Europe) 2012
MMed Anaesthesiology (Singapore) 2008
FANZCA (Australia) 2008
MBBS National University of Singapore 2003

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, 2013 – Present
Fellow, Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, 2008-Present

Awards

Healthcare Humanity Awards; The Courage Fund. Singapore. 2016
Human Manpower Development Programme Award, Singapore, Ministry of Health, 2011
First prize in ESRA Resident Best Free Paper Competition. 26th Annual European Society of Regional Anaesthesia Congress, Spain, 2007
Research grant awards
- CoSYcloud™, nanostructured phase-change technology in a portable infant warming system for the surgical/critical care setting. Principal Investigator, National Research Foundation 13th grant call, Singapore. 2015-2017.
- Peri-opt hypothermia in children: Improving outcomes with risk identification and guidelines. Principal Investigator. SingHealth Foundation Transition grant (Healthcare Services), Singapore. 2017 - 2019.

Publications

Lee SY, Lew E, Lim Y, Sia AT. Failure of augmentation of labor epidural analgesia for intrapartum cesarean delivery: a retrospective review. Anesth Analg. 2009 Jan;108(1):252-4.
Lee SY, Cheng SL, Ng SB, Lim SL. Single-breath vital capacity high concentration sevoflurane induction in children: with or without nitrous oxide? Br J Anaesth. 2013 Jan;110(1):81-6.
Lee S, Tan JS. Ultrasonography-guided ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block for inguinal herniotomies in ex-premature neonates. Singapore Med J. 2013 Nov;54(11)
Lee SY, Acharyya S, Tan AWL, Loh AHP. Anaesthetic modality and post-surgical oncological outcomes for paediatric tumours: is there a link? Singapore Med J. 2021 Jan;62(1):20-28.
Lee SY, Wan SYK, Tay CL, Tan ZH, Wong I, Chua M, Allen JC. Perioperative Temperature Management in Children: What Matters? Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Sep 25;5(5)
Lee SY, Bong CL, Siow YN, Allen JC. Tympanic membrane-infrared thermometry against zero heat flux thermometry for detection of postoperative hypothermia in children. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Dec 1;38(12):1299-1302.
Lee SY, Sultana R, Allen JC, Bong CL. Preventing perioperative hypothermia in children through implementation of customised guidelines. Singapore Med J. 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2023-021.
Sultana R, Allen JC, Siow YN, Bong CL, Lee SY. Development of local guidelines to prevent perioperative hypothermia in children: a prospective observational cohort study. Can J Anaesth. 2022 Nov;69(11):1360-1374.
Tan Z, Lee SY. Pulmonary aspiration under GA: a 13-year audit in a tertiary pediatric unit. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 May;26(5):547-52.