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Dr Dennis Koh

Colorectal Surgery

StarMed Specialist Centre

Specialist Clinic, 5th Floor,
StarMed Specialist Centre

DOCTOR PROFILE

Dr Dennis Koh is a general surgeon with a special interest in proctology and colorectal surgery. He has performed numerous open and minimally-invasive colon and rectal surgeries, and believes that each surgery should be customised for each patient’s unique case and situation with minimal impact on their lifestyle.

Being adept in the field of Endoscopy, Dr Koh has also performed more than ten thousand endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic stenting and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR).

With a passion for educating the next generation of surgeons, Dr Koh has held several teaching appointments including Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He was consistently ranked highly by his medical students and surgical trainees for his teachings.

CONDITIONS TREATED

  • Haemorrhoids
  • Anal fistula
  • Anal fissure
  • Anal abscess
  • Endoscopic screening/evaluation (OGD & Colonoscopy)
  • Colorectal Cancer (Screening & Treatment)
  • Appendicitis
  • Hernia

PROCEDURES PERFORMED

  • Endoscopy (Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy/OGD; & Colonoscopy)
  • Anal fistula surgery
  • Anal fissure surgery
  • Drainage of anorectal abscess
  • Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
  • Laparoscopic hernia repair

Academic Qualification
& Certification

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Nottingham)
  • Master of Medicine (Surgery)
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Nottingham)
  • Fellow Academy of Medicine Singapore (Surgery)
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE

  • Dr Dennis Koh graduated from University of Nottingham, UK, with his medical degree. Prior to obtaining his medical degree, he also took a year off and obtained a Bachelor in Medical Science. Dr Koh furthered his medical education and embarked on his surgical training in Singapore.
  • Master of Medicine in Surgery from National University of Singapore in 2005.
  • Completed his advance surgical training with Singapore General Hospital and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2009.
  • Admitted as a fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Surgery) of Singapore in 2009.
  • Was Awarded the SingHealth Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Award and furthered his training in Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve (HUG) Switzerland.
  • Was a consultant surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery in the Singapore General Hospital
  • Further honed his skills in proctology and pelvic floor disorders during his fellowship in Geneva. These include conditions like haemorrhoids (piles), anal fistula, anal fissures, anal abscesses, functional constipation and faecal incontinence.

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP

  • Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Surgery) of Singapore

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

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