Gastroenterology

Level B1, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Tel: 6357 7897
Fax: 6357 3087

Clinical Department Head
Dr. Charles Vu

Introduction

TTSH’s Department of Gastroenterology comprises of a group of highly trained specialists, providing tertiary care medical management of gastroenterological and liver diseases as well as offering an efficient and comprehensive gastrointestinal endoscopic services. All the consultants had spent time training overseas and subspecialise in the various fields of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Combining with our surgical colleagues to form the Digestive Diseases Centre, we offer one of the most comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services in the management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases in Singapore.

Services

Facilities - Inpatient Ward

Outpatient Clinics

• Hepatitis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Dyspepsia
• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Nutrition support
• Pancreatobiliary
• 13c urea breath test laboratory for Helicobacter Pylori
• Gastrointestinal motility laboratory
• State-of-the-art Endoscopic Centre with videoendoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound and radiological imaging

Upper & Lower Gastrointestinal

• 24-hour Oesophageal pH monitoring and Bravo capsule for GERD
• Oesophageal, pharyngeal and anorectal manometry, and anorectal biofeedback
• Oesophageal variceal ligation & sclerotherapy
• Intragastric balloon placement for obesity
• Gastric, intestinal and colonic polypectomy
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy (PEG)
• Endoscopic metal stenting for oesophageal, gastric and intestinal cancer
• Capsule endoscopy
• Double balloon enteroscopy
• Argon plasma coagulation and laser therapy
• Injection and haemoclip for bleeding ulcer/vessel
• Dilatation of gastrointestinal strictures
• Endoscopic mucosal resection
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection
• Parenteral and enteral nutrition

Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic

• Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis
• Percutaneous liver biopsy
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Plastic and metal stenting for biliary and pancreatic cancer/stricture
• Balloon dilation of biliary stricturem
• Biliary and pancreatic sphincterotomy
• Endoscopic mechanical lithotripsy of biliary stone and extraction
• Pancreatoscopy
• Mother and baby Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (with/ without electrohydraulic lithotripsy)

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

• Diagnostic radial EUS for gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary conditions
• Diagnostic endorectal ultrasound
• Interventional linear EUS with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and trucut biopsy
• Interventional EUS guided celiac plexus block for chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer pain

Our Specialists

	Name : Vu Kien Fong, Charles Designation : Head & Senior Consultant Credentials : MBBS (Australia), FRACP (Australia), FAMS Subspeciality : Pancreato-Biliary Diseases, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Endoscopic Retrogade, Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP), Endosonography (EUS), Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR), Enteral Stenting, Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition, Intragastric Balloon Placement for Obesity, Video Capsule Endoscopy
	Name : Yim Heng Boon Designation : Deputy Head & Senior Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), FAMS, FACG Subspeciality : Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Endoscopic Retrogade, Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP), Endosonography (EUS), Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR), Video Capsule Endoscopy, Endoscopic Laser Therapy, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE), Intragastric Balloon Placement for Obesity, Enteral stenting
	Name : Chuah Khoon Beng Designation : Senior Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MRCP (UK) Subspeciality : Gastroenterology with special interest in Gastric Motility
	Name : Yang Wei Lyn Designation : Senior Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MRCP (UK) Subspeciality : Clinical Hepatology
	Name : Shen, Emily Designation : Senior Consultant Credentials : MB BS (Hons), FRACP Subspeciality : General Gastroenterology, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Therapeutic Endoscopy
	Name : Lim Wee Chian Designation : Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MMed (Int Med), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), FAMS Subspeciality : Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)
	Name : Chia Chung King Designation : Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MRCP (UK), MMed (Int Med) Subspeciality : Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis
	Name : Tsao, Stephen Designation : Consultant Credentials : MRCP (UK), MBChB (Leicester, UK), Diploma Med Ed (UK) Subspeciality : Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Nutrition
	Name : Quan Wai Leong Designation : Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MRCP (UK) Subspeciality : Endoscopic Retrogade, Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)
	Name : Yeo Chong Meng Designation : Associate Consultant Credentials : MBCHB (NZ), MRCP (UK) Subspeciality : General Gastroenterology / Hepatology
	Name : Amitabh Monga Designation : Associate Consultant Credentials : MBBS, MD MRCP (UK) Subspeciality : General Gastroenterology / Hepatology
	Name : Liew Shan Fap Designation : Registrar Credentials : MBBS (Malaya), MRCP (UK) Subspeciality : Advanced Specialty Trainee
	Name : Taufique Ahmed Designation : Registrar Credentials : MBBS (Lond), MRCP (UK), MRCS (Eng) Subspeciality : Advanced Specialty Trainee
	Name : Koo Yih Meng, Kenneth Designation : Registrar Credentials : MBBS, MRCP (UK), MMed (Int Med) Subspeciality : Advanced Specialty Trainee
	Name : Chia Tze Wei Christopher Designation : Service Registrar