Dr. Karen Yap is a consultant breast and general surgeon. She has been in private practice since 2005. She was previously from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and specializes in Breast Surgery, including mammotome biopsy, sentinel node biopsy and oncoplastic techniques. Behind her youthful looks lie years of training and experience in dealing with diseases of the breast. As a lady surgeon, Dr Yap understands and appreciates the place and role that breasts have in a lady’s image and self-esteem.
Dr. Yap graduated from the medical school of National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1994, trained in General Surgery in Singapore and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. She has completed a breast fellowship at the Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto.
She received her specialist accreditation in General Surgery in 2002 and is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. Dr Yap has numerous publications in international journals. She received a Master of Science from NUS in 2009 for her research thesis on breast cancer.
Dr. Yap's specialty interests are mammotome biopsy, oncoplastic techniques and sentinel node biopsy.
You can use the FAST test to check for the most common symptoms of stroke in yourself or someone else:
Face: Smile and see if one side of the face droops
Arms: Raise both arms and see if one arm drops down
Speech: Say a short phrase and check for slurred or strange speech
Time: If the answer to any of these tests is yes, contact a healthcare provider immediately and write down the time when symptoms started
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