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Chin Hui Xian (Felicia)

Women's health · Singapore

Dr Felicia Chin is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Gleneagles Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. She subspecialises in gynaecological oncology. She is also an accredited laparoscopic surgeon in advanced laparoscopy for both cancer and benign conditions, and an accredited colposcopist with The Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Chin was a senior consultant with the department of gynaecological oncology at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). She graduated from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK. She was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award and completed her fellowship training in fertility sparing management in gynaecological cancers at The Royal Women’s Hospital, Australia. At KKH, she spearheaded Singapore’s first gynae-oncofertility service, which provides holistic care for young women with early-stage gynaecological cancer, helping them to retain their fertility. Dr Chin was also instrumental in implementing the KKH endometrial hyperplasia management guideline, which standardises and streamlines care for women with endometrial hyperplasia. She has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. Dr Chin is passionate about raising awareness on gynaecological cancers and patient advocacy. She sits on the board of the GyneCologic Cancer Group Singapore, and volunteers with the Himalayan Women’s Health Project, which performs yearly cervical cancer screening in Ladakh, India. She has won numerous awards including the SingHealth Quality Service awards, Service from the Heart awards and the SingHealth 10-year Long Service Award.

Harish Mithiran Muthiah

22+ years of experience · Heart & chest surgery · Singapore

Dr Harish Mithiran Muthiah is a thoracic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests include minimally invasive thoracic surgery such as uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and robotic thoracic surgery (RATS), lung oncology, as well as chest wall resection and reconstruction. He was a senior consultant thoracic surgeon in the department of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH) and a former visiting consultant in the department of general surgery at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Dr Harish completed his medical school and upon completing his basic surgical training, joined NUH where he began this training in cardiothoracic surgery. While at NUH, he started the robotic thoracic surgery programme and the rib fracture fixation programme. He has performed more than 2,500 thoracic surgeries since 2014. He also performs novel lung surgery techniques including U-VATS, RATS, lung localisation techniques and navigational bronchoscopy. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. He was the associate programme director for the cardiothoracic residency programme and a clinical tutor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Dr Harish is a council member for the chapter of cardiothoracic surgeons at the Academy of Medicine Singapore, assistant treasurer of the South East Asian Thoracic Society and a member of European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Wong Siew Wei

Cancer · Singapore

Dr Wong Siew Wei is a medical oncologist at Gleneagles Hospital. His areas of expertise and interests are in prostate, kidney, bladder, upper gastrointestinal and lung cancers. Prior to private practice, Dr Wong was a consultant medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre (JHSIMC) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). He was also a visiting consultant medical oncologist for the National Healthcare Group (NHG). He graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia and then underwent training in medical oncology in Victoria, Australia, culminating in a fellowship in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Dr Wong holds a clinical diploma in palliative care from the Victorian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, Australia. While at JHSIMC and TTSH, Dr Wong was involved in multidisciplinary tumour boards in gastrointestinal, thoracic and genitourinary malignancies, and led a number of clinical trials. He has also been an invited speaker regionally. Besides his clinical work, he was the programme director of NHG’s medical oncology training programme. He also served as a member of TTSH’s drug and therapeutics committee. Dr Wong was a clinical teacher at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University. He has lectured at various oncology meetings at both national and regional levels, especially on the topic of genitourinary cancers, and given several public talks on cancer awareness.

Kim Guowei

15+ years of experience · General surgery · Singapore

Dr Kim Guowei is a general surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He has special interests in upper gastrointestinal surgery (including oesophageal and gastric cancer), metabolic and bariatric surgery, minimally invasive (single incision) surgery, robotic surgery, and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He is also proficient in anti-reflux, hernia and gallbladder surgery. Before moving into private practice, Dr Kim was a senior consultant at National University Hospital (NUH), National University Cancer Institute, Singapore and Alexandra Hospital. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He spent a year at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea, for his clinical and research fellowship, mastering laparoscopic and robotic surgery for gastric cancer. Dr Kim has a strong interest in innovation in surgery, embracing technology such as artificial intelligence and robotics to improve existing techniques and help patient outcomes. He also is an early adopter of new techniques, being part of the team that performed the first pressurised intraperitoneal aerosolised chemotherapy (PIPAC) procedure in Asia, conducting several first-in-the-world trials on PIPAC, and also being the first in the region to successfully perform mediastinoscopy-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy for patients in whom conventional esophagectomy approaches were not feasible. He has also recently performed the first endoscopic full thickness resection for submucosal tumours of the stomach and the first endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for bariatric patients at NUH. He was a clinical lecturer for the department of surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, before being appointed an assistant professor. He has been involved in postgraduate education and was the programme director of the National University Health System’s general surgery residency programme. Dr Kim has authored more than 50 papers and has also served as an instructor at local and regional endoscopic and surgical workshops, and has been invited to speak at international conferences on robotic surgery, artificial intelligence in upper gastrointestinal surgery, and on surgical innovation and techniques. He is a reviewer for several journals including the Annals of Surgical Oncology and Obesity Surgery. He currently serves as president-elect, executive committee of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of Singapore, the upper gastrointestinal lead and board member of the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore, and the national coordinator for The Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons Society. He is also a member of the Singapore Medical Association, and Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia Society. Dr Kim also has a passion for cancer survivorship, helping to organise and facilitate the upper gastrointestinal support group at NUH. He is a recipient of the Alexandra Hospital’s Esprit de Corps Award and the COVID-19 Resilience Medal.