Dr Radhika Lakshmanan is a consultant General Surgeon with more than 20 years of surgical experience. She is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and was appointed as an Honorary Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery at the Nottingham Breast Institute in 2011. She served as the Clinical Lead in Surgery for Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University/Imperial College of London in 2012.
Her subspecialty interest lies in Breast Surgery. With the Human Manpower Development Program in 2011, she was trained further in Oncoplastic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery, and Breast Cancer management in Nottingham Breast Institute, United Kingdom. Her scope of treatment of breast diseases ranges from the management of benign breast disorders such as breast cysts, lumps, nipple discharge, lactation problems, breast reduction, breast screening, breast cancer and male breast disorders.
An advocate of breast cancer awareness, Dr Radhika frequently participates in seminars for both the public and medical fraternity. She is an active member of the Singapore Breast Cancer Foundation and Singapore Cancer Society. Dr Radhika has published several peer-reviewed articles and chapters on cancer-related topics.
Dr Radhika's specialty interest is breast cancer.
You can use the FAST test to check for the most common symptoms of stroke in yourself or someone else:
Face: Smile and see if one side of the face droops
Arms: Raise both arms and see if one arm drops down
Speech: Say a short phrase and check for slurred or strange speech
Time: If any of the above symptoms are present, contact a healthcare provider and note down the time symptoms started
