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Dr Maylene Kok

Stomach & digestion · Subang Jaya

Consultant Gastroenterologist specialising in digestive system and liver diseases

Dr Alex Tang Ah LakFRCR (UK)

Interventional Radiology · Subang Jaya

Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist with expertise in minimally invasive image-guided procedures.

Dr Damian Wong Nye Woh

Stomach & digestion · Penang

Gastroenterologist and hepatologist specialising in digestive diseases, liver disorders, endoscopy, and internal medicine care.

Dr. Gwee Kok AnnMRCP (UK)

15+ years of experience · Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Gwee Kok Ann is a gastroenterologist practising at The Gastroenterology Group Pte Ltd, in Novena and Orchard . He specialises in managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation and is the lead author of the "Asian Consensus on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Dr Gwee's expertise extends to a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including dyspepsia, indigestion, gas-related issues, bowel habit training, dietary management of food intolerance, refractory gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), H. pylori infection, and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. His hepatology interests focus on the management of fatty liver and Hepatitis E. He is an active member of the Rome Committee, which publishes international guidelines on functional gastrointestinal disorders, and received the Rome Foundation Research Award in 2014. Dr. Gwee also serves as the scientific chairman of the Southeast Asian Gastro Motility Association (SEAGMA) and has held leadership roles as the former president of the IBS Support Group and the Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (ANMA). Additionally, Dr Gwee is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. His research has been widely published, covering topics such as the role of probiotics in clinical management, post-infectious IBS, the effects of melatonin, sleep disturbances, and gluten sensitivity in IBS, as well as endoscopic evaluation of GERD and H.

Dr Timothy Wong Leong Wei

Ear, nose & throat · Melaka City

Dr Timothy Wong Leong Wei is an ENT Surgeon specialising in disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck.

DR. LUIS CHEN SHIAN LIANGFRCS

20+ years of experience · Ear, nose & throat · Ipoh

ENT specialist experienced in sinus surgery, sleep apnea management, middle ear surgery, and head & neck tumour treatment.

Gew Lai TeckFRCP (EDIN)

Stomach & digestion · Kuala Lumpur

Dr. Nor Aizal Che HamzahMRCP (UK)

15+ years of experience · Stomach & digestion · Johor Bahru

Qualifications: BM (Southampton), MRCP (UK).. Practises as a Resident Doctor at KPJ Pasir Gudang Specialist Hospital in Johor. Direct line: +60 7-257 3999 ext 3904.

Barrie Tan Yau Boon

Ear, nose & throat · Singapore

Dr Barrie Tan is an ENT specialist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He is experienced in managing ENT conditions such as sinus problems, snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, allergic rhinitis, voice problems, thyroid nodules, neck lumps, hearing loss, tinnitus and giddiness. Dr Tan is a President’s Scholar and has over 20 years of clinical and surgical experience. For more than 6 years, he was a senior consultant and the head of the department of otolaryngology (ENT) at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). During his tenure, he routinely managed and operated on young children with ENT conditions. He is well known for his expertise in treating hearing loss, as well as performing endoscopic ear surgeries. Dr Tan introduced endoscopic ear surgeries in SGH in 2014 and has been actively spearheading its adoption and development in Singapore since. He has performed over 100 ear surgeries endoscopically, ranging the entire gamut of different ear surgeries. These include endoscopic tympanoplasty, myringoplasty, tympanomastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedotomy and stapedectomy, as well as endoscopic facial nerve decompression. He trained at the Ear Science Institute Australia upon completion of his specialist ENT training, and performed complex ear surgeries, cochlear implantations and other hearing implant surgeries independently during his surgical fellowship. Upon his return to Singapore, he was appointed as the director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants at SGH and held the directorship for almost 7 years. He is also an experienced cochlear implant surgeon, having personally performed several hundred cochlear implant surgeries in Singapore and countries like Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh. He is often invited to lecture at international conferences on his experience in cochlear implant surgeries, and invited as an instructor in specialised ear surgery workshops and courses. He has served as a course director in numerous symposia and masterclasses in cochlear implant surgery, such as the Singapore General Hospital Cochlear Implant Surgery Masterclass Course in 2017 and 2018. He is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, and is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants. In particular, Dr Tan performed the inaugural surgeries and implantations of the following cochlear implant devices in Southeast Asia: Advanced Bionics 3D Cochlear Implant (2019) and Advanced Bionics Ultra Cochlear Implant (2017). He has also performed the inaugural surgeries and implantations of the following specialised hearing implants in Singapore: Transcutaenous Cochlear ATTRACT Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Implant (2015), Cochlear Carina Implant (2014), Cochlear CI 532 cochlear implant (2018), and Advanced Bionics Slim J cochlear implant (2018). He is the current president of the ASEAN Otorhinolaryngological (ENT) Head & Neck Federation, and was the president of the Society of Otolaryngology (ENT) Head & Neck Surgery Singapore from 2017 – 2019. He is also an avid teacher, spending much of his time teaching and nurturing the next generation of ENT surgeons. From 2012 – 2014, he was the director of the SingHealth ENT Residency Training Program. He was also appointed as a member of the National ENT Residency Advisory Committee which oversees the 3 ENT Residency programmes in Singapore. He has organised several major ENT conferences in Singapore. He was the organising president of the 18th ASEAN Otorhinolaryngological Federation Congress in Singapore in 2019, and the conference president of the 6th ASEAN Academy of Neuro-Oto-Audiology (AANOA) Congress in Singapore in 2016. Besides being a surgical innovator, Dr Tan is also an administrative innovator. He co-founded the SingHealth-Duke NUS Head and Neck Centre in 2014, and from 2014 – 2018, served as the deputy head of the SingHealth-Duke NUS Head and Neck Centre. In this capacity, he helped to coordinate the development of multidisciplinary head and neck surgery capabilities and care of complex head and neck conditions in the various SingHealth hospitals and institutions. He also has a passion in building clinical teams. He began and developed the new ear, nose and throat surgery department at Sengkang General Hospital. He was the pro-tem head of the department of ENT at Sengkang General Hospital from 2013 – 2018, whilst concurrently being the head of the department of (ENT) at SGH. He relished the opportunity to forge a new dynamic team of ENT specialists, audiologists and nurses, and meticulously worked towards providing excellent ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery services to the community in the north-eastern part of Singapore. Dr Tan was conferred the President’s Scholarship in 1994 by the Public Service Commission, and was awarded the scholarship to study medicine in the National University of Singapore. He excelled in medical school, topping his cohort and winning the Gibb’s Gold Medal in 1999, which is given to the top student in general proficiency over the 5-year course. He volunteers at the Canossian School, which runs a special education programme for children with hearing impairment and who wear hearing devices like hearing aids and cochlear implants. He examines the ears, removes ear wax and takes care of the ear health issues of the preschool children. He has also travelled overseas frequently to perform medical mission work in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. He believes in utilising his skillsets to help communities in need, and therefore volunteers his time and effort pro bono on a regular basis. In the past, he performed ear surgeries like myringoplasties and mastoidectomies in rural communities. In recent years, he has been performing cochlear implant surgeries for deaf Vietnamese children in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City under the Hear-The-World programme.

Dr Khaw Ying Ying

Dentistry · Penang

Dentist experienced in preventive dentistry, restorative care, oral health management, and dental implantology.

Dr. Chin Yung KaMRCP (UK)

15+ years of experience · Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Chin Yung Ka is a Gastroenterologist currently practising at Gastroenterology and Liver Specialist Clinic in Orchard. With over 15 years' experience, he has performed more than 1,600 endoscopic ultrasound procedures since 2016. His clinical practice covers general gastroenterology conditions and pancreatic disorders. He has a special interest in pancreatic disorders, particularly pancreatitis, pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs), and pancreatic cancer. He also manages conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), liver cirrhosis, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In addition, he is proficient in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), including tissue sampling and drainage procedures. Dr Chin graduated from University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor or Surgery (MBChB) in 2007 and became a Member of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP UK) in 2011. He subsequently obtained specialist accreditation in Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Singapore in 2015 and then completed advanced fellowships in endosonography (EUS) and pancreatology in 2016 from Spain. He also participated in World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) International School of EUS (WISE) for further advanced training on interventional EUS in 2019 from South Korea. Before entering private practice, Dr Chin served as Senior Consultant in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and he contin

Dr. Ikram Hussain

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.