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Diong Colin Phipps

Haematology

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Dr. Diong Colin Phipps

Haematology specialist

Haemato-oncology

Fellowship · Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, UK

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital · Singapore, Singapore · ≈1h 50m direct from Jakarta

Speaks Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, English

Profile verified with the hospital

Asking is free and commits you to nothing, just a WhatsApp chat. A doctor replies in minutes.

First time here? Medifly is a doctor-led service for surgery and complex treatment abroad, an official partner of Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. Our doctors guide you from first question to home again.

Free for you. Partner hospitals pay usThe same price the hospital charges, not moreA medical team beside you, door to door

About Dr. Diong

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.

Credentials

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Ireland
Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK
Fellowship · Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, UK

Where Dr. Diong practises.

3.6/5(529)

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital

RTACRCPAMOH (Singapore)IASIOSISO 900 2000CAP

Singapore, Singapore · ≈1h 50m direct from Jakarta

Known for

Patients needing advanced cancer treatment · Cardiac and neurological care seekers · Medical travelers desiring luxury experience

Languages

Khmer · Mandarin · Arabic · Bahasa Indonesia · Hindi · Vietnamese · Burmese · English · Bengali · Bahasa Indonesia interpreter available

If our doctors recommend Dr. Diong for your case, we arrange the appointment, your travel, and someone beside you at the hospital. You pay Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital's own price, not more.

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Cashless where your policy allows, we arrange direct billingWe check your coverage before you commit to anythingNo insurance? You get the full price up front, no surprises

Frequently Asked Questions

Our medical team reviews your case and recommends the doctor best suited to your condition, needs, and preferences — so you don't have to search on your own.

It starts with one message.

Free and confidential · a doctor reads every message

How Medifly works.

Tell us what’s wrong

Symptoms, history, and what you’ve been told so far.

Our doctors study your case

Which specialist and which hospital give you the best chance.

Our doctors recommend the specialist

By call, video or in person, they explain the recommendation until the decision is clear.

We take it from here

Hospital, flights, travel. Where appropriate, we come with you.

Is Dr. Diong right for your case? Tell us what's wrong. If they're not the right doctor for you, we'll say so, and find who is.