GENERAL SURGERY
Dr. Heah Sieu Min
MB BCh, FRCSEd (General Surgery), FAMS General Surgeon
Dr. Heah Sieu Min graduated from the National University of Ireland in 1990 with a Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery. He began his career as a houseman in Ireland, before returning to Singapore where he worked in various hospitals including Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SGH and KK Women's and Children's Hospital. He obtained his FRCSEd in general surgery in 1994, and was accredited as a specialist in general surgery by the Singapore Ministry of Health and the Singapore Medical Council in 1999. He also obtained his FAMS in general surgery in 2000. Dr. Heah established his private practice, the Heah Colorectal Endoscopy & Piles Centre, in 2007.
Dr. Chia Kok Hoong
MBBS (Singapore), FRCSEd (General Surgery), FAMS General Surgeon
Dr. Lai Jiunn Herng
MBBS (Singapore), MRCSEd (Surgery), M. Med (Surgery), FRCSEd (General Surgery)
Dr. Jason Lim Wei-Min
MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Surgery), FRCSEd (General Surgery), FAMS
Dr. Jason Lim graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2006 with a Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). After completing his housemanship in Singapore General Hospital and his National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces, Dr. Lim commenced on his general surgical specialist training in 2009. He obtained the position of Registrar in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital in 2011, and subsequently completed his Masters of Medicine (Surgery) in 2012.
Dr. Lim was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2015 and undertook a fellowship in Advanced Proctology, Functional Bowel Disorders and Pelvic Floor Disorders in Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. He was a Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital prior to leaving for private practice.
A qualified specialist in General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery, Dr Jason Lim’s subspecialty clinical interests includes the treatment of complex anal conditions e.g. perianal fistula, functional bowel problems including irritable bowel syndrome, intractable constipation and bowel incontinence. He also published the first research paper on the prevalence of faecal incontinence in Singapore.
Dr. Jason Lim’s continual interest in improving patient outcomes and experience led him to hold various concurrent management positions in Singapore General Hospital.
These included:
- Member, Medical Board, Singapore General Hospital
- Clinician Lead, Same Day Admission Centre, Singapore General Hospital
- Co-Chair, Clinical Quality Improvement Committee, SingHealth Surgery Academic Clinical Program
- Co-Chair, Clinical Learning Environment Review Committee, SingHealth Surgical Residency Program
- Department Quality Officer, Dept of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
Awards received:
- Service Champion, Service with a Heart Award (three-time recipient)
- Gold Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Award (two-time recipient)
- CEO Service Award, SGH Service Quality Award
- Certificate of Commendation, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
- Letter of Commendation, National Day Parade 2009
Dr. Goh Minghui
MBBS (S'pore), MMed (Surgery), FRCSEd (General Surgery)
Dr. Goh graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2007 and started her surgical training at Singapore General Hospital in 2008.
In 2016, Dr. Goh received her Specialist Accreditation with MOH in General Surgery and in 2018, she was made Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Singapore General Hospital. Dr. Goh was awarded the SingHealth Manpower Development Plan award in 2018 and embarked on a one-year fellowship at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong where she was trained in minimally invasive techniques for colorectal surgery. These included laparoscopic and robotic surgery.
Outside of clinical work, Dr. Goh was also appointed as clinical lecturer with the Department of Surgery at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Dr. Goh joined our Group in July 2020.
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Dr. Benjamin Seah
MBBS (UK), BSc Ortho (UK), MRCS (Edin), MMED (Ortho), FRCS (Edin)
Dr. Benjamin Seah graduated from the University College London (UK) in 2008 and was awarded the UCL-Singapore Undergraduate Scholarship. During his undergraduate years, he dedicated a year towards research at the prestigious Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore (UK), graduating with First Class Honours in Orthopaedic Sciences (Bachelor of Science) in 2005. He obtained his postgraduate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2011, his Masters of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) in 2013, and completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2017.
In 2019, he received the SKH Fellowship Award for an Upper Limb Orthopaedic Fellowship under Prof. Gregory Bain at Flinders University and Medical Centre (AU). During the fellowship, he handled various complex shoulder and elbow issues. Upon his return in 2020, he established a 4-Dimensional CT Elbow imaging system for assessing intricate elbow injuries and published related research papers. As the Shoulder and Elbow Service Lead at SKH, he oversaw the management of complex shoulder and elbow injuries for the hospital. Additional surgical expertise in managing complex Rotator cuff injuries and Shoulder Tendon Transfer procedures was gained during his time at Asan Medical Centre (South Korea).
Dr. Seah was an Innovation Panel member at SKH, assessing novel ideas for better patient care and advocates the use of a bioinductive patch for the augmentation of rotator cuff repairs. He led the Ortho-biologics injection clinic for Upper limb/Tennis elbow pathologies and advocated the integration of Tele-rehabilitation with physiotherapy for patients with shoulder and knee pathologies. He has also presented at numerous conferences (locally/internationally) and published various book chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals.
In addition, Dr. Seah has always been active in mentoring the next generation of healthcare professionals. He held teaching positions in LKC School of Medicine, YLL-NUS School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Medical School and is a Visiting Consultant to SKH. He was also an AO Trauma ORP regional contributor for Nurses and was recently the Chair of the AO Trauma Basic Course (2022) for Surgeons.
Dr Hamid Razak
MBBS (NUS), MMed (Ortho), MRCS (Glasg), FRCSGlasg (Tr&Orth) FRCSEd (Orth), FAMS (Orth Surg), MPH (NUS)
Dr Hamid Razak is a prominent Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with more than 15 years of experience. He is concurrently an Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. Prior to private practice, Dr Hamid was the lead for the Sports & Joint Preserving Osteotomy Services at Sengkang General Hospital. He was also the site chief for the SingHealth Sports & Exercise Medicine Centre.
Throughout his career, Dr Hamid has shown a commitment to advancing Orthopaedic care. He completed research and clinical fellowships at Imperial College London and the London Knee Osteotomy Centre respectively, enhancing his expertise in joint preservation procedures. He was also awarded the College Travelling Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. With this award, he completed a training stint at the world renowned Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, where he was trained in utilizing the Oxford Partial Knee implant, enhancing treatment options for patients. He was also awarded the prestigious International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society (ICRS) Clinical Travelling Fellowship in 2023 where he visited and learnt from the best surgeons in Europe performing state-of-the-art joint preserving procedures.
With over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and significant grant funding, Dr Hamid actively contributes to clinical research and innovation. Dr Hamid’s dedication to pushing the boundaries in joint preserving surgery underscores his mission to optimize patient outcomes and advance Orthopaedic care. Outside his clinical work, Dr Hamid is very active in the voluntary space and is currently the 2nd adviser to Jurong GRC Grassroots Organizations (Jurong Spring).
Education
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS, MPH (2023)
- Academy of Medicine Singapore, Fellowship (2018)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, FRCSGlasg (Tr & Orth),
Fellowship (2018) - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, FRCSEd (Orth), Fellowship (2018)
- National University of Singapore, Masters in Medicine of Orthopaedic Surgery (2018)
- International Olympic Committee, Diploma in Sports Medicine (2015)
- National University of Singapore, Graduate Diploma of Family Medicine (2013)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, MRCS (2012)
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, MBBS (2009)
Awards
- International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS) Clinical
Traveling Fellowship, 2023 - Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP)
Singapore, 2022 - Orthoregeneration Network (ON) Open Education Grant, 2022
- Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award, 2022
- NUS YLLSOM Teaching Excellence Award, 2022
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow College Travelling Fellowship, 2022
- Star Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2022
- Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award, 2021
- Sengkang General Hospital Crystal Owl Award for Education, 2021
- Sengkang General Hospital You Sparkle! Award (Silver), 2021
- COVID-19 Hero Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2021
- COVID-19 Poster Excellence Award, SingHealth Duke-NUS Quality and Innovation Day, 2021
- Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award, 2020
- NUS YLLSOM Special Recognition Award, 2020
- National Medical Research Council Research Training Fellowship, 2019
- Lee Kuan Yew Postgraduate Scholarship, 2019
- SingHealth Residency Outstanding Faculty Award, 2019
- Singapore Youth Award, 2018
- Valedictorian, SingHealth Residency Graduating Cohort of 2018
- SingHealth Residency Outstanding Quality Improvement Project Award, 2018
- SingHealth Residency Inspiring Resident-Educator Award, 2018
- SingHealth Residency Outstanding Resident Award, 2018
- Valedictorian, Singapore Chief Residency Program (SCRP), 2017
- NUS YLLSOM Junior Doctor Teaching Award, 2016
- SingHealth Publish! Award, 2016
- SingHealth Residency Inspiring Resident-Educator Award, 2015
- NUS YLLSOM Junior Doctor Teaching Award, 2015
- SingHealth Residency Inspiring Resident-Educator Award, 2014
- SingHealth Best House Officer Award, 2010
- SGH Best House Officer in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
- Certificate of Commendation for Community Medicine Patient Study Module, 2007
Publications
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IpqLQGwAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr Huang Yilun
MBBS, MMED(Ortho), MRCS(Glasg), FRCSEd(Orth Surg)
Dr. Huang graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2007. He spent time overseas in Cambodia during his undergraduate days to do volunteer work and promote health education in the public. He has served as a house officer in the Singhealth cluster and was awarded the Singhealth Best house officer award in 2008. He subsequently obtained his postgraduate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons(Glasgow) in 2011, his Masters of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) in 2013, and completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2018.
He is an experienced surgeon, having worked in public hospitals for more than 15 years. He completed his fellowship training in endoscopic spinal surgery in 2022 in Himnaera Hospital, Busan, Korea, under the tutelage of Dr Dj Choi a renowned endoscopic spine surgeon globally. Upon his return to SKH, he has started providing endoscopic spine surgical services to patients and was appointed the Spine Surgery Service lead in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Sengkang General Hospital. He was concurrently the SKH site chief for the SingHealth Duke-NUS Spine Centre. Dr. Huang was responsible for managing spinal conditions for the hospital, ranging from traumatic, infective and degenerative causes. His main interest and subspecialty is in performing endoscopic spinal surgery, a form of minimally invasive surgery for various spinal conditions.
During his stint as the spine service head in SKH, he has started an award winning Spinal Triage and Rehab (STAR) Clinic, a clinic that is run together with physiotherapists doing triage services and offering physiotherapy sessions at the same time, proving it to be cost saving and time efficient with right siting of patients for surgery. This service has won recognition awards from both SKH and Singhealth.
Dr Huang has presented at multiple international spine conferences on his work in endoscopic spine surgery. He also has multiple publications in major journals for his work in orthopaedic surgery. He has been appointed a teaching faculty for ESPINEA in 2023 , an international recognised platform for spine surgeons globally to further their knowledge and skills in endoscopic spine surgery.
Dr Huang is also an avid educator and has a passion for teaching. He has a firm belief in grooming the future generation of medical students to be even better doctors. He held teaching positions in YLL-NUS School of Medicine, LKC-NTU School of Medicine and Duke-NUS post graduate medical school. He is also the teaching lead for SKH to LKC-NTU school of medicine. He is currently a visiting consultant to SKH and also a member of the recently formed Endoscopic Spine Surgery Focus Group in the Singapore Spine Society.