Specialists at Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Mount Elizabeth Hospital

66 Specialist

Lungs & breathing · Singapore

Dr Felicia Teo is a respiratory physician and intensivist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. She has special interests in interstitial lung disease, airway diseases, endobronchial ultrasound, pulmonary infections in the immunocompromised, as well as intensive care. She was a senior consultant in the department of medicine at the National University Hospital (NUH). She is currently a visiting consultant for the interstitial lung disease (ILD) clinic at NUH. Dr Teo received her specialty training in Singapore, and is dual-accredited in respiratory medicine and intensive care medicine. She trained at the interstitial lung diseases unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. In 2015, Dr Teo initiated and led the ILD service at NUH. She collaborated with rheumatology colleagues to provide one-stop rheumatology-ILD service to patients with connective-tissue disease ILD. She was also the first-line designated referral consultant for respiratory immuno-oncology service in NUH to meet the needs of haemato-oncology patients with immune-checkpoint inhibitor toxicities. In 2022, she was involved in the setup of the national interstitial lung disease service registry on the NUH site, in collaboration with Singapore General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Besides her clinical work, she was an assistant professor in the department of medicine at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She is also a core faculty member for the National PGY1 programme at the National University Health System. She has served as an advisory board member and consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim and AstraZeneca in use of antifibrotic and oncology drugs. Dr Teo is a recipient of several awards including the Long Service Award, Service Quality Partner’s Award, and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Courage Award.

Conditions treated

Interstitial Lung Disease · Endobronchial Ultrasound

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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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Foo Kian Fong

Cancer · Singapore

Dr Foo Kian Fong is a medical oncologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals and Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests are in gastrointestinal cancers. He started training in medical oncology in 1998, completed his advanced training, and was a certified specialist in 2001. He had a one-year stint as a Fellow at the Peter McCallum Cancer Institute in Melbourne where he underwent training in gastrointestinal cancers from 2001 to 2002. Dr Foo was previously a senior consultant in the department of medical oncology at the National Cancer Centre. He was also a former clinical teacher in medicine at the National University of Singapore. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncologist, European Society of Medical Oncologists and the Hong Kong College of Physicians. He served as a committee member of the Singapore Society of Oncology in 2000 and 2003, and was a member of Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee of the National Cancer Centre from 2004 – 2008.

Conditions treated

Gastrointestinal Cancers · Medical Oncology

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Lim Hong Liang

Cancer · Singapore

Dr Lim Hong Liang had headed the Thoracic Oncology Service, Head and Neck Service and Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the National University Hospital. From 2000 to 2005, he was the Chief of the Department of Haematology and Oncology Department there. He was also the Associate Chairman of the Medical Board of NUH when he left for private practice at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Dr Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1986. He was trained in internal medicine and Medical Oncology at NUH. In 1992, he received a Japan JICA scholarship for further training in the Department of Thoracic Oncology at the Tokyo National Cancer Centre. Dr Lim also was trained in high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant at the St Vincent's hospital in Sydney under a scholarship from the Ministry of Health.

Conditions treated

Thoracic Oncology · Bone Marrow Transplantation

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Chiang Wen Chin

Children · Singapore

Dr Chiang Wen Chin obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Nottingham University, United Kingdom. She completed her Paediatric training in Bristol and Great Ormond Street, United Kingdom. She obtained her specialist qualifications of Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and membership to the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom). She has also been conferred Fellowship by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology. Dr Chiang held the position of Consultant of the Department of Paediatric Medicine. She is presently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Duke NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore and Tutor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Dr Chiang was awarded the Health Manpower Development Programme Fellowship from the Ministry of Health and underwent advanced training in Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Duke University, USA . She is also a committee member of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Society of Singapore, fellow of the Academy of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and Singapore Paediatric Society. Her sub-speciality interest includes management of children with food allergies, asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema, drug allergies, sublingual immunotherapy and immunodeficiency. She has helped set up the sublingual Immunotherapy program and food and drug provocation programs in KK Woman's and Children's Hospital.

Conditions treated

Paediatric Allergy · Food Allergies

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Chia Stanley

Heart · Singapore

Dr Stanley Chia is an interventional cardiologist and physician at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore. He is experienced in managing complex coronary artery disease and a variety of other cardiovascular diseases and conditions. He also handles difficult coronary interventional procedures such as left main disease, chronic total occlusions, and calcified lesions. He was awarded the British Heart Foundation Scholarship Scheme and Junior Research Fellowship to undertake cardiovascular medicine research in a doctoral programme at the University of Edinburgh from 2000 – 2002. He completed his cardiology advanced specialty training at the National Heart Centre Singapore, and has been certified as a specialist in cardiology since 2006. Dr Chia was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School and an interventional cardiology fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. Prior to leaving for private practice, he was a senior consultant cardiologist and interventional cardiologist at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He was concurrently a clinical senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s faculty of medicine, and the director of the cardiology residency programme. Dr Chia made significant contributions to cardiology education and training. Currently, he is the deputy chairman of the SingHealth Institution Research Ethics Committee, and previously also served as a member of the National Medical Research Council Scientific Review Panel. He presented and published his research on advanced intravascular imaging techniques like optical coherence tomography to provide insight into the development of coronary artery disease. He further developed his clinical expertise in interventional cardiology and specialised in structural heart and coronary interventional procedures. He has published extensively on cardiovascular research in international peer-reviewed journals. He continues to play a major role in organising and speaking at numerous international and local cardiology conferences.

Conditions treated

Complex Coronary Interventions · Structural Heart Procedures

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Chong Choon Seng

General surgery · Singapore

Dr Chong Choon Seng is a general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interest is in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer and advanced endoscopy. He was a former senior consultant in colorectal and general surgery at the National University Health System (NUHS). He was also a surgical oncologist in the colorectal cancer tumour group at the National University Cancer Institute. Dr Chong graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained his fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He received a Health Manpower Development Plan Award and completed his further training at Samsung Medical Center, South Korea. He is an adjunct associate professor in the department of surgery at NUS. He is also an instructor for many regional centres for cancer treatment where he teaches on colonoscopic stenting, keyhole and robotic surgery for colorectal cancer, and transanal total mesorectum excision for rectal cancer. Internationally, he is a visiting expert with Boston Scientific and a collaborator in the COLOR III trial. Dr Chong has obtained numerous grants and published in more than 100 publications in the fields of colorectal cancer and education. He is also part of editorial boards and an invited speaker at local and overseas conferences. He is a faculty member of several societies including the ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons and the Asian-Pacific Study Group for Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Conditions treated

Colorectal Cancer Surgery · Robotic Colorectal Procedures

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Chui Chan HonFRCS

Children · Singapore

Dr Chui Chan Hon is a paediatric surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interests are paediatric surgical oncology and paediatric endoscopic surgery. He treats childhood cancers including solid tumours like neuroblastoma, sarcoma and recurrent solid tumours. Dr Chui was a senior consultant and head of the department of paediatric surgery at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). He is currently a visiting consultant in the department of paediatric surgery there. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He subsequently completed his basic surgical training and obtained his fellowship diploma in surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Glasgow, UK. He underwent advanced surgical training in paediatric surgery under the Academy of Medicine and on his completion, he was awarded the Certificate of Specialist Accreditation in paediatric surgery by the Ministry of Health. Dr Chui completed a fellowship programme in paediatric surgical oncology at St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA. Upon his return to Singapore, he led the development of paediatric surgical oncology at KKH. He established the Children’s Cancer Research Laboratory there researching childhood solid malignancies and was one of the earliest surgeons to develop the paediatric minimally invasive surgery programme at KKH. Besides his clinical work, he was a clinical senior lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He is an advisor at the Guangdong Province Anti-Cancer Association, China, and a member and past secretary in the executive board of the International Society of Pediatric Surgical Oncology. Dr Chui has travelled widely to give presentations and has published extensively in many peer-reviewed international and local journals. He is an associate editor of the World Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Conditions treated

Paediatric Surgical Oncology · Childhood Solid Tumours

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Hong Cho Tek Eric

Heart · Singapore

Dr Eric Hong is a cardiologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in interventional cardiology, sports cardiology, nuclear cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation and non-invasive cardiac imaging including cardiac CT angiography and PET/SPECT imaging. He is one of the few cardiologists who is formally trained in double clinical fellowships of nuclear cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr Eric Hong Cho Tek received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1996 and passed the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) the following year. He worked in Ireland before returning to Singapore to start his specialist training in internal medicine. After completing his basic specialist training in internal medicine at Singapore General Hospital, he obtained his MRCP and became Member of Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). Dr Eric Hong commenced his advanced Specialist training in cardiology at National University Hospital in 2003. He passed the certification examinations of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in 2005. In recognition of his professional and research achievements, Dr Eric Hong Cho Tek was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Cardiology) in 2006. He also received the Health Manpower Development Plan award in cardiology from Ministry of Health, Singapore. He obtained his subspecialty training in Advanced Multimodality Cardiac Imaging at the Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School ( USA ) where he trained with Professor Marcelo Di Carli, an eminent nuclear cardiologist who is the world's authority on CT/ PET imaging. Dr Eric Hong became a diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology CNBC in 2006. He was also a clinical fellow in interventional cardiology at the Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School (USA) under the preceptorship of Dr Jeffrey J Popma. Dr Popma is a world renonwed interventional cardiologist who was previously president of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and is the current chairman of the American College of Cardiology Cardiac Catheterization Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Simulation Training. Dr Eric Hong Cho Tek became board eligible in interventional cardiology ( ACGME, USA ) in July 2007. He returned to Singapore to work in Department of Cardiology, National University Hospital where he was Director, Nuclear Cardiology and Imaging. Director, Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation at National University Hospital. Dr Eric Hong was also Clinical Tutor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Chairman, NTLC, National University Hospital, Singapore . He was a consultant cardiologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from Nov 2009 to Oct 2010 where he helped to set up and deliver 24-hours acute interventional cardiology service for heart attack patients. He has been elected as Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA) and Fellow of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology.

Conditions treated

Interventional Cardiology · Nuclear Cardiac Imaging

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Annabelle Leong Chooi Kien

Ear, nose & throat · Singapore

Dr Annabelle Leong is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. She has subspecialty interests in hearing disorders and paediatric ENT, and is experienced in managing all types of ENT conditions, including nasal, sinus and sleep disorders in both adults and children. She received her MBBS (Hons) from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in London, UK. Having completed her basic surgical training at Cambridge and London, Dr Leong went on to manage a wide range of both paediatric and adult ENT conditions throughout her postgraduate specialist training in London, UK, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals, and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen’s Square, UK. She is registered with both the General Medical Council in the UK and the Singapore Medical Council as a specialist in otolaryngology. She is the only Singaporean recipient of the Royal Society of Medicine’s national temporal bone prize for displaying the best surgical skill in ear dissection in the UK. She was also awarded the annual Thomas Wickham Jones ear fellowship at Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children in Canada. Dr Leong was the associate programme director of the National Health Group’s ENT residency specialist training scheme, and was senior clinical lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She continues to nurture her passion for teaching and research and is currently a house tutor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. She is the first author of many academic publications, and lectures and speaks at overseas conferences and workshops and courses in Singapore. Dr Leong regularly undertakes volunteer work as an ENT specialist for charity medical missions in Thailand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.

Conditions treated

Hearing Disorders · Paediatric ENT

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Lee Tswen Wen Victor

General surgery · Singapore

Dr Lee is formally trained in liver transplants, kidney transplants and simultaneous pancreas kidney transplants in addition to complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery. He specialises in surgery for liver tumours, major pancreatic surgery and biliary surgery. He is well regarded for his laparoscopic skills especially for gallbladder and gallstone surgery. Prior to joining Gleneagles Hospital, Dr Lee was senior consultant and the former director of the Centre for Digestive and Liver Disease (CDLD) at the Singapore General Hospital from 2013 to 2015. The Centre has a patient attendance of more than 500 patients a day for hepatobiliary, gastroenterology, upper gastrointestinal and colorectal diseases. Dr Lee is also the co-director of the Pancreas Transplant Programme in Singapore. He is accredited to perform transplant surgeries of the liver, kidney and pancreas. He is an executive member of the Society of Transplantation, Singapore. He is also a member of the International Pancreas & Islet Transplantation Association and The Transplantation Society. Dr Lee is an experienced laparoscopic surgeon for cholecystectomy and liver resection. He has been an invited speaker for many international and regional conferences for liver surgery and laparoscopic surgery. In addition, he has performed single-site “scarless” surgery in live demonstrations on numerous occasions. He is an executive member of the Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (Singapore). He is also an advocate of the adoption of new surgical technology that can result in safer outcomes and quicker recovery for patients such as microwave ablation therapy for inoperable liver tumours. Dr Lee’s dedication to ensuring the best outcome for his patients has earned him the Service Quality Award in 2014 while at the Singapore General Hospital. He is an adjunct assistant professor at National University of Singapore, and adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. Dr Lee is actively involved in research and has won many grants. He is also actively involved in medical device innovation and islet cell research, and has registered patents for his work. Dr Lee has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to a transplant book chapter. He has been featured in the media for his work. He has also written many articles for public health education.

Conditions treated

Liver Transplantation · Pancreatic Surgery

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Lim Chun Yih Paul

Heart · Singapore

Dr Paul Lim is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Parkway East Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in the management of cardiac disorders and diseases. His area of expertise is the treatment of complex heart rhythm disorders utilising advanced mapping techniques with catheter ablation, and implantation or extraction of cardiac implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices. Prior to private practice, Dr Lim was a senior consultant at the National Heart Centre and a visiting cardiologist at the Sengkang General Hospital in Singapore. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. Dr Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained his membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK, with his master's degree in internal medicine from NUS. He completed his advanced specialty training in cardiology at the National Heart Centre, Singapore. He was awarded his electrophysiology fellowship under the Health Manpower Development Plan at the Barts Heart Centre-Bart Health NHS Trust, UK, where he underwent advanced training to perform complex cardiac electrophysiology ablations and device implants/extractions. He is a certified electrophysiology specialist and cardiac device specialist accredited by the European Heart Rhythm Association. In addition to his clinical work, Dr Lim was a clinical assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. He was the director of the SingHealth Duke-NUS cardiovascular sciences residency academic clinical programme. He was also a core faculty member of SingHealth Duke-NUS cardiology senior residency programme and the SingHealth internal medicine residency programme. He serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and has published manuscripts in various peer-reviewed journals. He has also been invited to present at local, regional, and international conferences. Dr Lim has been recognised for his work and has received several SingHealth Service Quality Awards.

Conditions treated

Cardiac Electrophysiology · Complex Arrhythmia Ablation

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Hong Cho Tek Eric

Heart · Singapore

Conditions treated

Interventional Cardiology · Nuclear Cardiac Imaging

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Specialists at Mount Elizabeth Hospital

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