Qualifications
MBBS (London), MRCS (Glas), MMed (Surgery), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edin)
Designation
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Senior Consultant, Division of General Surgery (Thyroid & Endocrine Surgery), Department of Surgery
Director, Surgical Research and Development, Department of Surgery, University Surgical Cluster (USC)
Research Interest
Robotic and endoscopic thyroid surgery
Parathyroid Surgery
Adrenal Surgery
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Health information technology and Artificial intelligence
Parathyroid Surgery
Adrenal Surgery
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Health information technology and Artificial intelligence
Awards and Honours
Special Recognition Award, NUS, School of Medicine, 2015
NUS Medical Society, Outstanding Tutor Award, 2013
NUHS residency Program, Resident`s Choice Awards 2011
NUS Medical Society Teachers´ Day Award 2008
ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians, 2007
Excellent Service Award, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 2005 – Silver award
Distinctions in Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2003
Robert and Diana Dick Prize for Top Overseas Student 2003
Esther Frances White Memorial Prize (Distinction in Final MBBS Examination 2003)
Natalie Bogdan Prize in Medicine 2003
Winifred Secretan Patch Prize in Anatomy, 1999
NUS Medical Society, Outstanding Tutor Award, 2013
NUHS residency Program, Resident`s Choice Awards 2011
NUS Medical Society Teachers´ Day Award 2008
ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians, 2007
Excellent Service Award, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 2005 – Silver award
Distinctions in Surgery, Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2003
Robert and Diana Dick Prize for Top Overseas Student 2003
Esther Frances White Memorial Prize (Distinction in Final MBBS Examination 2003)
Natalie Bogdan Prize in Medicine 2003
Winifred Secretan Patch Prize in Anatomy, 1999
Research and Publications
- Ngiam KY, Khoo VY, Kong L, Cheng AK. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Revisions in Singapore: a 10-Year Experience. Obesity surgery. 2015 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 26314350. Epub 2015/09/01.
- Ngiam KY, Lee WJ, Lee YC, Anton Cheng. Efficacy of Metabolic Surgery on HbA1c Decrease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with BMI2 – A Review. Obesity Surgery. 2013. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-1112-y.
- Tan EJ, Soh KC, Ngiam KY. Colonic architectural change on colonoscopy in patients taking psychotropic medications. Surgical Endosc. 2013;27(5):1601-6. Epub 2012/10/19.
- Ngiam KY, Tan EJ, Soh KC. Reply to: 10.1007/s00464-013-3134-x: colonic architectural changes after the use of psychotropic drugs: looking at the egg while forgetting the hen? Surgical Endosc. 2014 Jan;28(1):348-9. PubMed PMID: 24048814. Epub 2013/09/21.
- Lee KY, Goo TT, Ngiam KY, Tan WB, Parameswaran R. Long term outcomes of renal hyperparathyroidism from Singapore with no access to renal transplant. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2014 40:S4. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2014.07.012.
- Hu J, Ngiam KY, Parameswaran R. Mediastinal parathyroid adenomas and their surgical implications. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2015 May;97(4):259-61. PubMed PMID: 26263931. Epub 2015/08/13.