Dr Liang Weihao

Dr Liang is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery at Singapore General Hospital. A pioneering graduate of the SingHealth Residency programme, he specialises in complex reconstructive microsurgery, with particular expertise in head and neck cancer reconstruction. He is one of only three surgeons performing these intricate procedures at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Head and Neck Centre. After graduating from the National University of Singapore's School of Medicine, he obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and completed his Master of Medicine in Surgery. He enhanced his expertise through fellowships at both the SingHealth Duke-NUS Head and Neck Center and under renowned Professor Seng-Feng Jeng at E-Da Hospital, Taiwan. His comprehensive practice encompasses breast, trunk, and limb reconstruction, managing complex wounds including burns, diabetic foot wounds, and post-traumatic defects. Dr Liang also offers expertise in aesthetic surgery, non-invasive procedures, and scar management. Having played a key role in establishing the Plastic Surgery Service at Sengkang General Hospital, he now continues to advance surgical care and medical excellence at Singapore General Hospital.

• MBBS (S’pore)
• MRCS (Edin)
• M Med (Surg)
• FAMS (Plast Surg)
  

• Clinical Faculty Member,​ NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  
• Member, Singapore Medical Association
  
• Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  
• Member, Breast Reconstruction Awareness Singapore
  
• Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
  

• ​SingHealth RiSE Award, 2014
  
• SingHealth Best Resident Award, 2012
  

• Preventing occurrence of wound infection and fistulas in complex Head and Neck Cancer resections by using bovine Alkaline Phosphatase.
  
• Free vascularized lymph node transfer in the treatment of lymphoedema.
  
• Quantitative Colour and Autofluorescence Imaging in Flap Surgery - Phase 2 study.
  
• Non-invasive Anatomical Study of the Cutaneous Supply of Pedicled Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) Flaps Based on Superior Epigastric Artery (SEA) System.
  
• The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) on Acute Thermal Burns Casualties, 17/20 study participants completed as of 17 Sept 2010.
  

• Use of the cross-leg distally based sural artery flap for the reconstruction of complex lower extremity defects.  Weihao Liang, Bien-Keem Tan. Arch Plast Surg (2017).
  
• An Outcomes Study on the Effects of the Singapore General Hospital Burns Protocol.  Weihao Liang, Si Jack Chong. Ann Plast Surg (2017).
  
• Revolutionizing Major Burns Management with Micrografting - Improved Healthcare Costs, Time and Burns Resources.  Yee Oon Kok, Si Jack Chong, Wei Hao Liang, Bien Keem Tan, Kok Chai Tan. Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Oct;136 (4 Suppl):64.
  
• The Economic Impact of the Singapore General Hospital Micrograft Protocol.  WH Liang, YO Kok, SJ Chong, KC Tan, BK Tan. ANZ J. Surg. 2015; 85 (Suppl. 1): 133.
  
• Flap Salvage with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) In A Tertiary Asian Hospital.  WH Liang, SJ Chong, BK Tan. ANZ J. Surg. 2015; 85 (Suppl. 1):51.
  
• Maintenance of negative-pressure wound therapy while undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy.  Si Jack SJ Chong, Tan Meng TM Kwan, Liang Weihao, Kim Soo KS Joang and Soh Chai SC Rick. Diving and hyperbaric medicine 41(3):147 (2011).
  
• Use of multiple VAC devices in the management of extensive burns: The total body wrap concept.  SJ Chong, Weihao Liang. Burns, 11 May 2010.
  
• Synergism in Diving Accident Management. The Singapore Model.  SJ Chong, WH Liang, Kang WL, Kim SJ. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Mar 2010; 40:41-43.
  
• Technical challenges of advanced hip osteonecrosis managed using a vascularised fibular graft.  Tan C H J, Sathappan S S, Chew Y C W, Ong H S. Singapore Med J 2007; 48(11) : e299-303.
  
• Understanding the psychosocial and physical work environment in a Singapore medical school.  Chan G C T, Koh D. Singapore Med J 2007; 48(2) : 166-171.