Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Wan Lin Teo

Biography

Dr Teo graduated from NUS and was subsequently selected to enter the Dermatology residency programme. Prior to this, she trained for a year in the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Singapore General Hospital and was elected a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK). She attained United States Medical Licensing (ECFMG) in 2009 and subsequently undertook a paediatric dermatology observership at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas. She underwent broad based internal medicine and paediatric training before going on to complete advanced specialist training in dermatology at the National Skin Centre. Dr Teo was active in research and was the first author of several research articles in peer reviewed scientific journals, the findings of which have also been presented in numerous international conferences. She was awarded the Best Poster Presentation for her paper “Loss of EBER expression in Cutaneous Extranasal spread of nasal type Natural Killer T-cell Lymphoma” which was subsequently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2011. In addition, Dr Teo received the Best Service Award 2009, awarded by the Service Quality Department of Singapore General Hospital, in recognition of excellent patient care. She is the recipient of the 2015 Dermatological Society of Singapore- Neutrogena Scholarship for the American Academy of Dermatology Meeting, San Francisco. She is a member of the Dermatological Society of Singapore and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Chapter of Dermatologists).

Research Interest

General and aesthetic dermatology, pediatric dermatology, eczema, hair disorders

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