Who Is Dr Daphne Lee?

Dr Daphne Lee is the Medical Director and Consultant Endocrinologist at Dr Daphne Lee Endocrine and Diabetes Medical Clinic. Her clinical interests include general endocrinology e.g. diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, osteoporosis and her subspecialty interest is in adrenal and pituitary conditions.

Education & Specialty Training

Dr Lee completed her undergraduate training at the National University of Singapore, and graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2006. Following that she completed housemanship and trained at various public healthcare institutions in Singapore as a Basic Specialty Trainee in Internal Medicine. As she had a keen interest in diabetes and endocrinology, she worked as a Resident Physician at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Diabetes Center for a year prior to starting specialty training. During her time there, she had the privilege of working with eminent clinicians and diabetologists, which allowed her to gain a deeper exposure to the field of diabetes. She subsequently obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2012 and started endocrine specialty training shortly after. She trained in endocrinology at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital and attained her accreditation as a Specialist in Endocrinology by Ministry of Health and the Specialist Accreditation Board in 2016.

Consultant Endocrinologist At Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

After completing specialty training, Dr. Lee worked at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s Division of Endocrinology as a Consultant.

During her time there, she developed an interest in adrenal and pituitary disorders and was responsible for running the Adrenal and Pituitary Clinic where she frequently saw referrals for young hypertension, endocrine hypertension, adrenal nodules and pituitary tumors. She also works with various other disciplines including surgery, neurosurgery, radiology as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient-centered care for patients with complex adrenal and pituitary conditions.

Dr Lee also participated in various research projects relating to this field. She was also responsible for the formulating of several important protocols and guidelines on pituitary and adrenal conditions for the Endocrine Division.

Besides running the adrenal and pituitary service, Dr. Lee also took care of patients across the full spectrum of endocrinology, including those with e.g. thyroid conditions, diabetes mellitus, calcium disorders and osteoporosis.

For her contributions and for rendering exemplary service, Dr Lee was also conferred the Service Champion Award and Long Service Award by KTPH on several occasions.