Dr Cheong Wei Kuen
Dr Cheong Wei Kuen is a Consultant in
Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Diseases and an Endoscopist since 1990.
Previously with Singapore General Hospital Department of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology, he entered private practice in Mount Elizabeth Medical
Centre in 2000. He graduated amongst one of the top 6 in his medical
class with a MBBS from the National University of Singapore in 1983
and was awarded the Mickie Prize for Surgery at the Final MBBS exam. In 1988 he
obtained his Masters Degree in Internal Medicine and also became a Member of
the Royal College of Physicians ( United Kingdom ). He was admitted as a Fellow
of the Academy of Medicine ( Singapore ) in 1999.
He chose to undergo advanced training in
Toronto Canada from 1991-1992 , with special emphasis in the fields of
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ( Crohn’s Disease , Ulcerative Colitis ) , bowel
failure ( short bowel syndrome , malabsorption), and Total Parenteral Nutrition
( TPN ). His work has seeded the establishment of specialist clinics for such
diseases in SGH, in addition to overseeing, formalising and training the
multidisciplinary team running the hospital wide TPN service of SGH from
1993-2000. He was awarded the Harry M Vars Research Award for a paper on TPN
related osteoporosis , a piece of research work completed while he was overseas
.
THE CLINIC
This clinic is located in MT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER, one of the
premier private medical institutions in Singapore. In conjunction with
the supporting facilities and staff from the adjoining MT ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, and more
than 400 multidisciplinary specialists in the medical center , we
aim to provide a comprehensive one-stop, expedient and highly personalised
diagnostic and high end therapeutic service targeting the entire spectrum of
diseases of the digestive and hepatobiliary system.
