Dr. Brian Yeo Kah Loke

Psychiatry

Credentials	MBBS (Singapore), MMed (Psych) (Singapore), FAMS (Psych), PG Dip. Child & Adolescent Psych (Lond)– Distinction, Certified Master Addiction Counsellor
Language	English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Tamil, Bahasa Indonesia, Hokkien Dialect, Cantonese Dialect, Teochew Dialect
Background	Dr Brian Yeo is a Consultant Psychiatrist in private practice at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. He had left the National University Hospital in 200 as Departmental Director, Department of Psychological Medicine and as Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He had previously served as Adjunct Associate Professor, department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. In addition to General Psychiatry; Dr Yeo has postgraduate qualifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He remains active in community work as Advisor, Social Work Standing Committee, Singapore Children’s Society Board member, Board of Visitors, Mental Capacity Act, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore. Previous School Management Board of two special education schools (Margeret Drive Special School and Balestier Special School) Previous Vice Chairman, Board of Visitors, Children and Young Person’s Homes, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore. Past visiting Consultant Psychiatrist to the Singapore Armed Forces. Dr Yeo is also a certified Master Substance Abuse Counsellor. He is currently the Singapore Medical Association representative to the Board of Management, Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association. National Treatment Guideline Committee Appointments: Member of National Workgroup on Guidelines on Opiate Dependence and Abuse, Ministry of Health Singapore Advisor, Committee on Clinical Guidelines for use of Buprenorphine in the treatment of Heroin dependence in Malaysia, Malaysian Psychiatric Association Member, National Mental Health Sub-Committee on provision and co-ordination of Services for Children and Adolescent, Ministry of Health, Singapore Medico-Legal Experience Expert Eye Witness Appointments: Expert Witness in Child Psychiatry by Medical Protection Society, In Singapore High Court proceedings Expert Witness in Adult Psychiatry, In Singapore High Court proceedings Expert Witness in Drug Addiction both by Singapore Medical Council and by Medical Protection Society, in Singapore Medical Council Inquiry proceedings Court Experience Provided testimony and reports to: High Court, Singapore, UK – General and Child Psychiatry Subordinate Courts Singapore – General Psychiatry Singapore Family & Juvenile Court – Child Custody Proceedings Syriah Court, Singapore – Child Custody Proceedings Syriah Court, Malaysia – Child Custody Proceedings Court Marshall Proceedings, Singapore Armed Forces – General Psychiatry Medico-Legal Review Psychiatric Review for Psychiatric Fitness to give consent Related and Non-related Organ Transplants Psychiatric Review for Fitness to set up Trusteeship Psychiatric Review for Testamentary capacity

Credentials

MBBS (Singapore), MMed (Psych) (Singapore), FAMS (Psych), PG Dip. Child & Adolescent Psych (Lond)– Distinction, Certified Master Addiction Counsellor

Language

English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Tamil, Bahasa Indonesia, Hokkien Dialect, Cantonese Dialect, Teochew Dialect

Background

Dr Brian Yeo is a Consultant Psychiatrist in private practice at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. He had left the National University Hospital in 200 as Departmental Director, Department of Psychological Medicine and as Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He had previously served as Adjunct Associate Professor, department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. In addition to General Psychiatry; Dr Yeo has postgraduate qualifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

He remains active in community work as

Advisor, Social Work Standing Committee, Singapore Children’s Society
Board member, Board of Visitors, Mental Capacity Act, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore.
Previous School Management Board of two special education schools (Margeret Drive Special School and Balestier Special School)
Previous Vice Chairman, Board of Visitors, Children and Young Person’s Homes, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore.
Past visiting Consultant Psychiatrist to the Singapore Armed Forces.

Dr Yeo is also a certified Master Substance Abuse Counsellor. He is currently the Singapore Medical Association representative to the Board of Management, Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association.

National Treatment Guideline Committee Appointments:

Member of National Workgroup on Guidelines on Opiate Dependence and Abuse, Ministry of Health Singapore
Advisor, Committee on Clinical Guidelines for use of Buprenorphine in the treatment of Heroin dependence in Malaysia, Malaysian Psychiatric Association
Member, National Mental Health Sub-Committee on provision and co-ordination of Services for Children and Adolescent, Ministry of Health, Singapore

Medico-Legal Experience

Expert Eye Witness Appointments:

Expert Witness in Child Psychiatry by Medical Protection Society, In Singapore High Court proceedings
Expert Witness in Adult Psychiatry, In Singapore High Court proceedings
Expert Witness in Drug Addiction both by Singapore Medical Council and by Medical Protection Society, in Singapore Medical Council Inquiry proceedings

Court Experience

Provided testimony and reports to:

High Court, Singapore, UK – General and Child Psychiatry
Subordinate Courts Singapore – General Psychiatry
Singapore Family & Juvenile Court – Child Custody Proceedings
Syriah Court, Singapore – Child Custody Proceedings
Syriah Court, Malaysia – Child Custody Proceedings
Court Marshall Proceedings, Singapore Armed Forces – General Psychiatry

Medico-Legal Review

Psychiatric Review for Psychiatric Fitness to give consent
Related and Non-related Organ Transplants
Psychiatric Review for Fitness to set up Trusteeship
Psychiatric Review for Testamentary capacity