Dr Lim Wei Shyan, MD

Partner Clinic: Mindscape Wellbeing

Accreditations:

  • Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych), United Kingdom

  • Accredited Psychiatrist, Singapore’s Specialist Accreditation Board

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School

Languages:

  • English, Mandarin, Hokkien

Mode:

  • In-person

Dr. Lim is a psychiatrist with over a decade of experience, with a special focus on child and adolescent mental health. He has worked closely with young persons through clinical roles in consultation-liaison psychiatry, community mental health, and emergency psychiatry, and has led multidisciplinary case conferences involving youth-related agencies such as the Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA) and Republic Polytechnic.

Dr. Lim was formerly a Consultant Psychiatrist and Deputy Director at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), and served as a Visiting Consultant for Mental Health Screening Services at Republic Polytechnic (2018–2023), where he supported youth mental health care on campus.

His current interests include mental capacity assessments, trauma-informed care, and the integration of youth mental health services into community settings.

Specialisations:

  • Depression and Anxiety Disorders

  • Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Awards and Leadership:
Dr. Lim has received multiple recognitions for his excellence in medical education and clinical teaching, including:

  • Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence – Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2021, 2022)

  • Special Recognition Award – Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (AY2021/2022)

  • NHG Teaching Excellence Award for Senior Doctors – National Healthcare Group (2021)

  • Teaching Excellence Award (Undergraduates) – Yishun Health (2019, 2022)

Teaching and Research:
Dr. Lim also held senior faculty positions in the National Residency Programme for Psychiatry and was a core educator at both Lee Kong Chian and Yong Loo Lin Schools of Medicine, where he trained future clinicians in adolescent mental health.