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Dr Ng Ying Ru, Yvonne

Dr Ng Ying Ru, Yvonne

MBBS (Singapore), MMed (Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh)

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Colorectal Surgery, Surgery & Surgical Oncology

Sub-specialties: Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Colorectal Surgery, Endoscopy, Minimally Invasive Surgery – Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Proctology

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Colorectal Cancer, Endoscopy, Functional Bowel Disorders, Hernia, Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) in Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Proctology.

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Colorectal Surgery Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital
  • Consultant Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre SingaporeNational Cancer Centre Singapore
  • Visiting Consultant Urogynaecology Centre KK Women's and Children's HospitalKK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Yvonne Ng is a Consultant Surgeon at the Department of Colorectal Surgery (Singapore General Hospital) and Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology (National Cancer Centre Singapore). She is also a Visiting Consultant at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore. Her subspecialty interests are in minimally invasive colorectal surgery (robotic and laparoscopic), pelvic floor disorders, and endoscopy.

Education

  • 2019 General Surgery Specialist Accreditation, Singapore Medical Council

  • 2018 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) 

  • 2016 Master of Medicine (Surgery)

  • 2014 Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)

  • 2013 National University of Singapore School of Medicine - MBBS

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (National University of Singapore)

  • Clinical Tutor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

  • Member, Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore)

  • Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

  • Core Faculty, Singhealth PGY1 Programme

Awards

  • 2022 Young Colorectal Surgeon Presentation (Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore) – Runner-up

  • 2021, 2022 Service with a Heart Award, SingHealth

  • 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE) Awards

  • 2017 Best Oral Presentation and Young Scientist Award (3rd World Congress on Controversies in Breast Cancer, Tokyo)

Research Interests

  • ​Colorectal cancer

  • Minimally invasive surgery for colorectal diseases

  • Pelvic floor disorders

Publications

  • Chok AY, Zhao Y, Lim HJ, Ng YYR, Tan EJKW. Stenting as a bridge to surgery in obstructing colon cancer: Long-term recurrence pattern and competing risk of mortality. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2023;15(2):64-76. doi:10.4253/wjge.v15.i2.64

  • Chin KM, Wee LE, Tan EK, Chow YC, Ng YY. Acute Fulminant Necrotizing Amoebic Colitis with Multifocal ColonicPerforation in a Developed Country — a Case Report. SN Compr. Clin. Med. (2023). https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fdoi.org%2f10.1007%2fs42399%2d023%2d&umid=A680A9A0-0082-0406-84C7-33AAF49EC379&auth=6e3fe59570831a389716849e93b5d483c90c3fe4-32d91da3ba45312e870626fb22d0eb38ffe7986501422-2

  • Wee IJY, Koo CH, Seow-En I, Ng YYR, Lin W, Tan EJK. Laser hemorrhoidoplasty versus conventional hemorrhoidectomy for grade II/III hemorrhoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(1):3-10. doi:10.3393/ac.2022.00598.0085

  • Seow-En I, Ng YY, Tan IBH, Tan EK. Transanal total mesorectal excision and delayed coloanal anastomosis without stoma for low rectal cancer. Tech Coloproctol. 2022 Aug 27. doi: 10.1007/s10151-022-02677-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36029385.

  • Ng WKD, Chok AY, Ng YY, Seow-En I, Tan EK. Efficacy of biofeedback therapy for faecal incontinence in an Asian population [published online ahead of print, 2022 Oct 29]. ANZ J Surg. 2022;10.1111/ans.18131. doi:10.1111/ans.18131

  • Ng YY, Tan EJKW, Fu CWP. Trends in the surgical management of rectal prolapse: An Asian experience. Asian J Endosc Surg. 2021 Aug 27. doi: 10.1111/ases.12978. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34448361

  • Ng YY, Palanisamy P, Tay AZE, Yeo ESA. Tuberculosis, still the great mimicker: a rare case of disseminated tuberculosis masquerading as appendiceal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Mar 31. doi: 10.1111/ans.16840

  • Ng, Y.YR., Palanisamy, P., Busmanis, I. et al. Dermatomyositis as Interval Manifestation of Underlying Rectal Cancer Progression: a Case Report and Brief Subject Review. SN Compr. Clin. Med. (2021). https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fdoi.org%2f10.1007%2fs42399%2d021%2d&umid=A680A9A0-0082-0406-84C7-33AAF49EC379&auth=6e3fe59570831a389716849e93b5d483c90c3fe4-2fd0a1558997cc45c42eeac09e6a3514eacbccd600806-6

  • Ngu JC, Ng YY. Robotics confers an advantage in right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis when matched against conventional laparoscopy. J Robot Surg. 2018; doi: 10.1007/s11701-018-0793-6

  • Ng YY, Tan GH, Quek RH, Farid M, Soo KC, Teo CC. Clinical patterns and management of primary mucosal melanoma: a single centre experience. ANZ J surg; doi: 10.1111/ans.14373

  • Ng YY, Ngu JC, Wong AS. Small bowel obstruction in a virgin abdomen: Time to challenge surgical dogma with evidence. ANZ J Surg. 2016; 88(1-2): 91-94

  • Ng YY, Ong HL, Sim SW, Ong CPC. Candy crush: A confounding presentation of blood per rectum in a child. BMJ Case Rep. 2015.

  • Ng YY, Tan VK, Pek WS, Chang JH, Sim Y, Ong KW et al. Surgical and oncological safety of nipple-sparing mastectomy in an Asian population. Breast Cancer. 2018; doi: 10.1007/s12282-018-0908-y

  • Pek WS, Tan BK, Ng YY, et al. Immediate breast reconstruction following nipplesparing mastectomy in an Asian population: Aesthetic outcomes and mitigating nipple-areolar complex necrosis. Arch Plast Surg. 2018;45(3):229-238. doi:10.5999/aps.2017.01067

  • Ng YY, Tan VK, Goh TL, Yong WS, Ho GH, Madhukumar P, Ong KW, Ong YS, Sim Y, Tan BK, Tan BK. Trends in Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction in an Asian Population: A 12-Year Insitutional Review. Breast Journal. 2017; 23l(1):59-66.

  • Ng YR, Ho CD, Ng WL, Tan SM. Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and dermatomyositis as first manifestations of underlying breast malignancy: a report of two cases and a brief review of the subject. Surg Case Rep. 2015;1(1):59

  • Sim Y, Tan VK, Ho GH, Wong CY, Madhukumar P, Tan BK, Yong WS, Ng YY, Ong KW. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in an Asian population: A single insitution review. Breast. 2014; 23(1):56-62.

  • Ng YY, Chan PM, Chen JJ, Seah MD, Teo C, Tan EY. Adopting Ambulatory Breast Cancer Surgery As The Standard Of Care In An Asian Population. Int J Breast Cancer. 2014; 2014:672743.


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