Musculoskeletal Sciences



Chew Khong Yik

Clinical Assistant Professor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Musculoskeletal Sciences Academic Clinical Programme

Duke-NUS Medical School

Bio

Dr. Chew obtained his medical qualification from NUS in 2002 and started working under SingHealth Pte Ltd since 2012. He was inspired to pursue a surgical career in head and neck cancer during his housemanship. He chose cancer reconstruction due to the challenges in this field for his surgical training. He pursued further training as a Microsurgery Fellow n Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan where he learned advanced skills and gathered much experience in handling complex cases,

Dr. Chew helps in the formation of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centre (SDDC) for Head and Neck as well as the Liver Transplant SDDC. Dr. Chew emphasises training and education as the cornerstone in the improvement of clinical excellence. He takes a personal interest in residency teaching and is actively pursuing research in plastic surgery, wound healing, burns, reconstructive microsurgery and basic science in transplant immunology.

Education

Master of Medicine (Surgery)

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Member, Royal Coll of Surgeons

Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

National University of Singapore, Singapore

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