Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin

HMI Group Doctor's Profile

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin

Dr Victor Lee Tswen Wen

Digestive & Liver Surgery

StarMed Specialist Centre

Specialist Clinic, 5th Floor,
StarMed Specialist Centre

DOCTOR PROFILE

Dr Victor Lee is a surgeon with a specialty in surgeries involving the liver, gallbladder, bile duct and pancreas.

He is accomplished in minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy for the gallbladder and hernia surgeries. He is also an advocate for the latest surgical techniques which include microwave ablation for patients who are unsuitable for open surgeries.

Dr Lee is also the co-director of the Pancreas Transplant Programme in Singapore. He is accredited to perform transplant surgeries of the liver, kidney and pancreas. He is an executive member of the Society of Transplantation, Singapore. He is also a member of the International Pancreas & Islet Transplantation Association and The Transplantation Society.

CONDITIONS TREATED

Liver Conditions

  • Screening of Hepatitis B and C
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Cancer
  • Jaundice
  • Liver Cysts & Abscesses
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Liver Secondaries/ Metastatic Liver Cancer

Pancreas Conditions

  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Chronic Pancreatitis
  • Pancreatic Cyst
  • Pancreatic Cancer

Biliary Conditions:

  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gallstones

Hernias:

  • Incisional Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Paraumbilical & Umbilical Hernias

PROCEDURES PERFORMED

Gallbladder Treatment:

  • Minimally Invasive / Keyhole Gallbladder Surgery
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS)

Hernia Treatment:

  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

Academic Qualification
& Certification

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Singapore)
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Master of Medicine (Surgery)
  • Master of Science (Bioinformatics)
  • FAMS: Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (General Surgery)

CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE

  • Trained at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK, in liver, kidney and pancreas transplant and complex hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery from 2008-2009
  • Set up the National Pancreas Transplant Programme as Co-Director in 2012
  • Joined Singapore General Hospital as Senior Consultant and Director of Pancreas Transplant in 2012
  • Conferred Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in 2012
  • Director of Centre for Digestive & Liver Disease in 2013-2015, which has more than 500 patient visits per day for hepatobiliary, gastro-enterology, upper gastro-intestinal and colorectal diseases.

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor and Visiting Research Scientist, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Book Your Appointment Today