MEDICAL EDUCATION
| Name: | Dr Tan Tzu-Jen |
| Designation: | Consultant, Associate Program Director of General Surgery |
| Credentials: | M.D (Indiana), Board Certified (General Surgery, US) |
| Medical Specialty: | General Surgery |
| Sub Specialty/Interest: | Upper GI Surgery, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgery |
| Language Spoken: | English |
Dr Tan T'zu-Jen is a Consultant in the Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. He received his M.D from Indiana University and trained in the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency in Arizona. He received his board certification in General Surgery from the American Board of Surgery. His sub-specialty interests are in Advanced Laparoscopy, Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery with a special focus on Bariatric Solutions for Weight Management.
Testimony from Ngiam Kee Yuan, Registrar
“Dr Jen Tan is a US-trained, Board-Certified surgeon who is known to many students as a consummate teacher and model clinician. Despite being a full time attending consultant surgeon running a busy hepatobiliary service, Dr Tan will find time to arrange special tutorials and is frequently found mentoring students late into the evening. This commitment to teaching has been affirmed by his students, who nominated him to win the "Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Top Ten Teachers Award" in 2008. He is also a certified FLS (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery) trainer and is familiar with the rigors of the American residency progamme. As a member of the NHG Residency Programme Committee, his experience will certainly prove invaluable to set the ethos for our local residency programme and shape the pedagogy for our next generation of trainees.”
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| Name: | Dr Tan Kok Yang |
| Designation: | Consultant, Core Faculty of General Surgery |
| Credentials: | MBBS (Melbourne), MMed (Gen Surg), FRCS (Edin), FAMS |
| Medical Specialty: | General Surgery |
| Clinical Interest: | Colorectal Oncological Surgery, Proctology, Geriatric Surgery |
| Language Spoken: | English, Chinese, Basic Japanese, Basic German |
He specializes in Colorectal Cancer Surgery and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery with a special interest in Low Rectal Cancers and Sphincter-preserving Surgery. He also performs a wide variety of basic and complex anorectal operations including exploring new methods in haemorrhoidal surgery. He also performs advanced procedures in colonoscopy. He did his fellowship at Jichi Medical School, Saitama Medical Centre of Japan under the tutelage of Prof Fumio Konishi. He strongly believes in surgical innovations and progressive research. His research work is well published in numerous international peer-reviewed journals. He is on the International Advisory Board of Digestive Endoscopy. He has also written 4 book chapters on colorectal surgery and published a number of editorials in international colorectal surgery journals. He is a Board Member of the Chapter of General Surgeons of the College of Surgeons and a committee member of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons of Singapore. His other passion in the field of surgery is the improvement of outcomes in elderly patients. He is actively involved in projects and clinical research on this challenging group of patients.
Testimonial from Dr Sim Hsien Lin, Registrar
"I have always inspired to be like Mr Tan Kok Yang. Tribulations in life have not brought him down but made him even stronger. He is one man who aims to make constant progress in his career, teaching , research and clinical care. He has created the Geriatric Surgery Team with a few other inspirng and caring physicians. It is certainly amazing to see the old folks up on their feet and heading back home in the early post-operative period after a major surgery. His genuine care and love for all his patients has deeply touched my heart. His efforts and time spent on patient care are what we juniors should emulate. Kok Yang is certainly a tough mentor and tutor. His juniors are expected to perform at his/her best at all times. Research and answers to better clinical care are always on his mind. I am always inspired and amazed by his number of publications and new research ideas. I am fortunate to have such a tutor who makes sure that I do my best at all times when it comes to surgeries, clinical care and research."
| Name: | Dr Cheah Yee Lee |
| Designation: | Associate Consultant, Core Faculty of General Surgery |
| Credentials: | MBBCh, BAO(Irel), AFRCS(Irel), American Board of Surgery Certification (US) |
| Medical Specialty: | Hepatobiliary & Pancreas Surgery, General Surgery |
| Clinical Interest: | Liver Resection (Open & Laparoscopic) for Tumours, Klatskin Tumours (Cholangiocarcinoma), Pancreatic Resection (Open & Laparoscopic), End Stage Liver Disease, Liver Transplantation |
| Language Spoken: | English, Chinese, Basic Japanese, Basic German |
Dr Cheah Yee Lee is an Associate Consultant in the Department of General Surgery. She received her medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and is an Associate Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She completed her surgical residency at the Brown University General Surgery Residency Program (Rhode Island, US) and is an American Board Certified Surgeon. She underwent specialist training in hepatobiliary and liver transplantation at the Lahey Clinic Fellowship Program (Massachusetts, US). Her clinical interests are in hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgical diseases, with particular interest in the surgical management of liver, pancreas and Klatskin tumours and end stage liver disease (cirrhosis).
| Name: | Dr Reyaz Moiz Singaporewalla |
| Designation: | Consultant,Core Faculty of General Surgery |
| Credentials: | MBBS, MS (Gen Surg), FRCS(Edin), DNB (Surg), MMed(Surg), FRCSEd. |
| Medical Specialty: | General Surgery |
| Sub Specialty/Interest: | Endocrine ( Thyroid , Parathyroid, Adrenal Gland Surgery ) and Minimally Invasive Surgery |
| Language Spoken: | English, Hindi , Gujarati, Basic Mandarin and Malay |
Dr Reyaz is a Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Surgery since 2009. After completing his Advanced Specialty Training in Singapore, he was awarded the Ministry of Health ( MOH) Scholarship from the Govt of Singapore for advanced surgical fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endocrine Surgery. He has trained under world renowned surgeons in Germany (Prof Martin Walz) and in UK (Prof Tom Lennard) and specialises in surgeries for the thyroid , parathyroid and adrenal glands. He has pioneered the introduction of Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroid (MIVAT) Surgery in Singapore and started the Endocrine Surgical Service in the Department of Surgery. He is the receipient of 4 Service Excellence Awards from the Hospital and is actively involved in both undergraduate and post-graduate medical education and training. He has published several papers in pier reviewed journals and presented his work in several international conferences.
The following are the services offered by the Endocrine Surgical Service.
Surgery for benign and malignant thyroid lesions.
Conventional Hemi and total thyroidectomy with or without neck node dissections.
Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Throidectomy ( MIVAT)
Endoscopic Transaxillary Thyroid Surgery ( Scarless in the Neck)
Parathyroid Gland Surgeries
Open focused approach, MIVAP, traditional BNE for PHPT
Renal hyperparathyroidism: total parathyroidectomy + thymectomy with autotransplantation of parathyroid graft in deltoid.
Thoracoscopic excision of ectopic/ supernumerary mediastinal parathyroid adenomas.
Adrenal surgery - laparoscopic / retroperitoneoscopic
