Specialists at Mount Elizabeth Hospital

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Women's health · Singapore

Dr Clara Ong is an obstetrician & gynaecologist at Parkway MediCentre. She is accredited to practise at hospitals including Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and Parkway East Hospital. Dr Ong is also an accredited colposcopist with the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore. Prior to starting private practice, Dr Ong was a clinical lecturer, as well as an examiner for the MBBS degree by Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at National University of Singapore. She has been published in both local and international peer-accredited journals, and has presented her research papers in various conferences in Singapore and overseas. Married for more than 10 years and a proud mother of 3 daughters, she can relate to other young mothers and is a strong breastfeeding advocate, having breastfed all her daughters. Drawing from her experience with her own children, Dr Ong is able to advise mothers on their journey from conception to delivery to postpartum care, knowing the challenges that motherhood and pregnancy present. Dr Ong supports natural birth and women-centred care, and is also a promoter of sexual and reproductive health and contraception

Conditions treated

Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology · Natural Birth Support

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Prem Harichander ThurairajahPHD

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Prem Harichander Thurairajah is a gastroenterologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He treats a wide range of gastrointestinal and liver problems such as viral hepatitis, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis, gastric and colon cancer screening, reflux disease, anaemia, irritable bowel syndrome, bloating, biliary stones and pancreatic disease. Prior to private practice, he worked at the National University Hospital, where he was the senior consultant in transplant hepatology and advanced endoscopy. Dr Thurairajah graduated from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India. Following medical school, he trained and worked in the UK and USA. His postgraduate training in internal medicine was at teaching hospitals in England and Wales, culminating in his admission to the Royal College of Physicians, UK. He subsequently entered specialist training in gastroenterology and hepatology at the West Midlands Deanery, UK where he honed his skills in the management of complex liver disease and liver transplantation. Driven by his interest in hepatology, he pursued a PhD in hepatitis C. His research has been widely published in more than 30 peer-reviewed journals. He later subspecialised in liver transplant medicine, completing fellowships in transplant hepatology at the liver unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UK and in advanced hepatobiliary endoscopy at the University College London (UCL), UK. At UCL, he received training in advanced therapeutic endoscopy, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic stenting, percutaneous gastrostomy and complex colonic polypectomy. Dr Thurairajah was appointed consultant transplant hepatologist at St James’s University Hospital, UK, before moving to the USA, where he served as assistant professor of medicine at the University of Kentucky’s liver transplant unit. He relocated to Singapore and joined Changi General Hospital, where he led the development of a chronic hepatitis C treatment programme and served as director of hepatology. He completed and published a clinical study on linkage to care in hepatitis C in the community. He also carried out modelling studies on hepatitis C with Singapore colleagues to help inform public policy on the elimination of hepatitis C. He has been practising medicine for more than 25 years. He currently serves as an invited member of the national hepatitis C elimination steering committee, playing a key role in shaping public health policy in Singapore. Dr Thurairajah’s work in community-based hepatitis C care was recognised with the Best Publication Award by the Singapore Medical Association.

Conditions treated

Transplant Hepatology · Advanced Endoscopy

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Tan Aik Hau

Lungs & breathing · Singapore

Dr Tan Aik Hau is a specialist in respiratory medicine and intensive care medicine at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His special interests are endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), pleural diseases, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and critical care ultrasound. Prior to starting private practice, he was a consultant at the department of respiratory and critical care medicine at Singapore General Hospital. In the field of respiratory medicine, Dr Tan has a special interest in advanced bronchoscopic techniques such as EBUS, pleural diseases and medical pleuroscopy. He was the course director of advanced bronchoscopy courses in 2013, 2015 and 2017, which attracted participants from Asia and Australasia. He was also invited to speak at the 7th Asia Pacific Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology in 2017. In the field of intensive care medicine, Dr Tan has a special interest in ECLS and critical care ultrasound. In 2013, he was awarded a Health Manpower Development Award to pursue a clinical fellowship at the renowned Alfred Intensive Care Unit in Melbourne. He received accreditation in the management of ECLS patients, as well as the Certificate in Clinician-Performed Ultrasound from the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. He has been the supervisor to the respiratory therapy department at the Singapore General Hospital from 2015 to 2018, and has a keen interest in advancing the technology of non-invasive ventilation. Teaching has always been a passion for Dr Tan. He held multiple teaching-related appointments including associate program director at Singapore Health Internal Medicine Residency, adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, clinical senior lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and clinical teacher at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. In addition, he gives regular lectures at Nanyang Polytechnic to advanced trainee nurses.

Conditions treated

Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) · Extracorporeal Life Support

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Sivahami Saraswathi Sivananthan

Women's health · Singapore

Dr Sivahami Sivananthan is an obstetrician and gynaecologist (O&G) at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. Her clinical interests are in high-risk pregnancies (such as diabetes, asthma, thyroid and cardiac disease), medical complications in pregnancy (such as raised blood pressure in pregnancy, bleeding in pregnancy, pre-term labour and foetal growth restriction), adolescent gynaecology, menopause, colposcopy, gynaecological surgery and woman health screening. She also performs gynaecological procedures such as hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, cystectomy, myomectomy and hysterectomy. Dr Sivananthan was a consultant O&G at a private hospital. She graduated from the University of Bristol, UK and received her post-graduate specialist training in O&G in the Oxford Deanery, spending most of her training time at the John Radcliffe Hospital, UK. She gained membership in the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG). She subsequently undertook higher specialist training in high-risk obstetrics and maternal medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital. She also holds a diploma in family planning from RCOG’s Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Dr Sivananthan has published in peer-reviewed journals, served as an author on a Cochrane review, and has presented at international and local meetings.

Conditions treated

High-Risk Pregnancy · Maternal Medicine

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Lee Shao Guang Sheldon

Heart · Singapore

Dr Sheldon Lee is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His subspecialties are heart failure, non-invasive cardiac imaging and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. He treats heart attack (myocardial infarction) and heart failure. Prior to starting private practice, Dr Lee was senior consultant at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He was the former director of the heart failure programme at the hospital. He graduated from the National University of Singapore. He then obtained membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. He went for a fellowship in advanced heart failure management at St Vincent’s Hospital, Australia and completed another fellowship in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at the Royal Brompton Hospital, UK. He has been practising medicine for more than 20 years. Besides his clinical work, Dr Lee is a senior clinical lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, clinical assistant professor in the SingHealth Duke-NUS cardiovascular sciences academic clinical programme, and core faculty in SingHealth’s cardiology senior residency programme. He is also a cardiology representative in the pharmacy and therapeutics committee, and member of the heart failure service improvements subcommittee.

Conditions treated

Heart Failure · Cardiac MRI

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Kofidis Theodoros

Heart & chest surgery · Singapore

(Adj) Prof Theodoros Kofidis is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His clinical expertise encompasses a wide range of traditional and less invasive surgical procedures, including minimally invasive cardiac surgeries, small-incision and keyhole access procedures for bypass and heart valve surgery, as well as less invasive and hybrid heart surgery, heart failure surgery and off-pump procedures. (Adj) Prof Kofidis was formerly the head of the department of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery, and senior consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS). He has trained in several institutions such as the Strong Memorial Hospital, USA; Texas Heart Institute, USA; Hannover Medical School, Germany; and Stanford University Medical School, USA. He has more than 17 years of experience in Europe and Singapore as a cardiothoracic surgeon. (Adj) Prof Kofidis has established a comprehensive and advanced minimally invasive and endoscopic heart surgery programme in the region and set up an advanced haemodynamic research laboratory and cardiovascular surgical research group in Singapore. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, an elected member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, and an ambassador/steering committee of the World Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Adj) Prof Kofidis is the chairman of the Initiative for Research and Innovation in Surgery and has introduced numerous new technologies in his field of practice regionally. He has launched new types of less invasive surgery that include the first same-stop-hybrid bypass procedure, sutureless heart valves, automated knot-tying devices, and the first 3D-guided minimally invasive surgery. He also invented NUHCS’ own minimally invasive procedure called SIMICS (single incision minimally invasive cardiac surgery). He has made contributions to heart-related research; and his innovations, discoveries and medical patents in heart surgery have earned him many awards including the NHIC/SMART/SPRING I-2-Start Grant and the NRF/CGF grant. (Adj) Prof Kofidis was also awarded the NUS-TAP Fund for a novel, suspended retractor and endoscopic camera system for minimally invasive surgery. As an academic teacher, proctor and consultant in the field-related industry, (Adj) Prof Kofidis is often invited to train doctors and nurses in minimally invasive heart surgeries, and conduct cardiac surgical workshops around the world. He is a professor with the department of surgery at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He also founded the Initiative to Promote Research and Innovative Technology in Surgery, which has helped more than 150 students and postgraduates kick-start their academic career in this field. He is also an editor and reviewer for various scientific bodies, and he has published in more than 150 articles in international journals including Nature, Circulation, New England Journal of Medicine, Biomaterials and the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. He has received various international awards and was an invited lecturer at the Bill Gates Research Centre, the American Medical Association, the National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration in the USA.

Conditions treated

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery · Heart Valve Repair

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Andrew Mark Choong Tze LiangPHD

General surgery · Singapore

Dr Andrew Choong is a vascular, endovascular, aortic and venous surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore. He manages the full spectrum of arterial, venous and aortic disorders, including aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection repair using open, hybrid and endovascular (EVAR/TEVAR) approaches; peripheral arterial disease revascularisation, limb salvage and amputation prevention; carotid artery disease and carotid artery stenosis surgery for stroke prevention; varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency management using minimally invasive techniques such as radiofrequency, laser ablation, adhesive closure and foam sclerotherapy; deep vein thrombosis thrombolysis and aspiration thrombectomy; and dialysis access surgery including catheters, arteriovenous fistula and graft creation. He treats both common and complex vascular conditions, offering evidence-based, minimally invasive options wherever possible. Dr Choong is the founder of the Asian Aortic & Vascular Centre and has carried out more than 5,000 vascular and endovascular procedures. He was awarded the Gold Medal by the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS). He trained in the United Kingdom and Australia, completing advanced vascular fellowships at the Imperial Vascular Unit (St Mary’s Hospital, London) and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and was awarded a PhD by the University of Warwick for his research in endovascular surgery. Before entering private practice, he served as Senior Consultant at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) and Associate Professor of Surgery at the National University of Singapore, where he introduced new surgical programmes and trained future vascular specialists. His practice integrates precision, innovation and patient-centred care, combining advanced aortic repair with modern, minimally invasive venous treatments for durable results and faster recovery.

Conditions treated

Aortic Aneurysm Repair · Minimally Invasive Venous Surgery

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Lim Lee Guan

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Lim Lee Guan is a gastroenterologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests are in general gastroenterology and liver diseases, and advanced endoscopy for the screening, diagnosis and management of a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases. These include tumours and pre-cancerous conditions of the oesophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas and liver/biliary systems, and endoscopic ultrasound and fine needle aspiration biopsy and injection. Prior to joining private practice, he was a gastroenterologist at a private hospital and the National University Hospital (NUH). He is currently a visiting gastroenterologist at Ng Teng Fong Hospital. Dr Lim obtained his bachelor degree at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He subsequently obtained membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), underwent advanced specialist training in gastroenterology at NUH, and obtained the fellowships of Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) and Academy of Medicine. After obtaining the Health Manpower Development Plan award, Dr Lim did 1-year specialised training in advanced endoscopic imaging including endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and biopsy/injection in Germany at Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and Technical University of Munich University Hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar. He later received a scholarship for a clinical attachment at Kyushu University Hospital, Japan, which focused on advanced endoscopic imaging for cancer detection and endoscopic management of gastrointestinal pre-cancer and cancer. He has given presentations at international meetings and has been invited as faculty for gastroenterology courses and endoscopy workshops. He has received research grants and awards, including the Young Investigator Award at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week and Poster of Distinction at Digestive Disease Week in USA. He has also written chapters for numerous medical books and published in top international journals, and is on the editorial board of the BMJ Open Gastroenterology, published by the British Medical Journal in partnership with the British Society of Gastroenterology. He previously served as an executive committee member of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore and committee member of the National Foundation For Digestive Diseases. Dr Lim was an assistant professor at NUS, and consultant gastroenterologist at NUH, where he was clinical director, postgraduate training director, and programme director of the ACGME-I gastroenterology fellowship programme. He is a recipient of the Excellent Service Award (Star) and Excellent Service Award (Gold), as well as the National Healthcare Group Excellence Award for Teaching. He has been selected and sponsored by the World Gastroenterology Organisation for the Train-the-Trainers Workshop in Porto, Portugal. He has been practising medicine for more than 20 years.

Conditions treated

Advanced Endoscopic Ultrasound · Gastrointestinal Cancer Detection

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Tan Kim Siang Luke

Ear, nose & throat · Singapore

Dr Luke Tan is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His expertise includes thyroid surgery, advanced endoscopic sinus surgery, and head and neck cancer surgery. He is also trained in robotic head and neck/thyroid surgery. He has an interest in thyroid surgery and has performed 650 surgeries during his private practice from 2008 to 2017. He started the ENT services at Alexandra Hospital, which is now the department of ENT at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Dr Tan was also the former head and associate professor of the department of otolaryngology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and chief of the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH). Dr Tan attained his bachelor's degrees at NUS in 1988. After completing basic surgery training at the Singapore General Hospital and NUH, he pursued specialist training in otolaryngology in the UK. He was subsequently admitted as a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK. Following his training, he was awarded a 2-year training fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery in Texas, US. He was the president of the Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Singapore from 2004 to 2006. Dr Tan has published a book "ENT for family practice" for primary care doctors and was one of a few doctors to perform robotic thyroid surgery early on in Singapore. He has been practising medicine for more than 30 years. In 2000, Dr Tan was involved in the formation of the national ENT residency training programme. He was also the associate chairman of the NUH medical board. He has volunteered with the Singapore International Foundation for 12 years teaching ENT surgery in Vietnam and received the Long Service Award.

Conditions treated

Thyroid Surgery · Head and Neck Cancer

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Tan Poh Seng

Stomach & digestion · Singapore

Dr Tan Poh Seng is a gastroenterologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His clinical expertise includes advanced liver diseases, viral hepatitis, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation. He is also experienced in common digestive diseases and endoscopic procedures like gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, endoscopic variceal ligation and capsule endoscopy. Prior to entering private practice, Dr Tan started and headed the hepatocellular carcinoma clinic in National University Health System. He was the former director of clinical services and a senior consultant of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the National University Hospital (NUH). He was a senior consultant and core transplant hepatologist of the liver transplant programme at NUH’s National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, and the clinical lead for the hepatobiliary tumour group at the National University Cancer Institute. He was also a transplant hepatologist for Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s living donor transplantation programme. Dr Tan was an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a core faculty member for the gastroenterology and hepatology senior residency programme at NUH. Dr Tan has also served as the deputy patient safety officer for the university medicine cluster at NUH. He is currently a visiting consultant at NUH where he continues to be involved in postgraduate education and training of future specialists. Since 2008, he has performed more than 3,000 endoscopies. He has authored numerous research publications and conducted various clinical studies as a principal investigator in the fields of liver transplantation, immunosuppression and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Since 2018, he has been the honorary secretary of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore.

Conditions treated

Liver Transplantation · Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Teo Zui Chih (Rachel)

Kidneys · Singapore

Dr Rachel Teo is a renal physician at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. Her specialty interests are chronic kidney disease, dialysis, glomerular diseases, and kidney transplantation. She also manages patients with chronic kidney disease and those requiring dialysis treatment. Prior to private practice, Dr Teo worked at the National University Hospital (NUH) as a consultant nephrologist where, in addition to nephrology, she worked in the transplant unit and provided care to pre- and post-transplant patients. She also was a consultant nephrologist at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Singapore. Dr Teo graduated from the University of Sydney, Australia. She went on to complete physician training in renal medicine and general medicine, and was granted fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia. She worked at Sydney’s tertiary hospitals with acute transplant units, where she developed an interest in kidney transplantation and pursued further training to become well-versed in transplant medicine. During her time at NUH, she was the patient safety officer responsible for morbidity and mortality reviews, peer-review learning and hospital safety audits. While she was at NKF, in addition to providing care for patients on dialysis treatment, she ran the chronic kidney disease intervention clinic, focused on screening and education of the public who are at risk for kidney disease, with the aim of early detection and treatment of diabetes and hypertension to prevent and delay progression to kidney disease. She has a keen research interest with several publications in kidney transplantation. She is also a reviewer for international peer-reviewed transplant journals. Dr Teo served as an executive committee member of the Society of Organ Transplantation, Singapore and continues to be a member of the Australasian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology. Besides her clinical work, she is an adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Conditions treated

Kidney Transplantation · Chronic Kidney Disease

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Yang Tze Yi Steve

Lungs & breathing · Singapore

Dr Steve Yang is a respiratory physician practising at Parkway East Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital, and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. He has a strong interest in respiratory critical care, interstitial lung disease, as well as end-stage lung diseases. He obtained his basic medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 1994, and subsequently received training in respiratory medicine and intensive care medicine at the Singapore General Hospital. Dr Yang further trained in intensive care medicine and interstitial lung disease at the University of Washington Medical Centre in Seattle, USA. He obtained his fellowship with the College of Chest Physicians (USA), the Chapter of Respiratory Physicians (Singapore) and the Chapter of Intensive Care Physicians (Singapore). He also holds the European Diploma in Intensive Care. Dr Yang serves as chairman of IRB-D, a subcommittee of the SingHealth Centralised International Review Board (CIRB). He is also involved in research in critical care and interstitial lung disease, and has published in both local and overseas medical journals. He is a regular reviewer in the Singapore Medical Journal and Respirology and Respiratory Care.

Conditions treated

Interstitial Lung Disease · Respiratory Critical Care

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Kofidis Theodoros

Heart & chest surgery · Singapore

Conditions treated

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery · Heart Valve Repair

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