Faculty & Staff

Dr Lui Yit Shiang obtained his medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2002 and subsequently became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 2013. He is also certified as a Substance Abuse & Gambling Addiction Counsellor by the Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling. He went on to get a Master of Science in Addiction Studies at King’s College London (United Kingdom) in 2016.

He is currently working as a visiting consultant in the department with a clinical focus in transplant psychiatry and addiction medicine, particularly dual disorders within the medical and surgical disciplines in the hospital. Currently, he has also developed an interest towards palliative care psychiatry.

Dr Lui has also done some research on the attitudes and perceptions of healthcare workers towards their patients with alcohol use problem and is interested in screening and brief interventions for substance use. His graduating thesis was on Very Brief Advice in Smoking Cessation.

Clinical Focus

Addiction Medicine

Transplant Psychiatry

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor & Clinician Educator, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom

Professional Education

MBBS, National University of Singapore

MMed in Psychiatry, National University of Singapore

Certified Substance Abuse Counsellor (CSAC), Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling

Certified Gambling Addiction Counsellor (CGAC), Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling

Certificate in Medical Education, National University of Singapore

MSc in Addiction Studies, King’s College London, United Kingdom