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Clin Asst Prof Ong Wai Choung

MBBS, MRCP(UK), FAMS

Senior Consultant

Specialty: Gastroenterology ＆ Hepatology

Sub-specialties: Gastroenterology, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Gastrointestinal Stenting, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Advanced Endoscopic Imaging, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Biliary Stones (Choledocholithiasis), Cirrhosis, Colon Cancer Screening, Colonic Polyps, Functional Abdominal Pain and Bloating, Functional Constipation, Functional Dyspepsia, Gastrointestinal Luminal Stenosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Pancreatic ＆ Hepatobiliary Cancer, Pancreatic Cysts ＆ Nodules, Subepithelial/Submucosal Lesions, Viral Hepatitis.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Gastroenterology ＆ Hepatology Singapore General Hospital

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Profile

Dr Ong Wai Choung graduated from National University of Singapore on 1993. He obtained his post-graduate degree in 1998. He underwent further training overseas at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. His current interest includes interventional endoscopy and general gastroenterology.

Education

2004 Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Singapore
2000 Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP), United Kingdom
1993 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

2007 Gastroenterology Society of Singapore (GESS ) – Treasurer, Exco member

Research Interests

Publications

Ong WC, Santosh D, Lakhtakia S, Reddy DN. A randomized controlled trial on use of propofol alone versus propofol with midazolam, ketamine and pentazocine “sedato-analgesic cocktail” for sedation during ERCP. Endoscopy 2007;39(9): 807-812
Ong WC. Irritable Bowel Syndrom - A Review of Diagnostic Criteria and the Role of Psychosocial factors. SGH Proceedings 2007; 16(3): 142 – 147.
Ong WC, Tandan M, Reddy V, et at. Multiple main pancreatic duct stones in tropical pancreatitis: safe clearance with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. J.Gastroenterol.Hepatol 2006; 21(10): 1514-1518.
Ong WC, Cheemalakonda R, Sekaran A, Reddy N. Colonic tuberculosis mimicking a diminutive sessile polyp. Dig Endosc 2005; 17(3): 257-258