Dr Shawn Lin Zhi Zheng

​Dr Lin aims to deliver evidence-based medicine to his patients and train up the next generation of neurologists within Singhealth. He co-developed a phone app for new MOs in Neurology as a practical and easy-to-access reference on the go, covering a wide spectrum of topics from the practical aspects of a stroke activation to teaching topics like neuroanatomy of the brain and vascular territories. As Chief Resident, he augmented the leadership roles of Senior Residents (SRs) within SGH Neurology, giving each SR more leadership opportunities and better organization and distribution of work. He also established guidelines and a roster for Neurology SRs to have protected time amidst to go to the neurodiagnostic lab to learn essential skills of nerve conduction studies, electromyography and electroencephalography. He is actively involved in organizing examinations such as the NNI PACES course for junior doctors. He has been invited as a reviewer for the Neurology Chapter of the book ‘A Strategy To & Worked Practice For the MRCP PACES, World Scientific, Aug 2023’. And has multiple publications in journals such as Neurology Asia, BMJ, SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, A&A Practice, Clinical Case Reports. In recognition of his efforts, he has won awards such as the National Neuroscience Institute Service Quality Award and Service with a Heart Award.

• Associate Consultant, Department of Neurology, NNI@SGH
  
• ​Neuroscience Innovation Committee Member
  

• Extraordinary linear non-enhancing brainstem leptomeningeal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma: A case report. Tan Z, Lin SZZ, Li Y, Kheok SW. Clin Case Rep. 2024 May 14;12(5):e8932. Doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8932. PMID: 38751962; PMCID: PMC11093894. 
• Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome After Starting Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Therapy for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: A Case Report. Lin, S.Z.Z, Lizwan, M. & Sonu, S.K. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 6 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-024-01683-5
• A Case of Primary Sjogren Syndrome masquerading as post-COVID Bickerstaff Encephalitis. Lin SZZ, Ling HC, Tan YJ, Neurol Asia 2024; 29(1) :247-249
• Case of Infiltrative Optic Neuropathy with Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis as a manifestation of en plaque meningioma, Lin SZZ, Lizwan M, Tan MB et al, BMJ Case Rep 2023;0:e257046.doi:10.1136/bcr-2023-257046 
• Rare Case of anti-CV2 paraneoplastic polyneuropathy associated with lung adenocarcinoma. Lizwan M, Lin SZZ, Sonu SK. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e253686. Doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-253686
• Lance Adams Syndrome After Hypoxic Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report. Lim ML, Lim RRZ, Lim SZZ, Lee  YL. A&A Pract 2022 Aug 10;16(8):e 1605.doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001605.PMID:35952340