Ang Kexin
Clin Asst Prof Ang Kexin

M Med (Int Med), MRCP (UK), MBBS

Researcher Interests
  • ​Neuro-palliative care

Research Appointments

Clinical Research Faculty, Neurology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Asst Professor

Neuroscience Academic Clinical Programme

About Researcher

​Dr Ang Kexin is a Senior Consultant Neurologist at the National Neuroscience Institute, focusing on Supportive and Palliative Care. She received her Neurology specialist training in the Department of Neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI@TTSH).

Education & Training

  • M Med (Int Med) (NUS, Singapore), 2011
  • MRCP (UK) (RCP, United Kingdom), 2010
  • MBBS (NUS, Singapore), 2006

Professional Appointments & Committee Memberships

  • Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute
  • Clinical Senior Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS
  • Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Adjunct Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Awards

  • SingHealth HMDP Award, FY2014

Research Interests

  • ​Neuro-palliative care

Publications

  • ​Strategies used in improving and assessing the level of reporting of implementation fidelity in randomised controlled trials of palliative care complex interventions: A systematic review. Ang K, Hepgul N, Gao W, Higginson IJ. Palliative Medicine. 2017 Jul 1:0269216317717369.
  • Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) involving people nearing death: Proposed solutions to ethical challenges. Ang K, Woo MHI. European Journal of Palliative Care. 2017; 24(2)
  • The Effectiveness of Singing or Playing a Wind Instrument in Improving Respiratory Function in Patients with Long-Term Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review. Ang K, Maddocks M, Xu H, Higginson IJ. Journal of Music Therapy. 2017 Mar 1;54(1):108-31.
  • Healthcare Needs of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Singapore: A patient-centred qualitative study from multiple perspectives. Ang K, Umapathi T, Tong J, Ng J, Tseng LJ, Woo IM. Journal of Palliative Care. 2015 Sep 15;31(3):150-7.