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Dr Gillian Sonia Hendriks

Dr Hendriks Gillian Sonia

MB ChB, MRCPCH (UK)

Associate Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Clinical Appointments

  • Associate Consultant Children's Emergency KK Women's and Children's HospitalKK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Hendriks moved to UK from Singapore in 2002 to undertake her medical degree at the University of Liverpool, graduating in 2008. She subsequently remained in Liverpool over the next 10 years to complete her paediatric speciality training. In 2020, Dr Hendriks returned to Singapore, where she now lives with her husbands and four children.

Working at KKH, Dr Hendriks aims to build and enrich her paediatric experience in Singapore, both in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency medicine. She is also passionate in cultivating her special interests in Youth and Adolescent Wellbeing, recognising the unique healthcare needs of this age group. Her other interests include promoting Joy at Work as well as iPatient Experience and has been actively involved in both hospital and community-based projects in these areas.

With her compassionate approach and dedication to her profession, Dr Hendriks continues to positively impact the lives of children and their families in Singapore.

Education

  • MRCPCH (UK), 2014
  • MB ChB (Honours) (Liverpool, UK), 2008

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Associate Consultant, Children’s Emergency Department, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Nov 2023 – present
  • Senior Staff Registrar, Children's Emergency Department, KK Women's and Children's Hospital April 2020 - Oct 2023
  • Member, The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI), 2017 – present
  • Member, European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), 2019 – present

Awards

  • The COVID-19 Resilience Medal, May 2023
  • Service from the Heart Award, Dec 2022

Research Interests

  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), April 2019

Publications

  • Kawasaki Disease: Management Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic with an Upsurge in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Hendriks, G.; Chandran, S. Rheumato. 2022; 2(2):34-45. https://doi.org/10.3390/rheumato2020005
  • Current practice in early management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: Is it evidence-based? Hendriks G, Stephenson R, Yajamanyam PK. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2018;103:F191.
  • Analysis of Prolonged Jaundice in Newborns: A study looking at the investigations performed and outcomes in a district general hospital. Abstract publication. G Hendriks, H Bentur, W Gao Arch Dis Child 2014;99:A132-A133 doi:10.1136
  • Gastrointestinal presentation and outcome of perinatal cytomegalovirus infection, Hendriks G, McPartland J, El-Matary W. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jan 4;2013

Research Trials

  • Participant in study "Childhood obesity in the ED" on behalf of Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI), August 2019