Specialists at Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Mount Elizabeth Hospital

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Cancer · Singapore

Dr Tanujaa Rajasekaran is a medical oncologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. She is experienced in general medical oncology, with subspecialty interests in the management of lung, genitourinary, head and neck cancers, and geriatric oncology. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Tanujaa was a consultant at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and medical director at Changi General Hospital’s oncology unit. She graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Thereafter, she obtained her master’s from NUS and membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. Subsequently, she went on to complete her specialist training in medical oncology at NCCS. She has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. Beyond her clinical work, Dr Tanujaa is actively involved in medical education. She was a core faculty member of the medical oncology senior residency programme and a clinical lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. She was also an assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. She has published in several internationally renowned journals. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology and International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG). She is also Singapore’s national representative for SIOG. Dr Tanujaa has received numerous awards including the SingHealth Quality Service awards.

Conditions treated

Lung Cancer · Genitourinary Cancers

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Pipin KojodjojoMRCP (UK)

Heart · Singapore

Dr Pipin Kojodjojo is a cardiologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Gleneagles Hospital and Parkway East Hospital, Singapore. His clinical expertise include atrial fibrillation and heart rhythm disorders in adolescents and adults, implantation of cardiac devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, catheter ablation of simple and complex arrhythmias, left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention, pulmonary thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism and management of syncope and cardiac dysautonomias (a condition where the autonomic nervous system does not work properly). He was a former director of cardiology at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) and a senior consultant at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore. Dr Kojodjojo graduated from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital Medical College, University of London and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians. He underwent training in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London, UK and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. He was awarded a PhD for his novel research on human atrial fibrillation by the Imperial College London. He was appointed senior lecturer and consultant at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. During his appointment at NTFGH, he led or participated in committees that had oversight over areas such as telehealth, quality assurance, anticoagulation safety, collaborative prescribing and outpatient services. He created Asia’s first pulmonary embolism response team, syncope clinic and rapid access chest pain clinic (RACPC). The RACPC was recognised with an Excellence Award by the Asian Hospital Management Awards in 2020. Dr Kojodjojo was also the earliest to use ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis and suction thrombectomy in Asia and was the earliest to perform ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)-assisted VT ablation and septal radiofrequency ablation to reduce outflow tract gradients for inoperable hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. He has practised medicine for more than 20 years, and has performed more than 1,400 cardiac electronic implantable device implants and more than 1,100 cases of catheter ablation since 2012. Besides his clinical work, he was the associate professor at the department of medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is accredited by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners as a clinical cardiac devices specialist. He is active in clinical research with mentees winning Young Investigator Awards at international conferences. He is recognised as a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology. Dr Kojodjojo has published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles. He jointly holds a patent for a proprietary bipolar radiofrequency ablation generator.

Conditions treated

Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atrial Fibrillation

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Teo Kejia

Brain surgery · Singapore

Dr Teo Kejia is a neurosurgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Parkway East Hospital, Singapore. His expertise is in complex brain tumour surgeries using advanced techniques like brain mapping and awake brain surgery. He also manages neurovascular conditions, traumatic head injuries and spinal disorders including brain tumour, head trauma, degenerative spine, hydrocephalus, ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke, spine tumour and hemifacial spasm. He was formerly a senior consultant at the division of neurosurgery at National University Hospital (NUH) At NUH, he set up the hospital’s team’s brain mapping and awake craniotomy surgery service, and performed several awake surgery/brain mapping surgeries in Singapore. Dr Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS), followed by comprehensive general surgery training and advanced specialised neurosurgery training at NUH. He was awarded the Academic Medicine Development Award and went for further training in functional neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, neurovascular and spinal surgery at Queen’s Hospital, UK. He was elected to the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg, UK. He subsequently underwent fellowship training in brain mapping and awake brain surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital, Italy and Gui De Chauliac Hospital, France. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. He is an international member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. Locally, he is a board member of the chapter of neurosurgeons, Academy of Medicine and a member of the Singapore Spine Society. Dr Teo has been active in various neurosurgical conferences in Singapore, assuming executive committee positions for events such as the skull base, pituitary tumour and head injury conferences. He is also one of the founding members and committee members of the Asian Low-Grade Glioma Network. He has chaired several conferences on gliomas, and he regularly chairs the annual White Matter Dissection course held locally. He is involved in the undergraduate education of medical students at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is an appointed examiner in the final professional examination for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at NUS. He was a core faculty for the National University Health System’s (NUHS) transitional year residency programme for general surgery and programme director for the surgery-in-general residency programme at NUH. He is also a teaching faculty member of the NUHS neurosurgery residency programme. Dr Teo was previously an examiner for the intercollegiate Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons’ neurosurgery preparatory course and the local neurosurgery exit exam. He is a recipient of the Long Service Award at NUH.

Conditions treated

Awake Brain Surgery · Complex Brain Tumors

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Wong Cheok Keng Kelvin

Heart · Singapore

Dr Kelvin Wong is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He subspecialises in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management. His areas of expertise include the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, performing device implantations (pacemaker, defibrillator) and ablations for supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. He obtained his certificate of completion of training in cardiology and general (internal) medicine following training as a senior electrophysiology fellow at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Between 2008 and 2010, Dr Wong was the research fellow for electrophysiology at John Radcliffe Hospital, UK. In 2012, Dr Wong was appointed as locum consultant at John Radcliffe Hospital and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. He was previously a consultant cardiologist at Changi General Hospital and visiting consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He also helped develop the electrophysiology service at Changi General Hospital, as well as the inherited cardiac conditions clinic and the atrial fibrillation clinic. An advocate for research and education, Dr Wong is the recipient of several research grant awards, and was principal investigator for published independent research projects. He was also appointed adjunct assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and Duke-NUS Medical School. Dr Wong often travels to chair and share his experiences at national and regional conferences.

Conditions treated

Cardiac Electrophysiology · Arrhythmia Treatment

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Quek Hong Hui Richard

Cancer · Singapore

Dr Richard Quek is a medical oncologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Gleneagles Hospital, and Parkway Cancer Centre. He specialises in managing many different types of cancer, including rare and complex ones. These include sarcoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST), melanoma, lymphoma, as well as cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, head and neck, skin, chest, and lungs. Dr Richard Quek graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1997. He received his internal medicine and medical oncology training at the Singapore General Hospital and National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). In 2008, he was awarded the Singapore Government HMDP fellowship to pursue advanced training and research in the field of soft tissue and bone sarcoma at the Dana Farber/ Harvard Cancer Centre, Boston, USA. And in 2009, he was awarded the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) fellowship to further his research work in USA. Prior to joining Parkway Cancer Centre, Dr Richard Quek was the Deputy Head, Division of Medical Oncology at the NCCS from 2013 – 2018. During this period, he also served as the Programme Director of the SingHealth Medical Oncology Senior Residency Programme. Dr Richard Quek founded the Singapore Sarcoma Consortium in 2013 and the Asian Sarcoma Consortium (ASC) in 2015. He has received numerous awards including Service Excellence Awards in 2004 and 2005 and the SingHealth Outstanding Educator Awards in 2013 and 2015. He has published more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and continues to be actively involved in research and education.

Conditions treated

Sarcoma and GIST · Melanoma and Lymphoma

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Abdul Razakjr Bin OmarMRCP (UK)

Heart · Singapore

Dr Abdul Razakjr Bin Omar is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He treats general cardiology and cardiac arrhythmia, particularly conditions like palpitation, fainting and sudden cardiac arrest. He also performs cardiac catheterisation study and interventional therapy including minimally invasive, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac electrophysiology study, radiofrequency catheter ablation, and implantation of pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators. He was a former consultant cardiologist and clinical director, cardiac electrophysiology and pacing at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore. He later joined a private hospital as its consultant cardiologist. He was made managing partner and later deputy medical director there. Dr Abdul Razakjr graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained his master’s there. He was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award to do cardiology fellowship at the University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Canada. He was conferred as a fellow of the Academy of Medicine and the American College of Cardiology. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience. He is an assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He was also an adjunct associate professor at Lee Kong Chian/Imperial College London School of Medicine. Dr Abdul Razakjr has been invited as a lecturer and faculty for local and international cardiology meetings. He was also involved in scientific research and his works were published in peer-reviewed international journals. He was the specialty editor of the Singapore Medical Journal and honorary secretary of the Singapore Medical Association. He is a board member of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the previous chairman of the outreach committee at NKF. Currently, he is the chairman of the MediFund committee, Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital and a member of People’s Association, Ang Mo Kio Community Club Management Committee. He also sits on the Singapore Medical Council’s complaints panel. He was the member of the board of trustees for the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and was a member of academic advisory committee of SIT. Notably, he was appointed by the Honourable Chief Justice to be a member of inquiry panel and was also appointed as member of the committee to review the salaries of the president, prime minister, political appointment holders and members of Parliament. In 2013, Dr Abdul Razakjr was conferred the Berita Harian, Singapore Press Holdings, Achiever of the Year award.

Conditions treated

Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cardiac Arrhythmia

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Ng Yew Poh (Vincent)

Brain surgery · Singapore

Dr Vincent Ng is a neurosurgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests are cerebrovascular surgery, neurovascular bypasses and revascularisation, neurotrauma, skull base surgery and general neurosurgery. He treats various conditions including acoustic neuroma, brain aneurysm, brain metastasis, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas, intracerebral haemorrhage, meningiomas, Moyamoya disease, neurotrauma, and sweaty palms (palmar hyperhidrosis). He was the former head of department and senior consultant at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He was also the past regional head of neurosurgery (north) for the National Healthcare Group, and the former head of service for neurosurgery at Woodlands Health. Dr Ng graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS). He then obtained his membership in general surgery conferred by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He completed his master’s at NUS. He was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award and went for a 1-year fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at John Radcliffe Hospital, UK. He was conferred a master’s degree in endovascular neurosurgery by Oxford University, UK. To further his clinical research interest, he was awarded a National Medical Research Council scholarship to undertake a master’s in clinical investigation at NUS. At Woodlands Health, he started the neurosurgery service. He has been practising medicine for more than 20 years. Besides his clinical work, Dr Ng was an adjunct assistant professor at the DUKE-NUS Medical School. He is also a clinical senior lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and he sits on the Yew Tee Primary School advisory committee. He was previously the chairman of the Chapter of Neurosurgeons, Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the president of Clinical Neuroscience Society. He is currently the assistant secretary of Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is also member of a few organisations such as the Congress of American Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and AO Spine. He was awarded the GCEO Excellence Award for Outstanding Clinician Award, several Singapore Health Quality Service awards, and the National Award (COVID-19) Public Administration Medal.

Conditions treated

Cerebrovascular Surgery · Endovascular Neurosurgery

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Lim Boon Leng Kieron

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Kieron Lim is a gastroenterologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He is experienced in caring for patients with conditions related to the oesophagus, stomach, colon, liver, pancreas and gallbladder. His special interests include assessment and treatment of liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis and its complications, viral hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, liver cancer and colon cancer. He is also experienced in oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD), endoscopic treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers, treatment of oesophageal and gastric varices, colonoscopy and polypectomy. He also performs capsule endoscopy and liver transient elastography (FibroScan). Dr Lim currently serves as the director of the liver transplant programme at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, and vice-chair of the Chapter of Gastroenterologists at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He is also a visiting consultant at the National University Hospital (NUH), where he continues to be involved in postgraduate education and training of future specialists. He is also a member of the medical advisory board and tissue committee at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Prior to starting private practice, Dr Lim was head of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at NUH, and medical director for liver transplantation at the National University Centre for Organ Transplantation. Dr Lim graduated from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine (UK) and worked at the liver unit at the Royal Free Hospital before returning to Singapore. He undertook his fellowship training in advanced liver disease and liver transplantation at the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai, New York, USA. He was formerly an assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and honorary adjunct assistant professor at the division of liver diseases, Icahn School of Medicine, USA. Dr Lim has published multiple research studies in gastroenterology and hepatology. He is an invited reviewer of peer-reviewed journals including the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases and Singapore Medical Journal. He is also an editorial board member of the Hepatology – European Medical Journal, scientific committee member of the Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Association, and invited reviewer for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Health and Medical Research Fund.

Conditions treated

Liver Transplantation · Advanced Liver Disease

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Ang Peng TiamMRCP

Cancer · Singapore

Dr Ang Peng Tiam graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery in 1982. He did his residency in Internal Medicine and was conferred the Master of Medicine(Internal Medicine) in 1986. He completed his Fellowship in Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas and Stanford University Medical Centre in 1989. Dr Ang was awarded Singapore President's scholarship in 1977. He was awarded the Prof Sir Gordon Arthur Ransome Gold medal for being the top candidate in the Master of Medicine Clinical Examinations in 1986, and Singapore's National Science Award in 1996 for his outstanding contributions in Medical Research. In recognition of his public service, the Sultan of Kedah conferred upon him a datukship in 2003. Dr Ang was founding Head of the Department of Medical Oncology at Singapore General Hospital from 1991 to 1997. He held the concurrent post of Director of the Oncology Centre and Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, NUS. He remains a Visiting Consultant at National Cancer Centre. He is the Vice Chairman of Singapore Cancer Society, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of Breast Cancer Foundation. He was past President of Singapore Society of Oncology. He maintains a keen interest in research and has published and presented more than 100 papers and abstracts.

Conditions treated

Medical Oncology · Breast Cancer

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Ong Eng Hui David

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr David Ong is a gastroenterologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He is experienced in treating and managing conditions of the stomach, bowel and liver, and his subspecialty is in treating inflammatory bowel diseases (such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) with a focus on colorectal cancer surveillance and gut microbiome. Dr Ong was the head of gastroenterology and hepatology at the National University Hospital (NUH) and remains as a visiting senior consultant. Whilst at NUH, he held the positions of divisional director of clinical services, director of risk and values at the NUH cluster, and associate chairman of the medical board (medicolegal risk). He holds an adjunct associate professorship at National University of Singapore (NUS)’s department of medicine and is also an advisor and chair of the nomination committee of the international council. He serves as the incoming president of the Gastroenterology Society of Singapore and the honorary secretary of the Chapter of Gastroenterology, Academy of Medicine. In addition, he has served as a member of the Singapore Medical Council Complaints Panel since 2016. Dr Ong helped set up the inflammatory bowel disease unit at NUH and has published widely in this area. He has also been a speaker at local and global conferences on the topic. In addition, he has served on multiple advisory boards of pharmaceutical companies, advising them on new treatments and advances in the field.

Conditions treated

Inflammatory Bowel Disease · Colorectal Cancer Surveillance

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Peter Chang

Heart · Singapore

Dr Peter Chang is a cardiac and vascular specialist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He has experience in diagnosing, treating and preventing cardiac and vascular conditions. His clinical interests include high blood pressure, cholesterol disorders, coronary artery disease and heart rhythm disorders, as well as vascular conditions such as peripheral artery disease and venous disorders. He performs a range of diagnostic and minimally invasive procedures to help assess and manage circulation problems. Dr Chang also has a special interest in conditions affecting the blood vessels and has extensive experience in performing endovascular procedures involving both arteries and veins. Before joining private practice, he served as a senior consultant cardiologist at the National University Hospital (NUH), where he led the vascular medicine service and the vascular ultrasound imaging centre. He was also a director of the diagnostic vascular laboratory at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore, and headed the vein service at Alexandra Hospital. Dr Chang graduated from the University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine, USA. Prior to coming to Singapore, he worked as a hospital-based medical specialist and a basic science researcher on immunotherapy at the University of California San Francisco, USA. He completed his cardiology fellowship at NUH and was awarded the Academic Medicine Development Award for further training at Stanford University, USA. Most recently, he was awarded a sabbatical to train in peripheral vascular interventions at the National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan. He has been practising medicine for more than 20 years, and has performed more than 1,000 cases of endovascular and endovenous interventions. He is a fellow of the several organisations including the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology. He has been involved in research and education including as an assistant professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He also regularly participates in international medical conferences and training workshops. Dr Chang is a recipient of the Hospital Quality Improvement Project Winner.

Conditions treated

Peripheral Vascular Interventions · Venous Disorders

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Lim Keng Hua

Ear, nose & throat · Singapore

Dr Lim Keng Hua is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He has special interests in nose and sinus diseases, and allergies, with a subspecialty focus on rhinology and sinonasal allergy. With more than 18 years of clinical practice, he is also well-versed in managing both adult and children ENT problems such as ear infections, hearing loss, voice disorders, snoring and sleep disorders, salivary gland disorders and thyroid swelling. Dr Lim was a former consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), where he started the allergy and immunotherapy service to manage difficult nasal allergies and smell disorders. He continues to be a visiting consultant at TTSH. He obtained his bachelor’s and master's degrees in otorhinolaryngology at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. Dr Lim was awarded a clinical rhinology fellowship by the Ministry of Health to train in Europe in the management of rhinology, endoscopic skull base surgery and sinonasal allergy. He was the lead ENT tutor and adjunct lecturer at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, senior clinical lecturer at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and core faculty member in the National Healthcare Group ENT residency programme. With an interest in inverted papilloma, nasal polyposis, chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis, Dr Lim has published in local and international journals, and has collaborated with several international centres like Beijing Tongren Hospital to improve the management of chronic rhinosinusitis. Dr Lim received a Clinician-Investigator Award for his work on allergic rhinitis at the 2011 Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress. He was the earliest doctor to use 5-Fluorouracil in the management of sinonasal inverted papilloma. He teaches allergy and rhinology courses and endoscopic sinus skull base courses organised by TTSH, Changi General Hospital, Singapore General Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. He also teaches functional endoscopic sinus surgery and skull base courses in Thailand, and is on the panel of reviewers for the International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology and the journal Rhinology. Dr Lim is a member of the American Rhinologic Society, the European Rhinologic Society, the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Society (Singapore) and the Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery. He was an executive member of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Singapore. He is also a member of standard setting committee for ENT specialist exit exam at the Academy of Medicine.

Conditions treated

Rhinology & Sinonasal Allergy · Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

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Pipin KojodjojoMRCP (UK)

Heart · Singapore

Conditions treated

Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atrial Fibrillation

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