Asst Prof Quah Phaik Ling Elaine

Asst Prof Quah Phaik Ling Elaine
Senior Research Fellow I
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Dr Quah Phaik Ling is a translational scientist specialising in maternal and women’s metabolic health, with a focus on pregnancy and the postpartum period. Her research integrates wearable technologies, digital health, behavioural interventions, and implementation science to advance precision metabolic phenotyping, personalised pregnancy care, and prevention of metabolic disease. Her work aims to translate emerging evidence and digital innovations into scalable interventions that improve maternal and child health outcomes across the life course.

Dr Quah has authored 50 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to national guideline development and evidence translation by serving as a member of the Singapore Integrated 24-Hour Activity Guidelines for Early Childhood, Children and Adolescents Workgroup, the Singapore Guidelines for Feeding and Eating in Infants and Young Children Workgroup, and the Guidelines on the Management of the Menopause Transition Workgroup.