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Bones & joints · Singapore

Dr Poh Keng Soon is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His primary interest is in shoulder and elbow conditions, ranging from sports injuries and trauma to degenerative conditions such as labral injuries, rotator cuff tears and osteoarthritis. Dr Poh specialises in minimally invasive keyhole (arthroscopic) and joint replacement (arthroplasty) surgeries, particularly of the shoulder and elbow joints, such as arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs and reconstruction for recurrent shoulder dislocations. He performs a high volume of shoulder replacement surgeries for advanced arthritis, employing computer planning and 3D printed patient-specific instrumentations. Prior to joining private practice, he was a consultant in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the National University Hospital’s (NUH) division of shoulder and elbow and at the Joint Replacement and Reconstruction Centre at Alexandra Hospital. He is still a visiting consultant at NUH. He joined the postgraduate specialists’ training programme in orthopaedics surgery at NUH. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He received the Health Manpower Development Plan award to further pursue his training in Australia with a special focus in sports, shoulder and elbow surgery. Besides his clinical work, Dr Poh is an adjunct professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Conditions treated

Shoulder Arthroscopy · Elbow Surgery

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Shim Hang Hock

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Shim Hang Hock is a gastroenterologist at Gleneagles Hospital and Parkway East Hospital, Singapore. He has subspecialty interest in inflammatory bowel disease (ie. ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) and digestive cancer screening. Dr Shim formally practised clinical gastroenterology and general hepatology in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) where he served as the director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre and currently continues to be a visiting consultant. An avid educator, Dr Shim was appointed as adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine from University of Southampton, UK, in 2007 and was accredited as specialist in gastroenterology in 2015. In 2016, he was awarded the Healthcare Manpower Development Programme scholarship by Ministry of Health, Singapore to undergo advanced fellowship under the mentorship of Professors Remo Panaccione and Cynthia Seow at Calgary, Canada, one of the largest Inflammatory Bowel Disease units in the world. Dr Shim has published numerous peer reviewed articles and book chapter in high impact medical journals. He has also been an invited peer reviewer for medical journals and is closely involved in multiple clinical trials. These reflect his clinical expertise in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) field, especially in managing patients with complicated disease, use of novel therapies, and pregnancy in IBD. Dr Shim sits on medical advisory boards and is regularly invited as a faculty/speaker in medical conferences both locally and regionally. He was a key member of the small bowel endoscopy service, and also contributed to the colorectal cancer screening service during his term in SGH. A firm believer in holistic, patient centric care, he is well-liked by his patients and has won several service-related awards for his dedicated care and service excellence.

Conditions treated

Inflammatory Bowel Disease · Digestive Cancer Screening

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Tan Wei Keat (Andy)MRCOG

Women's health · Singapore

Dr Andy Tan Wei Keat is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His expertise is in minimally invasive and robotic surgeries, with a subspecialty in endometriosis and pelvic pain. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Tan was a consultant in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), where he led the endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic service. He is currently a visiting consultant there, and teaches surgical techniques and complex surgeries to future obstetrics and gynaecology residents. He graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin and obtained his master’s at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He received the Health Manpower Development Plan award and did a 1-year fellowship at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 15 years’ practising medicine, Dr Tan has performed more than 1000 minimally invasive surgeries, including robotic gynaecology procedures. In addition to his clinical work, he was a clinical assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and a clinical lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He was also a core physician faculty member for the obstetrics and gynaecology residency programme. Dr Tan is a council member of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society Singapore. He is also a member of the Medical Accreditation Board at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, the Singapore Medical Association, the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in the UK, and the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore. He is a recipient of the Service with a Heart award.

Conditions treated

Endometriosis Surgery · Robotic Gynaecology

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Thng Yongxian

General surgery · Singapore

Dr Thng Yongxian is a general and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. His subspecialties are hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and minimally invasive surgery for hernias, gallbladder and gastrointestinal surgery. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Thng was a consultant in the department of general surgery at the National University Health System and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). Dr Thng graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He subsequently completed his basic and advanced surgical training at the National University Hospital. He was admitted as a fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He pursued his fellowship training in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery and liver transplant first in the department of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery at the Singapore General Hospital, followed by a clinical fellowship in minimally invasive hepatopancreatobiliary surgery at Seoul National University Hospital Bundang, South Korea. He also did further surgical training at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, Prince of Wales Hospital’s hepatopancreatobiliary division in Hong Kong and Heidelberg University Hospital’s hepatopancreatobiliary and visceral transplant department in Germany. Dr Thng served as a clinical lead of the hepatopancreatobiliary division and pioneered the use of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for complex pancreatic and liver surgery at NTFGH. As an advocate for value-driven care for patients, Dr Thng was a member of the Ministry of Health’s laparoscopic cholecystectomy clinician workgroup for value-driven care. He was also the clinical lead for the laparoscopic cholecystectomy value-driven outcome programme at NTFGH, where he was responsible for ensuring quality care for patients requiring a cholecystectomy. He also led the diagnosis-related workgroup helping to increase hospital subventions to decrease cost to patients while providing quality healthcare. On the research front, Dr Thng was invited to present his minimally invasive hepatopancreatobiliary surgical videos at the best video sessions during international surgical conferences. He also received the A-STAR-Medtech innovation grant to develop a novel wearable in-sole to monitor foot pressure. He has also published in international peer-reviewed journals on resection of complex liver malignancies. Besides his clinical work, he is a senior clinical lecturer at NUS. He is a member of the International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association and the International Laparoscopic Liver Society. Dr Thng is a recipient of the Singapore Armed Forces Mobile Surgical Team Good service medal and the COVID-19 Resilience Medal.

Conditions treated

Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery · Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Lee Chin Li

General surgery · Singapore

Dr Lee Chin Li is a general surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His interests include keyhole (laparoscopy) surgery of the liver and pancreas, bile duct cancers, and complex pancreatic and liver surgeries. Apart from performing complex surgeries, he also treats skin lumps/abscesses, haemorrhoids, gallstone diseases and gastritis, and offers gastroscopy, hernia surgery, colonic surgery, management of appendicitis, colonoscopy and cancer screening. He was the founding head of the division of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and a consultant general surgeon at JurongHealth Campus, National University Health System (NUHS). He was instrumental in building up the unit to a four-consultant unit providing comprehensive general surgical and complex hepato-pancreato-biliary services. He was also a former visiting consultant at the National University Hospital. Dr Lee graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and undertook his basic and advanced surgical training in Singapore. He further obtained his membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and master’s in surgery from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also accredited as a specialist upon obtaining his fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He frequently visits centres of excellence in laparoscopic and hepato-pancreatic and biliary (HPB) surgeries in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to keep abreast with advancements in surgeries. He is a member of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and a life member of Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (Singapore). He is also a clinical lecturer at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a frequent examiner for medical students in the MBBS examinations. He often lectures in local and regional courses on medical and nursing education. For his efforts in education, he was awarded the JurongHealth Excellence in Teaching Award and Best Tutor Award by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He constantly trains senior residents and junior consultants in advanced laparoscopic surgery and complex HPB surgeries. He is frequently invited to teach in local and regional workshops for trainees. Apart from clinical and academic commitments, Dr Lee is an advocate for clinical quality and standards. He has sat on quality improvement and audit committees at JurongHealth Campus, NUHS. As a clinical lead for the value driven outcome project on laparoscopic cholecystectomy, he was appointed by the Ministry of Health as a member of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy clinician workgroup.

Conditions treated

Laparoscopic Liver Surgery · Pancreatic Surgery

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Lee Kuok Chung

General surgery · Singapore

Dr Lee Kuok Chung is a general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in oncological colorectal surgery and benign perianal conditions. He has expertise in performing advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, as well as advanced endoscopy procedures. Before joining private practice, he was a surgeon in the colorectal division of general surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH) and Alexandra Hospital. He is currently a visiting consultant at NUH. Dr Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and later obtained a fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He then received the Health Manpower Development Plan Award and did his additional training in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery for colorectal cancer at Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea. At NUH, he was instrumental in robotic colorectal surgery and led advanced endoscopic colorectal polypectomies. Besides his clinical work, he served as the chief convenor for final-year medical students and was a core committee member of the NUH general surgery residency programme. He has 20 years’ medical experience. Dr Lee has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and has been invited to present his clinical expertise at academic meetings.

Conditions treated

Colorectal Cancer Surgery · Robotic Colorectal Procedures

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Lo Pau Lin Constance

Lungs & breathing · Singapore

Dr Contance Lo is a respiratory medicine specialist currently practising at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. Dr Lo's clinical interests include sleep disordered breathing and medical pleuroscopy. Dr Lo obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore in 1990 before continuing to complete her Advanced Specialty Training in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the Singapore General Hospital in 1995. She was previously a member of the organising committees for the 2nd Asia Pacific Congress of Bronchology, has been an invited speaker in various symposiums in both Singapore and Malaysia on sleep disordered breathing and medical pleuroscopy. She is a member of Singapore Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society. Dr Lo was awarded a Health Manpower Development Award to pursue a clinical fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has been the supervisor to the Respiratory Therapy Department, Singapore General Hospital since 2001 and has close collaboration with Respiratory Therapists in both acute and chronic non invasive ventilation. Dr. Lo is a clinical lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She has been involved in both undergraduate and advanced specialty teaching in Respiratory Medicine.

Conditions treated

Sleep Disordered Breathing · Medical Pleuroscopy

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Su Jang Wen

Heart & chest surgery · Singapore

Dr Su Jang Wen is a cardiothoracic surgeon practising at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery such as video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and has successfully applied such techniques to coronary artery bypass surgery, valvular surgery (aortic, mitral and tricuspid), atrial septal defect closure, arrhythmia surgery, ventricular aneurysm repair and acute ventricular septal rupture. He has a great interest in treating critically ill cardiac and thoracic surgical patients, and is active in membrane oxygenator (ECMO) services, performing 25 – 30 ECMO procedures per year across multiple private hospitals. Dr Su is one of the cardiothoracic surgeons accredited to perform both heart and lung surgery. Since 2007, Dr Su has carried out more than 5,000 heart, lung and oesophageal surgeries, and he is currently performing more than 350 surgeries per year. Dr Su graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1998. Subsequently, he obtained his membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2002 and his Master of Medicine from the National University of Singapore in 2003. In 2006, he became a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (Cardiothoracic Surgery, Edinburgh) and was awarded the gold medal for the Fellowship examination. In the same year, Dr Su became a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) – Gold Medallist. In 2007, Dr Su was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan fellowship by the Ministry of Health, Singapore. He became a Chief Fellow of the Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation Programme at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States of America. He also completed a fellowship in adult cardiac surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, where he underwent training by many world renowned surgeons and received an award for best research paper. Upon returning to Singapore in 2009, Dr Su served as a consultant in the department of cardiothoracic surgery at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He also served as an adjunct assistant professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School and was a clinical physician faculty member for SingHealth’s residency programme where he was in charge of thoracic surgery training. He is a member of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS), International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation, Singapore Oncology Society, Singapore Cardiac Society, Singapore Thoracic Society, Singapore Heart Lung Transplantation Society, Chapter of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Academy of Medicine, Singapore. Dr Su has given presentations at international meetings, and has received the Best Paper Awards for some of them. He has also given lectures on minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery in various countries. He has published his cardiac and thoracic paper in multiple peer-reviewed international medical journals and has co-authored the textbook chapter on “Minimally Invasive Approaches to Lung Cancer” in Greene’s Minimally Invasive Cancer Management. Dr Su received the Gold Service Quality Award from SingHealth and National Heart Centre Singapore in 2012.

Conditions treated

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery · ECMO Services

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Prakash Rameshchandra Paliwal

Brain & nerves · Singapore

Dr Prakash R Paliwal is a neurologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests are in headaches, stroke, movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, autoimmune neurological disorders, demyelinating disorders of the nervous system, as well as muscle disorders. He was formerly a senior consultant in the division of neurology at the National University Hospital (NUH) and previously a visiting consultant at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Dr Paliwal graduated from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India and obtained his membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK. He did his advanced specialist training at NUH in neurology and during that same year, he was awarded the Young Researcher Award from NUH’s department of medicine. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. He also has an American Society of Neuroimaging certification for neurosonology (trans cranial and extra cranial dopplers) and the Asian Epilepsy Academy certification for electroencephalography. While at NUH, he gained experience in treating neurological disorders, and has a special interest in treating stroke during the hyperacute phase and prevention of stroke. He was actively involved in formulating and revising protocol for the hyperacute stroke care at NUH. He was also involved in the Parkinson’s clinic at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and treated patients with Parkinson’s. Besides his clinical work, he was involved in training medical students. He participated as an examiner regularly for neurology training in students’ in-training assessments and was a lead educator for neurology trainees for hyperacute stroke care simulation training at NUH. He was formerly an assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Dr Paliwal has participated as a speaker and trainer for many symposiums for international neurology delegates on stroke care. He is involved in research on neurological disorders and has published extensively in neurology with the main area of interest in stroke care. He has also written on headache, epilepsy, neuropathies, neurophysiology-related procedures, and COVID-affecting neurology diseases. He has more than 52 international publications including book chapters and published abstracts in international peer-reviewed journals. He is a recipient of the National University Health System-Mochtar Riady Pinnacle Awards (Team Award) for a project on “Time is Brain – Endovascular Therapy: Improving Door To Anaesthesia Start Time”.

Conditions treated

Hyperacute Stroke Care · Movement Disorders

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Wang Yu Tien

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Wang Yu Tien is a gastroenterologist practising in Gleneagles Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in digestive, bowel and liver diseases, and his subspecialty interests lie in digestive function disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). He is experienced in the management of a wide range of gastrointestinal, digestive and liver diseases and specialises in digestive disorders such as heartburn, GERD and IBS, liver conditions like cirrhosis, Hepatitis A, B, and C, and fatty liver disease. Dr Wang is also experienced in performing advanced endoscopies such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and polypectomy. Dr Wang graduated from The University of Sydney in 2001, and completed his post-graduate training in internal medicine and advanced training in gastroenterology and hepatology in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in 2010. To further his interest in digestive function disorders, he completed a one-year fellowship at the Centre for Digestive Diseases at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK. Previously, Dr Wang served as a senior consultant at the gastroenterology and hepatology department in SGH where he helped establish a multidisciplinary service to manage digestive function disorders which integrates medical, dietary and psychological therapy. During his time in SGH, he was also the director of the gastrointestinal function laboratory. He was also the core faculty and co-chairperson of the SingHealth gastroenterology training programme. He is the current gastroenterology specialty editor for Singapore Medical Journal. His research in the field of gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndromes, clinical nutrition and digestive function disorders has been recognised by the New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch.

Conditions treated

Digestive Function Disorders · Liver Disease Management

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Khoo Kei Siong

Cancer · Singapore

Dr Khoo Kei Siong is a cancer specialist at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals and Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He is the deputy medical director at Parkway Cancer Centre, specialising in breast cancer and gynaecological cancers. Dr Khoo received advanced training in breast cancer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. Before starting private practice, Dr Khoo was a senior consultant and head of the department of medical oncology at the National Cancer Centre (NCC). He was the founding director of the division of clinical trials and epidemiological sciences, and was instrumental in setting up the clinical trials capabilities in NCC. Dr Khoo is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the European Society of Medical Oncology. He was president of the Singapore Society of Oncology from 1998 – 2000. Dr Khoo Kei Siong previously served as the assistant master of administrative affairs in the council of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore from 2015 to 2020. He also sits on the medicine advisory committee in the Health Sciences Authority as its deputy chairman.

Conditions treated

Breast Cancer · Gynaecological Cancers

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Mya Hae Tha DawnMRCP

Blood · Singapore

Dr Dawn Mya is a haematologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. She has a special interest in haematological malignancies including acute leukaemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. She manages all general haematology conditions and the disorders of thrombosis and haemostasis, obstetric haematology, and chronic myeloid and lymphoid diseases. She was formerly a consultant haematologist at a private hospital. She also worked as a consultant in the department of haematology at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) where she is currently a visiting consultant overseeing the flow cytometry services for minimal residual diseases for haematological malignancies. Dr Mya graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Medicine, Yangon and subsequently obtained her MRCP from the UK in 2008. She completed her haematology training at SGH and was accredited as a specialist for haematology in 2013. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, UK, in haematology. She received the Health Manpower Development Plan award and did her subspecialty training on the utility of flow cytometry in diagnosis and minimal residual disease assessment of haematological malignancies in the departments of haematology and flow cytometry services at the University of Salamanca, Spain. She has an accreditation for both clinical and laboratory haematology. She was an adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and a senior clinical lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr Mya received the SingHealth EPIC award in 2013 for leading the team which implemented a new workflow that reduces the time taken for blood products to reach patients. She also received the SingHealth Service Quality Partner Award, SingHealth Quality Service Award (Gold) and SingHealth Quality Service Award (Star).

Conditions treated

Haematological Malignancies · Flow Cytometry

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Su Jang Wen

Heart & chest surgery · Singapore

Conditions treated

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery · ECMO Services

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