Consultant Psychiatrist specializing in psychogeriatrics, psychosomatic medicine, and stress-related conditions with extensive clinical and advisory experience.
Dr. Johann Tang is a Radiation Oncologist at Farrer Park Hospital and Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 1998 and completed his house officer training at Hunter Area Health Service, Australia. He returned to Singapore for specialist training in Radiation Oncology at the National University Hospital (NUH). He obtained his specialist fellowship from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists in Radiation Oncology, 2006). Dr. Tang further advanced his expertise through multiple international fellowships including breast brachytherapy at the University of Wisconsin, prostate brachytherapy and pediatric radiation oncology training at Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Australia, as well as training at Arizona Breast Cancer Specialist Centre. He served at NUH for 18 years, where he held leadership roles across breast, gynecological oncology, pediatric oncology, and brachytherapy services, and pioneered advanced radiotherapy techniques such as accelerated partial breast irradiation and image-guided cervical brachytherapy. He has contributed significantly to academic medicine as co-chair of the EuroAsia Breast Brachytherapy School, faculty member in pediatric radiation oncology training programs, and external examiner for the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has also served as Research Director, authored multiple publications, secured research grants, and received several research awards. He currently holds international leadership positions in radiation oncology organizations and continues to be actively involved in clinical practice, research, and education.
Conditions treated
Breast Cancer Radiotherapy · Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Dr Lau Leok Lim is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore.
He has a special interest in paediatric spine. He is also skilled in both the operative and non-operative care of spinal conditions that span a wide spectrum of pathologies across all age groups.
Prior to joining private practice, Dr Lau was a senior consultant in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the National University Hospital.
He graduated from the University of Dublin, Ireland. He has more than 20 years’ experience practising medicine. One of his achievements is the decade-long scoliosis project to reduce surgical eligible rates in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis where he was a project director. He worked with a team of experts and achieved their goal via a multi-pronged approach including the use of smart braces.
Dr Lau has modernised the care of spinal conditions in children by pioneering advanced techniques such as anterior-release followed by chair-based halo-gravity traction for patients with the most severe scoliosis. He embraces technology such as vertebral-body tethering, robotic surgery, endoscopic deformity correction surgery and 3-D printing. He is the earliest spine surgeon who is also clinical fellowship-trained in paediatric spine surgery at an ACGME accredited site. He is also the earliest doctor in Asia to do The Tether – vertebral body tethering and the earliest surgeon in Singapore to use Mazor X scan and Plan Workflow Robotic system.
He was invited to pen the foreword in a book entitled ‘Embrace’, written by his patient who underwent scoliosis surgery. The book details her journey through scoliosis and aims to encourage other patients in similar predicaments. He presents regularly at national and international medical conferences. He also volunteers his expertise at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore. He was the treasurer of the Singapore Spine Society and a current member of the Scoliosis Interest Group, Asia Pacific Spine Society.
Dr Lau is a recipient of several Long Service Awards.
General and colorectal surgeon specializing in minimally invasive, robotic surgery and colorectal cancer with expertise in advanced endoscopic procedures
Conditions treated
Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery · Robotic Colorectal Procedures
Dr. James Wee Liang Hao is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Oxford Orthopaedics and Integrated Specialist Centre, Singapore. He specializes in hip and knee surgery, foot and ankle surgery, and complex limb reconstruction. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the National University of Singapore in 2005, where he was placed on the Dean’s List and awarded the Ivan Polunin Gold Medal. He completed postgraduate specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery and obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom) in 2015. He then pursued advanced fellowship training in complex revision hip and knee replacement at Oxford University Hospitals, United Kingdom, where he developed expertise in minimally invasive and partial knee replacement techniques, including the Oxford Partial Knee System. He further subspecialized in Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, United Kingdom, focusing on sports injuries, deformities, and degenerative conditions. He also received limb reconstruction training using Ilizarov and computer-assisted hexapod techniques in Austria, Italy, and South Africa, with expertise in limb lengthening and deformity correction. Dr. Wee is experienced in robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery (Mako, ROSA, NAVIO systems), Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) hip replacement, and minimally invasive hip and knee replacement techniques aimed at improving recovery and surgical precision. He manages complex revision surgeries including failed implants, infections, and severe deformities. He is also actively involved in medical education as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Senior Lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and faculty member in the NHG-AHPL Orthopaedic Residency Programme. He is a frequent international speaker, surgical instructor, and peer reviewer for orthopaedic journals.
Dr Colin Phipps is a haematologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals and Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore.
He specialises in lymphoma and blood cancers, and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Dr Phipps received his medical degree from the National University of Ireland in 2002 and subsequently completed internal medicine residency and specialist training in haematology at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
He was awarded the HMDP fellowship to pursue subspecialty training in lymphoma and bone marrow transplantation at the renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle.
Dr Phipps spent 10 years with the department of haematology at SGH. There, he was appointed as lymphoma director in 2012 and helped build the lymphoma programme, later becoming the lymphoma lead for the SingHealth-DUKE Blood Cancer Centre, which brought together lymphoma teams from SGH and National Cancer Centre Singapore.
He has overseen the management of hundreds of patients with complex blood cancers, including resistant lymphomas and those undergoing transplantation. He also headed numerous pharmaceutical-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials that have allowed patients access to many novel treatments.
Dr Phipps is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate training of young doctors in Singapore. He has held roles including postgraduate mentor and senior lecturer with NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, as well as MBBS examiner and assistant adjunct professor with DUKE-NUS Medical School.
He has authored more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Transplantation, Critical Reviews in Oncology-Haematology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation. His expertise in the field of lymphoma and bone marrow transplantation has led him to serve as advisor to numerous regional and international expert panels and education programmes.
15+ years of experience · Stomach & digestion · Singapore
Dr. Ikram Hussain is a Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist with extensive clinical experience in Singapore and the United Kingdom, specializing in advanced endoscopic procedures and complex digestive and liver diseases. He earned his MBBS from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in 2007, and later obtained a Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore. He became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2011 and achieved specialist accreditation in Gastroenterology in 2015. Dr. Hussain underwent advanced endoscopy training at the Royal Free Hospital and University College London under the HMDP Award between 2018 and 2019. He is highly skilled in both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), small bowel enteroscopy, cholangioscopy, luminal stenting, and management of gastrointestinal bleeding. His clinical experience spans both general gastroenterology and hepatology, having overseen liver services at the University Hospital of North Durham, where he managed complex conditions such as liver cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, hereditary haemochromatosis, and pre- and post-liver transplant care. Prior to joining Gutcare, he served as Senior Consultant at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Woodlands Health Campus, and also worked as Consultant Gastroenterologist in the UK. Dr. Hussain is actively involved in academic work, including peer-reviewed publications, journal reviewing, and medical teaching appointments at local medical schools in Singapore. He has received multiple awards for clinical excellence, research, and patient care, reflecting his commitment to high-quality gastrointestinal care and advanced endoscopic innovation.
Dr. Henry Chan is a certified Orthopedic Surgeon accredited by the Ministry of Health Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2004 and later obtained his Master of Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery in 2009. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and completed his advanced surgical training, being conferred Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2013. Dr. Chan was awarded the Human Manpower Development Program (HMDP) scholarship by the Ministry of Health Singapore, under which he completed a fellowship in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at the Helios Endo-Klinik in Hamburg, Germany. He previously led the Joint Replacement Unit at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and has performed over 1,000 joint replacement surgeries. He is experienced in advanced joint reconstruction techniques and is actively involved in international teaching and surgical training across Asia. His clinical expertise includes computer-assisted joint replacement surgery such as total hip replacement, total knee replacement, and unicompartmental knee replacement using pinless navigation, patient-specific instrumentation, and robotic-assisted surgery (Makoplasty). He also manages complex revision joint replacement cases including infection, loosening, dislocation, stiffness, and periprosthetic fractures. In addition, he treats general orthopaedic conditions including fractures, sports injuries, ligament and meniscus tears, and spine conditions such as prolapsed intervertebral discs. Dr. Chan is actively involved in academic training as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NUS and core faculty in the Orthopedic Residency Programme under NHG.