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Dr James Wong Woon Wai

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Regency Specialist Hospital Logo

Ground Floor, Clinic B5, Regency Specialist Hospital,
No. 1, Jalan Suria, Bandar Seri Alam, 81750 Masai, Johor, Malaysia

DOCTOR PROFILE

Dr James Wong Woon Wai is a senior consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore and is a part-time consultant at Regency Specialist Hospital. His achievements include helping with the development of Cardiothoracic Surgery services and performed the first open heart surgery at Regency in 2015.

A medical graduate of Monash University, Australia, Dr James is a key opinion leader in the field of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) surgery and is a proctor for AF surgery in the Asia Pacific region for Medtronic, a medical device company.

Dr James’s clinical expertise include CABG for Complex Coronary Artery Disease (Off and On Pump), Minimally Invasive Open Heart Valve Surgery and ECMO and LVAD implantation for heart failure.

CONDITIONS TREATED

  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation

PROCEDURES PERFORMED

  • Off pump and on pump CABG
  • Surgery for valvular heart disease including mitral valve repair
  • Surgical ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, concomitant or stand-alone
  • Endovascular Aortic Grafting and open chest thoracic aortic surgery,
  • Surgery for Heart Failure including heart aneurysms and ECMO services.
  • Minimally invasive (keyhole) thoracic surgery for lung resections, mediastinal mass and pneumothorax
  • Minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery for sweaty palms and feet
  • Minimally invasive (keyhole) repair of pectus excavatum (sunken chest) and pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)

Academic Qualification
& Certification

  • MBBS (Monash, Australia),
  • FRCS (Ed),
  • FAMS (Cardiothoracic surgery),
  • Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Medical Centre (NYU), New York, USA,
  • Fellowship in Clinical Arrhythmic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, USA

CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE

  • Senior consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
  • Part-time Consultant to Regency Specialist Hospital
  • Visiting Consultant to the National University Hospital, Singapore
  • Visiting Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Texas Medical School, Hermann Memorial Hospital, Houston, USA from 2002-2007
  • Visiting Foreign Expert in the development of cardiothoracic surgery services in Cho Ray General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 2002-2007.

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP

  • Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) No. 34266
  • National Specialist Register (NSR) No. 130745
  • Singapore Medical Council (Cardiothoracic Surgery)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

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