Ask a Colorectal Surgeon: Dr Quah Hak Mien from Gleneagles Hospital Singapore

I am Dr Quah Hak Mien, Colorectal Surgeon based in Gleneagles Hospital Singapore. I graduated from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) in 1997. I received majority of my training in Singapore but had the opportunity to train overseas in Surgery at Glan Clwyd Hospital, United Kingdom in 2002. I obtained my Master of Medicine in Surgery from National University of Singapore in 2002. I became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore in 2005. In 2006, I was awarded the SingHealth HMDP award for further training subspecialising in Colorectal Surgery. I went for my fellowship training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, USA in 2006. I had the privilege of working with Late Dr Douglas Wong, who was the Chief of Colorectal Service, focusing my clinical training and research on colorectal cancer, in particular, sphincter-preservative surgery for rectal cancer and recurrent pelvic cancer operations. My clinical interests are in the areas of prevention, endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. I was formerly Consultant at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital. During my time in Singapore General Hospital, I held the post of Director of the Singapore Polyposis Registry. I was also Visiting Consultant to the Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre of Singapore. I also held the concurrent appointment of Adjunct Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. I have keen clinical interest in minimally invasive colorectal surgery. I am proficient in laparoscopic (keyhole) colorectal surgery and single incision laparoscopic (single keyhole) colorectal surgery. I am also one the few surgeons in Singapore accredited to perform Robotic-Assisted colorectal surgery. I am passionate about the training and education of young specialist doctors and medical students. I have conducted laparoscopic and endoscopic skill courses for local and overseas trainee surgeons. I have particular interest in the use of simulation machines for the training of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical skills. I have also developed expertise in functional bowel disorders and pelvic floor disorders, such as patients suffering from chronic constipation, obstructed defaecation syndrome, faecal incontinence and rectal prolapse. Another area of my interest is that of perianal diseases and haemorrhoids (piles). I have published numerous academic articles in local and international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and I am a reviewer for the Singapore Medical Journal and Annals of Surgical Oncology. Learn more about Gleneagles Hospital here: https://patients.smarterhealth.my/hospital/gleneagles-hospital-singapore/ Learn more about me here: https://patients.smarterhealth.my/specialist-doctor/quah-hak-mien/ I am excited to be here. Whether you've got questions about colorectal cancer, colorectal surgery, bowel disorders or pelvic floor disorders, ask me anything! === Want to ask a question? Submit your question at the bottom of this page. Don’t forget to include your name and email address to get notified when the doctor answers your question.