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SCRS Biennial Scientific Symposium 2025
(22 – 24 Aug 2025)
Eugene Yeo
Eugene Yeo Colorectal & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr Eugene Yeo is a General and Colorectal Surgeon who has a special interest in Robotic and Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer with more than 17 years of experience. He obtained his medical degree as well as completed his surgical training in Singapore, and previously worked at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) as a Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery.
He spent 1 year on a fellowship to Yonsei Severence Hospital in Seoul, South Korea – the world’s highest volume robotic surgery centre with experience of more than 30,000 robotic cases. Dr Yeo is one of Singapore’s highest volume robotic colorectal surgeons, and is one of the few local surgeons recognized and listed on the Da Vinci® (Robotic surgery) surgeon locator website.
Dr Yeo is well known both locally and regionally for his expertise in Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is a founding and board member of the Robotic Surgical Society of Singapore(RS3), and is regularly invited to moderate, speak as well as perform live surgery at local and international conferences. Furthermore, his interest in surgical education has led him to serve in the role of Director of the Endoscopic Platform in the SingHealth Surgical Skills centre in SGH as well as being a regular faculty in the endoscopic and advanced laparoscopic courses held within the institution.
Dr Yeo also believes in the importance of contributing academically. He has authored book chapters, journal articles as well as multiple video articles over the years. His video articles on WebSurg, one of the most recognised video journals internationally, have garnered more than 120,000 views to date, and in 2018 he was awarded the Hall of Fame award, given to the best video of the year amongst the hundreds of international entries.
Eugene strongly believes that knowledge and technical ability mean little if doctors are unable to empathise with their patients. As such he makes special effort to understand every patient’s situation and attend to all their individual concerns holistically. As a result of this, he has been recognised with multiple service awards over his years of public service. He hopes to bring this same attitude and ethos of service to all his patients going ahead.
Wong Seng Weng
The Cancer Centre
Dr. Wong Seng Weng is the Medical Director and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Cancer Centre, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. His sub-specialties include breast, lung, and gastrointestinal cancers. A Dean’s List graduate from the National University of Singapore under the Lim Boon Keng and Tan Siak Kew Scholarships, Dr. Wong has also served as a clinical tutor at NUS.
Actively involved in cancer research, Dr. Wong has participated in over 20 clinical trials and serves as an Adjunct Clinician Scientist at A*STAR’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. He is a member of ASCO, ESMO, and the Singapore Society of Oncology, and sits on the editorial advisory board of Oncology Tribune. Dr. Wong is a regular speaker at regional oncology conferences across Asia, sharing insights on cancer treatment and innovation.
Wong Neng Wei
Changi General Hospital
Dr Wong completed his undergraduate medical training at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2015 and obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) of Edinburgh in 2016. He joined the General Surgery Residency Programme in 2018 and obtained the Master of Medicine (Surgery) in 2021.
After completing his residency training in 2023, Dr Wong obtained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Edinburgh and was accredited as a Specialist in General Surgery by the Specialist Accreditation Board of Singapore. He is now serving as an Associate Consultant Surgeon in Changi General Hospital Singapore with the Colorectal service.
Wong Kar Yong
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr. Wong Kar Yong is a Senior Consultant General Surgeon at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with a subspecialty interest in minimally invasive and robotic colorectal cancer surgery. He graduated from the University of Glasgow and completed his surgical training in both the UK and Singapore.
He holds memberships with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and is a registered specialist with the Singapore Specialist Accreditation Board.
In 2015, Dr. Wong received the Health Manpower Development Plan Award to further his training in robotic colorectal surgery at Yonsei University Hospital. He is proficient in advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures, including extended lymph node dissection, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, and stenting for obstructive cancers.
In addition to cancer surgery, he manages a wide range of benign colorectal conditions and is an experienced endoscopist. Dr. Wong also contributes to medical education as a clinical lecturer at both NUS and NTU medical schools.
Teo Nan Zun
Changi General Hospital
Dr. Teo Nan Zun is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Head of the Colorectal Service at Changi General Hospital, where he also serves as Director of Endoscopy. His clinical interests include laparoscopic and robotic surgery for both benign and malignant colorectal conditions, as well as hernia and gallstone diseases. To date, he has performed over 300 minimally invasive major colorectal resections. Dr. Teo received his medical degree from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and completed his surgical training under the SingHealth General Surgery Residency Program. He holds MRCS (Glas), MMed, and FRCS (Edinburgh) qualifications.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Teo is actively involved in research, education, and academic publishing. He holds teaching roles at DUKE-NUS Medical School, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, and serves as core faculty in several postgraduate training programs. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, serves as a reviewer for multiple colorectal publications, and is an associate editor of Heliyon as well as a member of editorial boards for various colorectal journals.
Tan Kok Yang
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Dr Tan is a colorectal surgeon with a heart for geriatric surgery and considers himself a friend of Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine. He is the Chair of the Surgical Residency Advisory Committee of Singapore and founded The Geriatric Surgery Society of Singapore in 2017.
Tan Ker Kan
National University Hospital
A/Prof Tan is the Head and Senior Consultant in the Division of Colorectal Surgery in NUH.
He took time to complete his PhD in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in the National University of Singapore from 2016 to 2019 while still working full time as a consultant surgeon. His research interests are in the field of colorectal cancer screening, health services and clinical research.
He has been awarded several Health Services/Population Health Research Grants and HPHSR Clinician Scientist Award (Senior Investigator) by the National Medical Research Council to further his research work.
Jarrod Tan
National University Hospital
Dr Jarrod Tan Kah Hwee graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. Thereafter, he completed his housemanship year and received the Best House Officer Award in recognition of his exceptional commitment to patient care. He then trained as a General Surgery resident at the National University Health System before he successfully obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was registered as an accredited specialist surgeon in 2022. Dr Tan has a sub-specialty interest in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancers.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Tan is actively involved in clinical research. He attained his Master of Clinical Investigation degree from the National University of Singapore, supported by a Ministry of Health Healthcare Research Scholarship. He has contributed to numerous publications and was awarded the ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship and NUHS Seed Grant to pursue further research in colorectal surgery. Dr Tan is also dedicated to nurturing the next generation of medical professionals and serves as Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS).
Dr Tan is an avid badminton player and is the captain of the Singapore Medical Association Badminton team.
Emile Tan
Singapore General Hospital
Emile is the Head and Senior Consultant Surgeon of Department of Colorectal Surgery at Singapore General Hospital and & National Cancer Centre Singapore.
His clinical interests are in Robotic and Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). He is mentor to a generation of colorectal surgeons, and grown a department expert in top-down Robotic MIS and bottom-up MIS TATME. Under his leadership, the SGH Department of Colorectal Surgery offers state of the art care in cancer diagnostics and surgical treatment, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pelvic Floor Disorders and Proctology, delivered using the latest technology and platforms.
Emile also serves as lead for Value Driven Outcomes in colorectal resections for SGH, helping define and refine the matrices of assessment and quality improvement in this area.
Emile is well published in the field of Colorectal Surgery and has given numerous presentations at national and international conferences. His research interests are aligned with his clinical expertise.
Aloysius Tan
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Aloysius Tan is currently a Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interest lies in Colorectal Surgery Service.
Seow Choon Sheong
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Adj Asst Prof Seow Choon Sheong is currently the Chairman of General Surgery, College of Surgeons of Singapore. He is practising as a Senior Consultant in Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Medical Centre.
Isaac Seow-En
Singapore General Hospital
Dr Isaac Seow-En graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2009 and has been a Specialist colorectal surgeon with Singapore General Hospital Department of Colorectal Surgery and the National Cancer Centre Singapore since 2017. In 2020, he completed a year-long fellowship training in advanced minimally invasive colorectal surgery in Taiwan. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor for the Surgical and Oncology Academic Clinical Programmes at Duke-NUS Medical School. He is also a Clinical Core Faculty Member of the SingHealth General Surgery Residency Programme, and an Executive Committee Member of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore.
Dr Seow-En has published over 80 peer reviewed publications and 7 book chapters, particularly in the area of innovative surgical techniques. He has a keen interest in laparoscopy, transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) for rectal cancer, natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSE), colorectal cancer survivorship, as well as surgical education.
James Ngu
Changi General Hospital
Dr James Ngu Chi Yong graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2003 and was awarded a fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2013. He is currently a senior consultant colorectal surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
Dr Ngu’s subspecialty interest lies in robotic and minimally-invasive surgery, including single-port and natural-orifice surgery for treatment of colorectal cancers and other benign inflammatory conditions that require operation.
Dr Ngu participates actively as a clinical instructor and speaker at advanced minimally-invasive colorectal surgery workshops in Singapore, Vietnam, India and the area of Taiwan. He has also been appointed as a founding board member of the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore and the honorary treasurer of the Singapore Society of Colorectal Surgeons.
Yvonne Ng
Singapore General Hospital
Dr Yvonne Ng is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the Singapore General Hospital and National Cancer Centre Singapore. She is also a Visiting Consultant at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Singapore.
Dr Ng completed her fellowship training in The Royal Marsden Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital (London, United Kingdom) in the areas of robotic surgery for complex colorectal cancer and pelvic floor reconstruction to complement her clinical interest in advanced minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for colorectal disease.
Dr Ng is well-published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and her subspecialty interests are in MIS (robotic and laparoscopic), complex colorectal cancer, pelvic floor disorders, and endoscopy.
Ng Jing Yu
Ark Surgical Practice
Dr Ng Jing Yu is a fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon with over 15 years of surgical experience. He is proficient in a full spectrum of minimally invasive colorectal procedures, including laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and advanced transanal surgery. In addition, he has extensive expertise in laser perianal procedures for conditions such as haemorrhoids.
Before entering private practice, Dr Ng served as Senior Consultant and Assistant Professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH). He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2008 and completed his general surgical training at NUH. Awarded the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) award, he pursued advanced colorectal fellowship training at Sun Yat Sen Cancer Centre, Taiwan (2019–2020), training in robotic and advanced transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) techniques. This experience has honed his particular expertise in rectal cancer surgery.
A dedicated educator, Dr Ng has been recognised with multiple NUHS Teaching Excellence Awards (2018–2020) and the prestigious NUS Teaching Excellence Award (2020). He is a lecturer at both the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS) and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (NTU), and served as an examiner for the final MBBS examinations. He was also Associate Programme Director of the NUH General Surgery Residency Programme and the Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Programme. He continues to contribute as a Visiting Consultant to NUH.
Dr Ng is also active in clinical research, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed surgical journals. He has held leadership roles within professional bodies, including serving on the Executive Committee of the Singapore Colorectal Society, and is a member of the International Society of Laser Proctology (ISOLP) and the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore (RS3). He continues to organise and lead advanced cadaveric surgical workshops, mentoring the next generation of surgeons in complex minimally invasive techniques.
Ng Jia Lin
Sengkang General Hospital
Dr Ng Jia Lin is currently a Senior Consultant at Department of Surgery in Sengkang General Hospital.
Building on her foundation in Singhealth General Surgery Residency and Colorectal Subspecialty training in Singapore General Hospital, she furthered her training in open and minimally-invasive advanced pelvic oncology in Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thailand in 2018.
Her subspecialty interests lie in pelvic exenteration, minimally-invasive colorectal oncological surgery, complex anal fistulas and global health surgery, which she speaks, teaches and engages widely on in both local and international conferences and workshops.
Surendra Mantoo
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Dr Surendra is currently a Consultant surgeon in the Department of General Surgery. He completed a Ministry of Health (MOH) sponsored fellowship in Pelvic Floor and functional Colorectal Disorders in France in 2011.
He is pursuing his subspecialty interest in functional colorectal disorders like fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, refractory constipation, & minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery. Has published as first author in several peer-reviewed journals, as well as having co-authored book chapters.
In addition to holding teaching appointments at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, he also holds the post of core faculty of the NHG Surgical Residency Program. He is also active in several professional medical organizations and is the President of the Singapore Colorectal Society.
Mamoru Uemura
Osaka University
Dr. Uemura is an associate professor in the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at The University of Osaka. He has an excellent academic background, having obtained a PhD in Gastroenterological Surgery from The University of Osaka. With over 20 years of extensive clinical and research experience, he has established himself as an expert in colorectal and gastrointestinal surgery.
Since 2021, he has been leading the colorectal surgery team, consisting of The University of Osaka and more than 40 affiliated institutions, where he has been actively leading clinical trials on surgery and working to improve surgical techniques across the entire group.
In addition to minimally invasive surgery, he is also experienced in extended pelvic surgery for locally advanced and locally recurrent rectal cancer, making him one of the few experts who comprehensively cover a wide range of colorectal cancer surgeries in Japan.
Liu Hui Min
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr. Liu Huimin is a Senior Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. She graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, in 2009 and completed her postgraduate surgical training with the National Healthcare Group in 2016. She holds a Master of Medicine (Surgery) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Her clinical interests focus on minimally invasive colorectal surgery and proctology. In 2019, she was awarded the Health Manpower Development Award, allowing her to pursue advanced fellowships in Bangkok and Tokyo.
Beyond clinical work, Dr. Liu is active in medical education and quality improvement. She serves as Associate Program Director for the NHG General Surgery Residency Programme and teaches as a senior clinical lecturer and examiner at both NUS and NTU medical schools. She also contributes to hospital governance as Deputy Chairperson of the Patient Records Review Subcommittee and mentors improvement initiatives through the Clinical Practice Improvement Programme.
Norman Lin
National University Hospital
Having graduated from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Adj Asst Prof Norman Lin subsequently completed his specialty training in General Surgery and obtained his fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) from Edinburgh. He is currently a Consultant in Colorectal and Trauma Surgery at the National University Hospital.
Adj Asst Prof Norman believes strongly in education and has earned several teaching awards over the past few years. He also actively participates in multiple overseas humanitarian trips to provide medical and surgical care to the less privileged in the region. In his free time, he enjoys long-distance running and playing football apart from chasing after his two young sons.
Lim Jit Fong
Lim Jit Fong Colorectal Centre
Dr. Lim specializes in colorectal and anal diseases treatment. He is an expert at laparoscopic colorectal resection surgery as well as management of haemorrhoids, anal fistula and anal fissure. He is also an expert at gastrointestinal endoscopy. Dr. Lim has a special interest in managing defaecatory disorders such as bowel incontinence, constipation, rectal prolapse and pelvic floor spasm. He is also an expert at endoanal ultrasound, which is often used in managing patients with anal fistula and bowel incontinence.
Currently, Dr. Lim serves as the President of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Coloproctology (APFCP), which is the organization consisting of the national societies of colorectal surgeons in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The APFCP organizes a biennial medical conference to further the education of colorectal surgeons in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Lim is also the President of the Society for Continence Singapore (SFCS), which is a charity in Singapore that raises awareness of and improves care for all sufferers of urinary and bowel incontinence in Singapore. Dr. Lim is a former President of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons of Singapore. He continues to contribute to patient care by representing the Academy of Medicine Singapore in various workgroups with the Ministry of Health, Singapore.
Dr. Lim is very passionate about improving the quality of his patients’ care. In caring for his patients, Dr. Lim has always maintained a steadfast principle, “Make decisions for your patients as if they are your loved ones. If your decision is not good enough for your loved one, it is not good enough for your patient.” For his dedication toward patient care, he has received numerous awards for excellence in patient care through the years.
Dr. Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1995 and obtained his Fellowship in Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, FRCS (Glasg), in 1999. After completing his Advanced Specialty Training in General Surgery in 2003, Dr. Lim was conferred a SGH Fellowship to further his training in management of functional defaecatory disorders and minimally invasive colorectal surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia. Upon returning from Australia, Dr. Lim worked as a consultant in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, SGH.
Dr. Lim’s passion for colorectal surgery stems from his desire to help cure patients with colorectal cancer. Convinced of the superior outcome of minimally invasive surgery for patients, Dr. Lim worked tirelessly with like-minded colleagues and was instrumental in starting laparoscopic and robotic colorectal cancer surgery in SGH. He spearheaded the creation of a system for performing laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in SGH to optimize patient outcomes. Today, most colorectal cancer operations in Singapore are performed by laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Lim has a strong interest in continuing medical education. He served as the Director of Research in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, SGH. Dr. Lim currently serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, NUS. He is also a Visiting Consultant to the Department of Surgery at Sengkang General Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Dr. Lim was instrumental in creating the medical curriculum in Colorectal Surgery for the Duke-NUS Graduate School of Medicine.
One of Dr. Lim’s other interests is in the management of patients with functional bowel disorders such as bowel incontinence and constipation. In 2008, Dr. Lim started the Pelvic Floor Disorder Service, SGH, together with specialists from the departments of Urology and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. This is the world’s first multi-disciplinary clinical service providing a holistic service to patients suffering from complex functional disorders of the pelvis. He served as the director from the inception until his resignation from SGH in 2011.
Bettina Lieske
National University Hospital
Dr Bettina graduated from Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany in 2000. Prior to commencing her surgical training in the United Kingdom, she went on to attain a research degree (Doctor Medicine) in 2003 from Friedrich Schiller University.
She completed her Basic Surgical Training as well as her Higher Surgical Training in the United Kingdom. After her final year of training in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Oxford University Hospital, she was awarded FRCS in 2010 and Certificate of Completion of Training in 2011. During her time as a surgical trainee, she developed an interest in Medical Education. She obtained a Diploma in Medical Education (Dundee) in 2008 and was subsequently awarded an Oxford Educational Fellowship, leading to an MA Clinical Education in 2011.
In 2014 Dr Bettina took time out of practice in Singapore and spent 3 months at the National Centre for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei in Basingstoke, UK. She trained in the procedure of Cytoreductive Surgery with Heated Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC), and has since been accredited to perform this procedure in Singapore. In addition to cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal malignancies, she is also trained and accredited to perform PIPAC, and is part of the faculty for PIPAC training and accreditation courses at NUH.
Dr Bettina is currently a Senior Consultant with the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the National University Hospital, as well as a Senior Consultant with the National Cancer Institute Singapore (NCIS) and Assistant Professor on the Clinician Educator Track with Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore.
Lee Yao Zong
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Adj Assist Prof Lee Yao Zong is a consultant with the Colorectal Service, Department of General Surgery at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2012. He completed his surgical residency training with National Healthcare Group (NHG) and was registered as an accredited specialist surgeon in 2019. He has recently completed his advanced minimally invasive Surgery Colorectal fellowship training in China Medical University Hospital (CMUH), Taiwan. Adj Assist Prof Lee also has a keen interest in improving geriatric surgical care. He works closely with the Hospital Geriatric Surgical Service to refine perioperative evaluation and optimization strategies specifically for elderly individuals scheduled for major surgeries.
Peter Lee
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Dr Lee is a colorectal and sarcoma surgeon at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital specializing in maximally invasive and minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He performs maximally invasive surgeries, such as pelvic exenterations for recurrent rectal cancers, other complex pelvic malignancies and sarcomas of the abdomen and pelvis.
He is the Director of Surgery of RPAH and Chairman of JL Operating Theatres. He is the Program Lead for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma at RPAH and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre. He is the Director of Operations of the Sydney Local Health District Robotic Program and for the department of Colorectal Surgery RPAH/ Institute of Academic Surgery.
He is the Honorary Proctor for pelvic exenteration MDT for Malaysia appointed by the Ministry of Health and external expert for pelvic exenteration surgery at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudia Arabia.
How Kwang Yeong
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr. How is a Senior Consultant Surgeon with the Colorectal Service at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, in 2007 and became a registered specialist in 2014 after obtaining his Master of Medicine and fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, and trained in advanced pelvic cancer surgery during his fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney under Prof. Michael Solomon.
Dr. How is a strong advocate for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) and played a key role in establishing TTSH’s award-winning ERAS® program. He now leads perioperative care initiatives as Clinical Director of the Perioperative Recovery Office. He also heads the hospital’s Endoscopy Unit and serves on the executive committee of the ERAS® Society. Passionate about education, Dr. How teaches at both NUS and NTU as a senior clinical lecturer and is actively involved in training medical students and surgical residents.
Ho Kok On
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Ho Kok On is a Senior and Chief Resident with the Singapore Integrated Programme (SGIP) for Paediatric Surgery.
He completed his General Surgery training with SingHealth General Surgery Residency Programme before commencing further training in Paediatric Surgery. He is dedicated to enhancing management and quality of care for patients with congenital and acquired gastrointestinal diseases, with particular interests in Intestinal Failure, Anorectal Malformations and Hirschsprung’s disease.
Additionally, he advocates minimally invasive techniques in Pediatric Surgery.
Gregory Heng
Woodlands Health
Dr Gregory Heng is Senior Consultant / Deputy HOD in the Woodlands Health Department of Surgery, with a special interest in Colorectal Surgery.
Cherylin Fu
Singapore General Hospital
Dr. Cherylin Fu is a Senior Consultant Surgeon at Singapore General Hospital’s Department of Colorectal Surgery and the National Cancer Centre Singapore’s Department of Surgical Oncology. Since 2012, she has also served as Director of both the Gastrointestinal Functional Unit and Pelvic Floor Disorders Service at SGH. She received her medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2004 and completed specialist training in colorectal surgery under the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. She further pursued a fellowship in Brisbane, Australia, focusing on pelvic floor disorders and advanced laparoscopic techniques.
Dr. Fu manages both colorectal cancer and benign colorectal conditions, with expertise in advanced procedures such as transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME), natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE), and surgery for rectal prolapse and faecal incontinence. She leads multidisciplinary pelvic floor clinics and regularly performs specialised tests like endoanal ultrasound and anorectal physiology studies. A passionate educator, she teaches at all three medical schools in Singapore, contributes to surgical training programs, and actively raises public awareness through forums and campaigns. Dr. Fu has also been a long-standing member of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore.
Foo Fung Joon
Sengkang General Hospital
Dr Foo Fung Joon did his medical training in the UK at Nottingham followed by surgical training in Leeds and Manchester. At the end of his specialist training, he completed a Colorectal Fellowship at Singapore General Hospital. He then did a fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Paris awarded by the European Society for Coloproctology.
He was then appointed as a colorectal consultant in Singapore General Hospital and later Sengkang General Hospital. He was the founding head of service for colorectal surgery from 2018 to 2023. He setup the hospital parenteral nutrition service, gastrointestinal function lab and perioperative optimization service.
His interests include colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, surgical nutrition and global health.
Chong Choon Seng
Ark Surgical Practice
Dr Chong is a Senior Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon at Ark Surgical Practice.
He is also an academic surgeon and has over 100 publications while he served in NUS as an Associate Professor and was also appointed as an Assistant Dean in view of his contributions to teaching and research. Furthermore, being appointed as Programme Director for Surgery Residency in NUHS, he was privileged to have the opportunity to serve others in honing their surgical skills and grateful to have mentored many in the values needed for a surgeon.
Peter Chen
Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taiwan
Dr Chen is the Deputy Chief of Surgery and Chairperson of the Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Committee at KFSYSCC. Dr. Chen has played a pioneering role in advancing minimally invasive colorectal surgery in Taiwan, introducing techniques such as single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME), and contributing significantly to national and international research through numerous publications and conference presentations.
Dr. Chen is also a recognized educator and leader in robotic surgery, having performed over 650 robotic-assisted colorectal procedures and organized more than 25 advanced training workshops. He has been actively involved in national cancer data analytics and policy development through the Taiwan National Cancer Registry and other key health committees. As a faculty member and course organizer at IRCAD Taiwan, he continues to lead in international training for laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery. Dr. Chen has published over 30 papers and delivered more than 275 presentations worldwide, reflecting his dedication to surgical innovation, education, and research.
Karen Chan
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Chan is an associate consultant in general surgery in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. After completing her medical degree and basic surgical training in England, she came to Singapore with her family where she completed her surgical training. Her special interest is in colorectal surgery, and she is excited to learn from all the experts in the field.