Dr Kheok Si Wei

About

Dr Kheok Si Wei is the current Director of Head and Neck Radiology, Director of MRI patient care services, and Deputy Head of Department for Neuroradiology at Singapore General Hospital.

After graduating from the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, she did her radiology residency in Singapore with an emphasis on neuroradiology and head and neck imaging. She visited the University Hospital in Frankfurt and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to supplement her training. She furthered her specialist training in head and neck imaging at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Harvard Medical School hospital, under the MOH Health Manpower Development Plan Award.

Driven by a desire to contribute meaningfully to her field, Dr. Kheok remains committed to continuous learning and collaboration. Her current research interests are in multidisciplinary collaborations to develop deep learning models in enhancing patient care, to explore the potential of imaging science in uncovering previously undetected diseases, and to predict difficult surgeries.

In her role as an educator, she views the opportunities to share her knowledge as a privilege, as she gives conference lectures, resident and medical school student teachings. She is committed to the development of an excellent head and neck radiology unit with the collective efforts of the team. She also oversees the MRI service in the division, which is one of the busiest in the nation, together with a team of dedicated and highly skilled radiographers.

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Director, Head and Neck Radiology, SGH
• Director, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patient care services, Division of Radiological Sciences, SGH
• Deputy Head, Department of Neuroradiology, SGH
  

Awards

• Young Investigator Award, 14th AOCNR SGCR-WIRES
• Oral scientific presentation Gold Award, Deep learning model prediction of optic neuropathy in thyroid eye disease patients, 14th AOCNR SGCR-WIRES
  

Publications

1. Chng CL, Zheng K, Kwee AK, et al. Application of artificial intelligence in the assessment of thyroid eye disease (TED) - a scoping review. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023;14:1300196. Published 2023 Dec 20. doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1300196
2. Evaluation of Compressed SENSE on Image Quality and Reduction of MRI Acquisition Time: A Clinical Validation study. Seow P, Kheok SW, Png MA, et.al. Acad Radiol. 2023 Aug 28:S1076-6332(23)00373-2.
3. Neuroradiological basis of COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction: A systemic review and meta-analysis. Tan CJW, Tan BKJ, Tan XY, Liu HT, Teo CB, Xu SH, Toh ST, Kheok SW, Tze CC, Toh NWY. Laryngoscope. 2022 Jun;132(6):1260-1274
4. Superficial middle cerebral vein: tympanic cavity dehiscence causing pulsatile tinnitus. Sing BWH, Lim MLA, See A, Lee SM, Kheok SW. Otol Neurotol. 2022 Jun 1;43(5):e602-e604. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003495. 
5. Imaging of Endolymphatic Hydrops in Ménière's Disease: A Clinical Update. Kheok SW, Chan YM, Chan LL. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Dec;49(12):1018-1024. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020267. PMID: 33463661.
6. Cardiovascular Hoarseness (Ortner's Syndrome): A Pictorial Review. Kheok SW, Salkade PR, Bangaragiri A, Koh NSY, Chen RC. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Sep-Oct;50(5):749-754. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.015. Epub 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 33036813.
7. A Rare Case of Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis in a COVID-19 Patient. Yong MH, Chan YFZ, Liu J, Sanamandra SK, Kheok SW, Lim KC, Sewa DW. J Neurol Sci. 2020 Sep 15;416:117035. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117035. Epub 2020 Jul 15. PMID: 32738478; PMCID: PMC7362807.
8. Olfactory Loss of Function as a Possible Symptom of COVID-19. Kheok SW, Teo NWY. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Sep 1;146(9):873-874. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.
9. Case Report of Eustachian Tube Malignant Melanoma: 4 Year Follow-up of a Grave and Rare Condition. Tan BY, Kheok SW, Tan TW, Tan HK. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Sep;49(9):694-698. PMID: 33241260.
10. Subdural haematoma mimics. Lim, M., Kheok, SW, Lim, K.C., Venkatanarasimha, N.Small, J.E.,Chen, R.C. 2019 May. Clin Radiol. 2019 Sep;74(9):663-675. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.04.013. Epub 2019 May 17.
11. Compressive optic neuropathy from normal and abnormal internal carotid artery. Chen RC, Kheok SW, Parag S, Chan LL, Tow S. Neurographics. 2018 April; 8(2):79-85
12. Benign periarticular, bone and joint lipomatous lesions. Kheok SW, Ong KO. Singapore Med J. 2017 Sep;58(9):521-527. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2017087.
13. Intramesosigmoid hernia complicated by strangulated small-bowel obstruction. Kheok SW, Haja Mohideen SM, Lim JW, Santhosh Raj SR. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jul
14. Efficacy of influenza vaccination in healthcare workers in a tropical setting: A prospective investigator blinded observational study. SW Kheok, CY Chong, Grace McCarthy, WY Lim, KT Goh, L Razak, Nancy WS Tee, Paul A Tambyah. Annal Acad Med Singapore. 2008 Jun;37(6):465-9.