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He completed his MBBS in 1989 at the National University of Singapore, MRCP in 1993 at the at the Royal College of Physicians, UK, and FAMS (Gastroenterology) in 1999 at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Dr Dede Selamat Sutedja offers comprehensive diagnostic tests as well as therapeutic services ranging from treatment of dypepsia, food intolerances, irritable bowel syndrome, and GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease). Conditions he treats also include constipation, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, fatty liver, Hepatitis B & C, inflammatory bowel disease, liver cirrhosis and cancer, and rectal bleeding. He performs colonoscopy, endoscopic removal of bile duct stones and bile duct stent insertion, ERCP (Imaging of the gallbladder/ bile ducts), OGD (oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy / gastroscopy), and the therapeutic endoscopic removal of polyps or early tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. Dr Dede also performs enteroscopy, endoscopy therapy for gastro-intestinal bleeding, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and immunotherapy for inflammatory bowel diseases, colorectal cancer. He has continuous treatment programmes for chronic Hepatitis B & C, fatty liver, drug induced liver injury, liver cancer and liver transplantation.
Dr Dede Selamat Sutedja was the expert witness for the SLIM 10 drug-induced liver failure case that involved Singaporean celebrity Andrea de Cruz. He has authored and co-authored various local & overseas medical journals, especially on the treatments of various types of liver diseases, including giving numerous public talks on these subjects in languages that he is proficient with, namely English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia/ Malay.
Between 1999 and 2001, Dr Dede Selamat Sutedja was awarded 2 scholarships by the Ministry of Health - firstly at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham UK, to undergo specialized training in hepatology & liver transplantation, which then was followed by an advanced training in therapeutic & complex endoscopic procedures at the renowned Amsterdam Medical Centre in Holland. He served as a specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology for almost 20 years in Singapore's restructured hospitals. Prior to joining Gleneagles Hospital, Dr Dede Selamat Sutedja's last appointment was as senior consultant in National University Hospital for many years.
Dr Dede Selamat Sutedja is known for his empathic and personalised care for his patients, as recognized at the national level by the many Gold Medallist Service Awards he received from Spring Singapore for his outstanding service. He is compassionate & passionate about his healing profession, ensuring close rapport and effective communication with all his patients, who can be assured of cost-effective therapy that is delivered with Dr DedeSelamat Sutedja’s unique special touch.
Dr Cheng Jun is a Gastroenterologist at Cheng Jun Gastroenterology & Medical Clinic, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. He is also a Visiting Consultant at Singapore General Hospital.
Dr Cheng Jun completed his MBBS in 1979 at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, MRCP (Int Med) in 1983 at the Royal College of Physicians, U.K and FAMS (Gastroenterology) in 1987 at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Dr Cheng Jun is multilingual and speaks several languages such as English, Shanghainese, Cantonese, Bahasa. Some of the clinic services involves ERCP, therapeutic gastroscopy, colonoscopy, variceal banding, PEG, oesophageal dilation & stenting.
He completed his MBBS in 1980 at the University of Singapore, MRCP (Int Med) in 1985 at the at the Royal College of Physicians, UK, MMed (Int Med) in 1986 at the National University of Singapore, MRCP (Int Med) in 1986 and FRCP (Int Med) in 1994 at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Dr Roland Chong Siong Eng was the Deputy Director, and subsequently Director of the Endoscopy Centre at Singapore General Hospital from 1993 to 1996.
In 1990, he won the Asia Pacific Association's Young Investigators' prize for Study of the Liver for the paper presentation entitled, “The relationship between Alcohol, Lipids and Apolipoproteins.”
Dr Roland Chong Siong Eng was a Co-Chairman of the Ministry of Health Practice Guidelines on the Management of Hepatitis B, as well as Chairman of a similar guideline on the use of antibiotics. He is currently a member of the Editorial Committee and Editor of the section on Gastroenterology in the Guidelines on the Use of Steroids in General Practice.
He was also formerly president of the gastroenterological society of Singapore, executive member of the Asia Pacific Association for Gastroenterology and member of the specialist training committee on Gastroenterology.
Dr Roland Chong Siong Eng is presently Chairman of the Chapter of Gastroenterologists with the College of Physicians in Singapore. He is also a member of the National Advisory Committee on Gastroenterology, Ministry of Health and member of the Medical Expert Panel for the Surbodinate Courts Mediation Service.
Dr Sebastian Leong Kwai San has more than 30 years of experience. His clinic is located in Gleneagles Hospital and specialises in Gastroenterology.
- Treatment of diseases in the gastrointestinal tract (from mouth to anus along the alimentary canal)
Dr Kelvin Thia Teck Joo strives to adopt an individualized approach to manage patients’ gastrointestinal concerns and problems, taking into account their specific needs, and tailoring treatment for the best outcomes.
He believes that his fellowship training - Advanced GI Fellowship in IBD - in the Mayo Clinic (USA) as well as clinical and research experience in this field have enabled him to assess and treat optimally patients with the diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s and Ulcerative colitis).
Dr Yeo Chong Meng is an accredited Gastroenterologist who is well versed in treating gastrointestinal disorders and liver diseases. He had undergone advanced subspecialty training in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation in Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA in 2010 on a scholarship awarded to him by the Ministry of Health.
Dr Yeo is now practicing at the Digestive and Liver Specialist Centre, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. He provides specialist assessment and treatment for a wide range of digestive tract disorders which includes the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, pancreas and gallbladder. He also offers the diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy.
Dr Vincent Lai Wai Kwan was a recipient of the prestigious Medical Research Council Clinical Training Fellowship from 2002 to 2005. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Birmingham in 2007, investigating the liver immunity in viral hepatitis. Whilst in England, he obtained accreditation from the Specialist Accreditation Board in gastroenterology and worked as a Consultant in a teaching hospital before his return to Singapore.
Dr Vincent Lai was a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore from 2008 to 2010. He was part of the acute liver failure faculty in the Asia Pacific Study of Liver Disease group. In 2011, Dr Lai joined the Asian American Liver Centre (formerly known as Asian Centre for Liver Diseases & Transplantation) as a Consultant from 2011 to Aug 2014.
Dr Vincent Lai’s clinical interests are in liver failure, viral hepatitis and liver transplantation. He is also trained in therapeutic endoscopy and ERCP. Dr Lai’s research interests are on the adaptive and innate immunity in patients with liver disease particularly in patients with viral hepatitis and liver failure.
Dr Ooi Choon Jin is Gastroenterologist practicing at Gleneagles. He received his MBBS from the National University of Singapore in 1989. He then attained MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom in 1994 and FAMS - Fellowship of the Academy Medicine from Academy of Medicine, Singapore in 2001. Dr Ooi Choon Jin speaks English and Mandarin.
Dr Ooi Choon Jin is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. From 1998 to 2000, he trained at the Gastrointestinal Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
His main areas of academic interest include ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, malabsorption and Helicobacter pylori related disorders. His clinical interests include all aspects of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. He routinely performs diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy, colonoscopy, balloon assisted enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy.
Dr Ooi Choon Jin worked as Head of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department at Singapore General Hospital from 2000-2012. He also served as Clinical Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at National University of Singapore. Currently, he continues as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. Since 2012, Dr Ooi Choon Jin is a Gastroenterologist at Gleneagles Medical Centre and a Visiting Consultant to the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre at Singapore General Hospital.
Dr Ooi Choon Jin has published in various journals such as the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Pathology, Annals of Academic Medicine (Singapore), Singapore Medical Journal, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastroenterology, Current Opinion in Gastroenterology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics.
Dr Jarrod Lee is an internationally recognized endoscopist, and routinely incorporates advanced imaging and therapeutics into general endoscopy. He is a member of several regional groups dedicated to developing advanced endoscopy in Asia. He continues to support the public sector as a Visiting Consultant in Endoscopy, where he perform advanced procedures for complex cases, and trains the next generation of endoscopists.
Dr Lee also has a special interest in: gastrointestinal cancer screening and prevention, and in common digestive tract and liver disorders in the community. He speaks widely on the subjects, and is one of the most sought after speakers and writers in the primary care community. He is the youngest ever guest speaker for the major companies in the specialty.
Dr Lui Hock Foong is a gastroenterologist practicing at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He specializes in digestive disorders and liver transplant for liver diseases such as liver cancer and liver failure. He completed his MBBS from the National University of Singapore in 1990. He then underwent his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine with the Ministry of Health in Singapore, before leaving for the United Kingdom for his advanced specialty training.
In London, Dr Lui Hock Foong trained in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Lister Postgraduate Institute, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
He is the chairman of the National Foundation of Digestive Disease, the secretary of the Chapter of Gastroenterology of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, a member of the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver Working Party on Portal Hypertension, a member of the Ministry of Health (Singapore) Working Party on Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and is a past editor of GutViews, the publication arm of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore.
His present practice deals with treating common and complex disorders of the digestive tract and liver, undertaking diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and he has special interests in chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension and liver transplantation. Dr Lui Hock Foong speaks several languages such as English, Mandarin, Malay, and Bahasa Indonesia.
Dr Lui Hock Foong has received several awards, such as Beecham Book Prize for Anatomy, The Hoops Medal for Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Seah Cheng Siang for Best Free Paper of the 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore in 2000.
In addition to clinical practice, he is active in the field of Gastroenterology & Hepatology nationally and regionally. He is the Chairman of the National Foundation for Digestive Disease, the Secretary of the Chapter of Gastroenterology, College of Physicians of Singapore, Social Chairperson of the Organising committee of the Asia Pacific Digestive Disease Week 2011, Member of the Scientific Committee of the Asia Pacific Association of Liver Disease Meeting 2013. He was also Scientific Chairman of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore and Editor of GutViews. He currently sits in the Ministry of Health Singapore Workgroups on Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Asia Pacific Association for Study of Liver (APASL) Working Party on Portal Hypertension and Acute Variceal Bleeding.
Dr Yim Heng Boon is a Gastroenterologist practicing at Yim Gastroenterology Liver & Endoscopy Centre, Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore. Dr Yim Heng Boon completed his MBBS MBBS degree in Medicine from the National University of Singapore in 1990 and the MRCP Master’s degree from the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 1996. In 1999, he was awarded the Ministry of Health’s scholarship in Advanced Endoscopy at the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA.
Dr Yim Heng Boon is multilingual and speaks English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Malay. Dr Yim Heng Boon was a Deputy Head at The Deputy Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore and he was the Director of Endoscopy Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
In 2007, he was awarded a second scholarship in Endoscopic Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer at the National Cancer Centre, Tokyo, Japan. Dr Yim Heng Boon was also awarded with several awards, such as: Excellent Service Award (EXSA), Silver Award, 2004, Excellent Service Award (EXSA), Gold Award, 2005, and Excellent Service Award (EXSA), Star Award, 2006.
Dr Yim is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore and continues to contribute in the teaching of medical undergraduates and junior doctors. He was previously a member of the expert panel for the Institute of Family Medicine. In 2007, he was appointed Visiting Honorary Lecturer to the Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra, Indonesia. He was also appointed Visiting Associate Professor to Vietnam Ministry of Health Choray Hospital since 2010.
His work involves all general gastroenterology and hepatology cases, including oesophageal, gastric, liver, pancreatic and bowel cancers, peptic ulcer disease, large and small bowel diseases (including inflammatory bowel diseases), gallstone disease, functional gut disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, acute and chronic hepatitis (including hepatitis A, B, C, D, E), fatty liver, liver cirrhosis and liver failure.
Dr Andrea Rajnakova is a Gastroenterologist at the Andrea's Digestive, Colon, Liver And Gallbladder Clinic Pte Ltd in Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre.
She completed her MD in 1992 at the Apothecaries Hall of Dublin, Ireland, PhD in 2000 and MMed (Int Med) in 2001 at the National University of Singapore and MRCP in 2002 at the Royal College of Physicians, UK.
Dr Andrea Rajnakova is a multilingual and speaks several languages such as English, Russian, Czech, Slovak. Her works involves Gastroscopy, Test for Helicobacter pylori, Capsule Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Problems, Colon Cancer Screening and many others.
She has received several awards such as in 2007 Sunny-Side-Up Award NUH Service Award, Sunny-Side-Up Wow Award NUH Service Award and Excellent Service GOLD Award 2007 and in 2008 National Excellent Service EXSA Star Award 2008.
Prior to setting up her private practice at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, in 2010, Dr Andrea Rajnakova practiced at National University Hospital since 1995. Dr Rajnakova joined National University Hospital and National University of Singapore as a NUS PhD scholar in 1995. She completed PhD thesis on Gastric Cancer in 2000. The results of her research studies were published in multiple international journals and she actively presented her research at international conferences. Dr Rajnokova's research work was awarded by several prestigious awards such as The Young Doctor’s Research Award at NUH Inaugural Annual Scientific Meeting, Singapore, in 1997 and the Best Paper Award for oral presentation at the Nitric Oxide Symposium in Singapore in 1999. In 2009, she was a Winner of Best Oral Presentation in Medical Disciplines at 8th Annual Scientific Congress of National Health Group in 2009.
During Dr Rajnokavo's clinical posting at National University Hospital, she obtained Master of Internal Medicine in Singapore, Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK, MRCP and the Fellowship of the Academy of Singapore in Gastroenterology (FAMS). Dr Rajnakova’s passion and main interest is in therapeutic endoscopy. In 2008 she was awarded a Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) by the Ministry of Health Singapore for further training in Therapeutic Endoscopy and ERCP at European Endoscopic Training Center, Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy under Professor Guido Costamagna, President of European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Her clinical expertise and passion for her work and patients were recognized by several clinical awards. In 2008, she received the National Excellent Service EXSA Star Award. In 2007, Dr Rajnakova received the NUH Sunny-Side-Up Award, NUH Sunny-Side-Up Wow Award and Excellent Service Gold Award. Dr Rajnokova as a clinical tutor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine enjoyed also teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. She was also a mentor and endoscopy trainer for advanced specialists and endoscopy trainees. She was appointed as a chief coordinator for clinical part of postgraduate exams in Internal Medicine MRCP PACES in 2009.
Dr Desmond Wai completed his MBBS in 1994 and MMed (Intl Med) in 1998 at the National University of Singapore. He also completed his MRCP (Intl Med) in 1998 at the Royal College of Physicians, UK.
Dr Desmond Wai is bilingual and speaks both English and Mandarin, and his works involve a focus in liver and digestive diseases. He has provided liver transplant care to over 100 live donor liver transplant patients. Dr. Desmond Wai is a frequent speaker at local and regional medical conferences on liver diseases, liver transplantation, as well as on other aspects of digestive diseases. Dr Wai's interviews and articles, covering various topics in on liver and digestive diseases, are also frequently featured in local and international media. Dr. Desmond Wai had received numerous awards such as the Young Clinician Award, Digestive Disease Week Thailand (1999), Heath Manpower Development Programme Fellowship (2002), 8th Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation: The Transplantation Society Travel Scholarship (2003) and Singapore National Day Award for Overcoming SARS-Commendation Medal (2003). His most recent award was the Mother Theresa Award, given by National Public Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2011, for his contribution in the field of Hepatology.
Dr Lim Chee Chian is a Gastroenterologist practicing at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore and receive his MBBS in 1986. He completed his post-graduate clinical training in Interventional Endoscopy and Endoscopic Laser Therapy at the National Medical Laser Centre/Middlesex Hospital in London in the United Kingdom from 1995-1996.
Dr Lim Chee Chian was the Head of Gastroenterology Unit, The Department of General Medicine in Tan Tock Seng Hospital from 1999 to 2004. He was also a Supervisor for Advanced Specialty Training in Gastroenterology Clinical Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore. In addition, he was also an Honorary Treasurer, Vice President at the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore before he finally he became the President of Gastroenterological Society of Singapore from 2001-2003.
Dr Lim Chee Chian was a member of several associations & societies such as Gastroenterological Society of Singapore, Specialist Training Committee for Gastroenterology, Ministry of Health.
Dr Lim Chee Chian is multilingual and speaks English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese. He is accredited in several hospitals, such as Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, and Parkway East Hospital.
Dr Tan Chi Chiu is as a Gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology and Medicine International in Gleneagles Medical Centre.
He completed his MBBS in 1983 at the National University of Singapore, MRCP (Int Med) in 1988 at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, MRCP(Int Med) in 1988 at the Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK, MMed (Int Med) in 1988 at the National University of Singapore, and FAMS (Gastroenterology) in 1993 at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Dr Tan Chi Chiu trained at the Singapore General Hospital and National University Hospital in Singapore and spent two years in the United Kingdom (affiliated to the University of Nottingham) as an advanced specialist trainee in therapeutic endoscopy and laser endoscopy. He was also attached to the Endoscopy Department of the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam for enhanced exposure to techniques of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP). Dr Tan was appointed Consultant in Gastroenterology and Medicine in the Department of General Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in 1995, where he went on to found and head the Gastroenterology Unit. He was also Chairman of the Endoscopy Committee of the hospital.
Dr Tan Chi Chiu has conducted original research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and published many articles in peer reviewed medical journals. He is an elected member of the Singapore Medical Council, where he is the Chairman of the Ethics Committee.
In addition to that, Dr Tan Chi Chiu is an active and well-known figure in the youth development and community service scene in Singapore, having been involved in numerous overseas humanitarian, scientific and community aid expeditions to countries such as Indonesia, Laos, India, Mongolia and Chile. He has received several awards for his work in this area including the Singapore Youth Award (Youth Development/Community Service) in 1996 and both the Excellence for Singapore Award and the Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Award for Excellence in Youth Work in 1997. His 'Operasi Raleigh Batam' project won the Pan-Commonwealth Youth Service Award in 1998. Dr Tan led the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) medical missions to the Philippines earthquake disaster in 1990 and to the Gulf War in 1991. For these he was decorated with the SAF's Overseas Service (Non-operational) Medal (Philippines earthquake) and the SAF Overseas Service (Operational) Medal (Gulf War). He also received the British Gulf War Medal and the Saudi Arabian King Abdul Aziz Medal.