15+ years of experience · General surgery · Johor Bahru
Qualifications: MBBS (IIUM), Doctor of Surgery (UKM).. Practises as a Resident Doctor at KPJ Pasir Gudang Specialist Hospital in Johor. Direct line: +60 7-257 3999 ext 3942.
Dr. Jesse Hu is a General Surgeon with subspecialty interests in Breast and Endocrine Surgery at FeM Surgery @ Farrer, Singapore. She manages both benign and malignant breast and thyroid conditions, including breast cancer, breast lumps, breast pain, breastfeeding problems, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and neck lumps. She is committed to delivering individualized, patient-centered care, combining oncologic surgery with plastic and reconstructive techniques to optimize both cancer control and quality of life outcomes. Her approach emphasizes holistic recovery and tailored treatment planning to help patients live fully after surgery. Prior to private practice, Dr. Hu served as Senior Consultant in the National University Health System, caring for patients at National University Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. She was Tumor Group Lead for Breast Oncology at the National University Cancer Institute Singapore and led initiatives in JCI accreditation focusing on patient safety and care quality. She also led value-driven outcome programs for breast cancer patients. She completed surgical training at National University Hospital and was admitted as Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She further completed two Health Manpower Development Plan fellowships at Oxford University Hospitals, United Kingdom, specializing in oncoplastic breast surgery and endocrine and thyroid surgery. She is actively involved in breast cancer awareness education and overseas medical missions.
Conditions treated
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery · Thyroid Cancer Management
Dr Lee is formally trained in liver transplants, kidney transplants and simultaneous pancreas kidney transplants in addition to complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery. He specialises in surgery for liver tumours, major pancreatic surgery and biliary surgery. He is well regarded for his laparoscopic skills especially for gallbladder and gallstone surgery.
Prior to joining Gleneagles Hospital, Dr Lee was senior consultant and the former director of the Centre for Digestive and Liver Disease (CDLD) at the Singapore General Hospital from 2013 to 2015. The Centre has a patient attendance of more than 500 patients a day for hepatobiliary, gastroenterology, upper gastrointestinal and colorectal diseases.
Dr Lee is also the co-director of the Pancreas Transplant Programme in Singapore. He is accredited to perform transplant surgeries of the liver, kidney and pancreas. He is an executive member of the Society of Transplantation, Singapore. He is also a member of the International Pancreas & Islet Transplantation Association and The Transplantation Society.
Dr Lee is an experienced laparoscopic surgeon for cholecystectomy and liver resection. He has been an invited speaker for many international and regional conferences for liver surgery and laparoscopic surgery. In addition, he has performed single-site “scarless” surgery in live demonstrations on numerous occasions. He is an executive member of the Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (Singapore).
He is also an advocate of the adoption of new surgical technology that can result in safer outcomes and quicker recovery for patients such as microwave ablation therapy for inoperable liver tumours.
Dr Lee’s dedication to ensuring the best outcome for his patients has earned him the Service Quality Award in 2014 while at the Singapore General Hospital.
He is an adjunct assistant professor at National University of Singapore, and adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. Dr Lee is actively involved in research and has won many grants. He is also actively involved in medical device innovation and islet cell research, and has registered patents for his work.
Dr Lee has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to a transplant book chapter. He has been featured in the media for his work. He has also written many articles for public health education.