Dr Wong Nan-Yaw
MBBS (NUS), FRCS (Edinburgh)
Consults in English and Mandarin. For other languages, an interpreter can be arranged ahead of your visit through international patient services.
Dr Wong Nan-Yaw is an accredited specialist in general surgery with a focus on colorectal conditions, in private practice at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1993, holds the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and trained in colorectal surgery in Singapore, the United Kingdom and New York. He has 33 years in medicine (since 1993), 23 years as an accredited specialist (since 2003) and 18 years in private practice at Mount Elizabeth (since 2008).
After a few years in practice, Dr Wong chose a career in surgery. The rising number of colorectal cancers in South East Asia led him to sub-specialise, and he trained in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Singapore General Hospital.
Training and career
- 1993Graduated MBBS, National University of Singapore
- 1998Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Early careerTrained in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
- 2002Exchange Fellowship, Bradford Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
- 2003Specialist accreditation, Singapore Medical Council
- 2005Laparoscopic colorectal surgery training, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, under Professor Jeffrey Milsom
- 2008 to todayEstablished private practice at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, where he continues to practise today
Memberships, publications and service
- Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- Member, Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore
- Author of peer-reviewed papers in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Techniques in Coloproctology, and an invited speaker at seminars and conferences in the region and in the United States
- Took part in the humanitarian earthquake medical relief effort in Taiwan in 1999, for which he received a medal
See his publications, interview and training awards with sources
How Dr Wong works with patients
He starts with the simplest treatment and advises surgery only when it offers a real benefit. Fees are guided by Ministry of Health benchmarks, and your estimate is explained before you decide.