Dr Desiree Lim Xin Ying is an Emergency Medicine specialist. She obtained her MBBS degree from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2018 and her Master of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2023. She subsequently completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at the National University Health System (NUHS) in 2026 and is currently an Associate Consultant in the Emergency Medicine Department at the National University Hospital.
During her residency, Dr Desiree served as the Chief Resident of the NUHS Emergency Medicine Residency Programme and was part of the 12th cohort of the Singapore Chief Residency Programme. She has also served as the NUHS Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) Sub- Committee Co-Chairperson in 2022 and the NUHS GMEC Resident Representative in 2023.
Dr Desiree is actively involved in undergraduate medical education at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and in the postgraduate teaching of residents in the NUHS Emergency Medicine Residency Programme.
2023 COVID-19 Resilience Medal
1. Kuan WS, Yau YW, Lim DXY, Yeoh CK, Cheung NMT, Lim HXY, Chua MT. Validation of Blood-Based Biomarkers After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with GCS 15 in a Singapore Emergency Department: An Observational Study. Medicina (Kaunas). 2026 Jun 5;62(6):1095.
2. Lim DXY, Lim JX, Lim BL, Koh Y. Clinics in diagnostic imaging (225). Singapore Med J. 2026 May 1;67(5):331-334.
3. Chia C, Lim DXY, Ng SY, Tan RVS. White precipitate in a dialysis circuit. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Aug;51(8):517-519.
4. Chew SY, Ang IWL, Lim DXY, Tan MQS, Wee ZY. Assessment of knowledge and perceptions of medical radiation among caregivers and adolescent patients in the paediatric emergency department. Singapore Med J. 2021 Nov;62(11):582-587.
