Dr Neo Jin Rui Edmund

MBBS (London), MRCP(UK), MMed (Internal Medicine), FAMS

Consultant

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Changi General Hospital

Academic Appointments

Clinical Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Teacher, NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Profile

Dr Edmund Neo is a Consultant with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He received his medical degree from King’s College London in 2015 and underwent residency training at SingHealth. He obtained his Specialist Accreditation in Rehabilitation Medicine in 2022 and is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Dr Neo’s interests are in robotic-assisted rehabilitation, musculoskeletal interventions, and systems of care in rehabilitation. He runs a cancer rehabilitation clinic, caring for patients experiencing disease and treatment-related side effects. He is actively involved in various committees, including the CGH Medical Informatics Committee and the Singapore Cancer Society Cancer Rehabilitation Management Committee.

Education

Specialist Accreditation (Rehabilitation Medicine), Singapore, 2022
MMed (Internal Medicine), 2018
MRCP(UK), 2018
MBBS (London), 2015

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Member, CGH Medical Information Committee, 2023 – Present
Member, SCS Cancer Rehabilitation Management Committee, 2023 – Present
Member, Onco Rehab Workgroup, SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive & Palliative Care Centre, 2023 – Present
Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2022 – Present

Awards

Inspiring Resident Educator Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2022
Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2021
Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2020
Team Education Award, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine ACP Education Awards, 2019

Research Interests

Cancer rehabilitation
Robotics in neurorehabilitation
Ultrasound-guided injections

Publications and Research Trials

Tay SS, Goh ETK, Mon HT, et al. An integrated subacute stroke ward within a community hospital increases rehabilitation efficiency and reduces healthcare expenditure. Proc Singap Healthc 2024;33:1. doi: 10.1177/20101058241310620.
Tay SS, Zhang F, Visperas CA, et al. Robot-mediated impairment-oriented and task-specific training on upper limb post stroke: feasibility and preliminary effects on physical function and quality of life. Front Neurol 2024;15:1415773. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1415773.
Tay SS, Bin Zainul Abideen A, Neo JRE, et al. A case report of Becker muscular dystrophy and stroke who successfully regained mobility with robot assisted gait training. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2024. Epub ahead of print 2024 April 30. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002511.
Neo JRE, Ser JS, Tay SS. Use of large language model-based chatbots in managing the rehabilitation concerns and education needs of outpatient stroke survivors and caregivers. Front Digit Health 2024;6:1395501. doi:10.3389/fdgth.2024.1395501.
Tay SS, Zhang F, Neo EJR. The use of technology in cancer prehabilitation: a systematic review. Front Oncol 2024;14:1321493. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1321493.
Neo JRE, Visperas CA, Tan MPH, Tay SS. Novel use of robot-assisted gait rehabilitation in a patient with stroke and blindness. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16(7): e255457. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255457. PMID: 37479488.
Lim SLY, Chua LJP, Pham TNA, et al. Registered nurses' attitudes, practices, and perceived competencies towards conducting physical examination: A quantitative study. Singap Nurs J 2022; 49(2): 24-33.
Chen J, Neo JRE, Tan YL. Complete spinal cord injury from postoperative seroma following scoliosis surgery: A case report with favorable ambulatory outcomes after comprehensive rehabilitation. J Spinal Cord Med 2022; 1-4. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2022.2108661.
Kong ST, Yeo D, Neo EJ, Chen D. Bilateral upper limb complex regional pain syndrome (type 2) in cervical spinal cord injury: A case report. Cureus 2022; 14(6): e26440. doi:10.7759/cureus.26440.
Tan YL, Neo EJR, Wee TC. Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve blockade with pharmacological agents for chronic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review. Pain Physician. 2022; 25(4): E489-E502. PMID: 35793174.
Tay SS, Visperas CA, Bin Zainul Abideen A, et al. Effectiveness of adjunct robotic therapy with a patient-guided suspension system for stroke rehabilitation using a 7-days-a-week model of care: A comparison with conventional rehabilitation. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl 2021; 3(3): 100144. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100144.
Neo EJR, Shan NT, Tay SS. Hydrodissection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2021; 101(6): 530-539. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001846. PMID: 34261895.
Wee TC, Neo EJR, Tan YL. Dextrose prolotherapy in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta–analysis. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021; 19: 108–117. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.05.015.
Neo EJR, Chew TLT, Tay SS. Use of robotic gait training in hyperglycaemia–induced central pontine myelinolysis: A case report. ASEAN J Rehabil Med. 2021; 31(1).
Tay SS, Neo JRE, Tan MMJ, Tan PL. Post critical care COVID–19 patient benefits from a robotic patient guided suspension system for pulmonary rehabilitation. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2020; 49(6): 401–404. PMID: 32712640.
Dolzhenko E, van Vugt JJFA, Shaw RJ, et al. Detection of long repeat expansions from PCR–free whole–genome sequence data. Genome Res. 2017; 207(11): 1895–1903. doi: 10.1101/gr.225672.117.

Research Trials

Prevalence of cancer rehabilitation needs and drivers of rehabilitation service uptake in breast cancer survivors (Changi General Hospital Joint Research & Innovation Grant 2024 (RIG202403-006PR))
Correlations of body composition measures with functional outcomes and the Clinical Frailty Scale in inpatient rehabilitation: A prospective cohort study (SingHealth Regional Health System PULSES Grant (CGOct23S04); CIRB 2024-3280; NCT06527742)