Dr Vidhya Dharshini Pillay
Family Medicine • GP
In-Person, Health screening, Teleconsultation, Healthier SG
English, Tamil, Malayalam
HMI Medical Centre (Farrer Park)
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Introduction
Dr Vidhya Dharshini Pillay is an accredited Family Physician with 15 years of medical practice and a special interest in geriatric medicine, palliative care and home care.
Dr Pillay completed a BSc in Human Biology from King's College, University of London and then went on to do medicine as a postgraduate student at the National University of Ireland. After graduating in 2009, she completed her housemanship and did her rotations as a medical officer in various specialties in restructured hospitals in Singapore. Dr Pillay has also obtained Graduate Diplomas in both Family Medicine and Palliative Medicine from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Ageing from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has also completed a course in AI in Health Care with Harvard Medical School (Executive Education), USA. She has more than 10 years of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care experience both in clinical and community settings. She also has vast experience in home care.
Prior to joining HMI Medical Centre, Dr Pillay was a Family Physician in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. She was a clinical tutor in the faculty of Medicine at both Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University. She is a certified facilitator for Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). She has also served as clinical co-lead and member of various cluster level steering committees, hospital committees and workgroups in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
In her personal capacity, Dr Pillay serves as a member of the Board of Visitors for the Ministry of Social and Family Development and is a member of the Elder-Care Management Sub-Committee of Sree Narayana Mission, Singapore.
- MB BCh BAO, LRCP & SI (Ireland)
- Family Physician Accreditation (FPAB, S’pore)
- Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (S'pore)
- Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (S’pore)