Dr Fok Seok Fun Denise

Dr Denise Fok is a Plastic Surgeon at Singapore General Hospital. She completed her undergraduate medical training at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (National University of Singapore) and specialist training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery with the Singhealth residency programme. During her time in training, she was awarded the Outstanding Resident Award in Plastic Surgery in 2022.

Dr Fok's clinical work encompasses a wide range of both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, with a focus on breast reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction, as well as complex wounds and skin tumours. She is involved in multidisciplinary care at the HEAL Limb Preservation Clinic - treating complex lower limb wounds, as well as the Genoderm Clinic - which sees patients with inherited conditions such as neurofibromatosis and skin cancer syndromes.

Beyond clinical work, she is actively involved in education, holding academic appointments with Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Duke-NUS medical school; regularly teaching medical students. She is also an appointed Clinical Core Faculty Member for the Singapore Integrated Programme for Plastic Surgery Residency and contributes to furthering Plastic Surgery education for in-training residents.

• Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore (FAMS)
• Member, Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS)
• Member, Singapore Society of Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgeons (SSCAS)
• Member, Singapore General Hospital Trauma Committee
• Singapore General Hospital Well-Being and Engagement Department Lead

• Outstanding Resident Award for Plastic Surgery, 2022
• Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Medical Society Colours Award 2007

• Congenital Midline Sinus of the Upper Lip
  Fok D, Kua EH, Por YC.
  Singapore Med J. 2015 Jun;56(6):e107-9.
• Reduction mammoplasty as a treatment for symptomatic central venous stenosis
  Fok DSF, Joethy J.
  Arch Plast Surg. 2018 Mar;45(2):171-176.
• Electric scooter battery detonation: A case series and review of literature
  Hsieh M.K.H., Lai M.C., Sim H.S.N., Lim X., Fok S.F.D, Joethy J., Kong T.Y., Lim G.J.S
  Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2021;34(3):264-276.
• A case of cutaneous psoriasis vulgaris achieving complete remission post major breast reconstructive surgery
  Ngiam EHK, Fok D, Sim N, Wong A, Feng J, Pearlie T, Chua HW, Chan G, Kok YO
  J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Jun 28;2023(6):rjad148.
• Co-dominance of the transverse cervical artery and dorsal scapula artery in the blood supply of the trapezius muscle: Anatomical study and clinical validation
  Fok D, Tan BK
  JPRAS open 2026. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S235258782600118X