Publications, interviews and training
Dr Wong Nan-Yaw has contributed to peer-reviewed papers in colorectal surgery, in journals including Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Techniques in Coloproctology, and has been giving community talks over the years. He is now producing more educational content for patients on the clinic's YouTube channel.
Peer-reviewed publications
A novel method of dealing with a large rectal enterotomy in an irradiated pelvis
Wong NY, Koh PK, Eu KW. Techniques in Coloproctology.
A case report of a young man with repeated bowel obstruction after rectal cancer surgery and radiotherapy. A loop of sigmoid colon covered a large defect at the old join, preserving the sphincter and continuity.
A defunctioning ileostomy does not prevent clinical anastomotic leak after a low anterior resection: a prospective, comparative study
Wong NY, Eu KW. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.
A study of 1,078 elective low or ultralow anterior resections over ten years in one department, asking whether a temporary stoma is needed after a low join in the bowel.
Adults in a high-risk area are unaware of the importance of colorectal cancer: a telephone and mail survey
Wong NY, Nenny S, Guy RJ, Seow-Choen F. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.
A survey of 2,000 randomly selected Singapore adults, by telephone and by mail, on how much they knew about colorectal cancer.
Talks
Dr Wong has been giving community talks over the years, and has been an invited speaker at seminars and conferences in the region and in the United States.
Videos
Interview with Dr Wong Nan-Yaw
DoctorxDentist interview
Piles surgery in Singapore
Explainer
Colorectal surgery
Explainer
Colonic polyp removed during colonoscopy
Procedure clip
Early colon cancer found at routine screening
Procedure clip
Dedication in Medication
Profile
A Career in Surgery
Profile
More educational videos are on the way. Visit the clinic’s YouTube channel.
Training awards and service
- 2005Award to train in laparoscopic colorectal surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, under Professor Jeffrey Milsom
- 2002Exchange Fellowship at Bradford Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
- 1999Medal for taking part in humanitarian earthquake medical relief in Taiwan