Consultant Neurologist · Malaysia

Dr. Yap Siew Mei

MBBChBAO (Ire) · MD (Ire) · MRes (UK) · MRCP (Ire) · MRCP (UK) · SCE Neurology (UK) · CSCST Neurology

"Your health deserves clear explanations, up-to-date clinical evidence, and personalised, ethical care. You and your family can feel informed, supported, and understood every step of the way."

12 years' dedicated experience in Neurology
18 years' clinical training in Ireland and UK
15 hospitals worked in across Ireland & UK at secondary, tertiary, quaternary levels
35 peer-reviewed publications of which 27 are first-authored
99 clinical presentations given across various meetings and conferences
3 years' clinical fellowship & doctorate in MS

Languages spoken:

  • English
  • Bahasa Malaysia
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • Mandarin Chinese
Dr. Yap Siew Mei, Consultant Neurologist

International expertise,
personalised care

Dr. Yap Siew Mei brings nearly two decades of medical experience across Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK), informed by international standards of care, to her practice in Malaysia.

12 years' dedicated experience in Neurology
18 years' clinical training in Ireland and UK
15 hospitals worked in across Ireland & UK at secondary, tertiary, quaternary levels
35 peer-reviewed publications of which 27 are first-authored
99 clinical presentations given across various meetings and conferences
3 years' clinical fellowship & doctorate in MS
  • Trained in Ireland & the United Kingdom (UK), including at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin; Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin; Cork University Hospital; Mercy University Hospital, Cork; University College Hospital London; Royal Free Hospital, London; and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London.
  • Board-certified in Neurology in Ireland and Registered as a Neurology Specialist in the UK and in Malaysia
  • Extensive clinical experience across the full spectrum of neurological disease - from mild to severe, acute & chronic - having encountered a diverse range of disease presentations & trajectories across public, private, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary hospital settings
  • Successfully completed a 3-year clinical fellowship and doctorate in multiple sclerosis in Dublin
  • Successfully completed a 1-year master's degree in London
  • Successfully completed the UK Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Neurology
  • Extensive portfolio in clinical research, audit, teaching, and management
  • Dr. Yap's publication portfolio can be found here: researchgate.net/profile/Siew-Mei-Yap and in the Publications section on this website with individual citation links to PubMed and Google Scholar. This includes 12 first-authored conference abstract publications, 8 middle-authored journal publications, and 15 first-authored journal publications including in Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis Journal Experimental Translational and Clinical, Journal of Neuropsychology, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Irish Medical Journal, Seizure, Muscle and Nerve, British Medical Journal (BMJ) Case Reports, and Practical Neurology

I'm worried. When do
I seek help?

The following symptoms may have a neurological cause. Timely assessment can make a significant difference in outcomes.

Neurological disorders
& syndromes

Dr. Yap evaluates a broad spectrum of neurological disorders including but not limited to the following:

Migraine, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia, & other headache disorders
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo & other vestibular disorders
Stroke, Transient Ischaemic Attack, & other cerebrovascular disorders
Epilepsy
Dementia (including Alzheimer's, Vascular, Lewy Body, etc.) & other disorders of cognition
Parkinson's Disease and related disorders
Essential Tremor
Restless Legs Syndrome
Other movement disorders
Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), MOG-associated disease (MOGAD)
Myasthenia Gravis & other neuromuscular disorders
Other neuroimmunological disorders
Spinal cord disorders
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Bell's Palsy
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Cervical and/or lumbosacral radiculopathy
Other peripheral neuropathy disorders
Post-Traumatic Brain Injury / Concussion Syndrome
Functional Neurological Disorder

Understand your symptoms and
know what to do next

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