Dr Wong Te Ching Mark

• Mark Wong Surgery

  Address

  38 Irrawaddy Road #08-31
  Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
  Singapore 329563

  Tel

  6261 4883

  Fax

  6261 4882
  
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• Specialty

  • General Surgery

• Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore
  • Master of Medicine (Surgery), National University of Singapore
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (General Surgery), UK
  • Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (General Surgery)

• Languages Spoken

  • Cantonese
  • English
  • Hokkien
  • Indonesian
  • Mandarin

Background

• Dr Mark Wong is a general surgeon practising at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital.
• His special interests are in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) and robotic surgery for both cancer and benign bowel disorders.
• He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1999 and obtained his fellowship diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2004. He proceeded to complete his advanced surgical training at the Singapore General Hospital. He completed the Joint Specialty Fellowship in General Surgery examination in 2008, where he was awarded the College of Surgeons gold medal. He was admitted as a fellow to the Academy of Medicine (Surgery) in the same year.
• Dr Wong was awarded the Singapore Government's Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) Scholarship in 2009 to pursue fellowship training in minimally invasive colorectal surgery at the renowned University Hospital of Nantes in France. This was followed by a second HMDP scholarship in 2014 to train in pelvic floor and functional colorectal disorders at the renowned pelvic floor unit of the University Hospital of Aarhus in Denmark.
• In his 15-year career in the public service, Dr Wong was a senior consultant at the Singapore General Hospital’s (SGH) Department of Colorectal Surgery and visiting consultant at the Division of Surgical Oncology of the National Cancer Centre of Singapore. Prior to starting his private practice, Dr Mark Wong was the longest-serving Director of the SGH Pelvic Floor Disorders Service. In this position, he led a multidisciplinary team of specialists, comprising colorectal surgeons, gynaecologists and urologists to provide holistic care for patients with pelvic floor disorders, including incontinence, chronic constipation and organ prolapse. In 2016, he was appointed Director of the SGH Gastrointestinal Function Unit, where he led a team of gastroenterologists and surgeons to evaluate patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders.
• Dr Wong pioneered robotic and laparoscopic techniques in pelvic floor surgery at SGH where he performed the first successful sacral neuromodulation (SNS) implant for incontinence. He is well-versed in laparoscopic and robotic surgery for both cancer and benign disorders, proctology, advanced therapeutic endoscopy and functional bowel disorders such as constipation and incontinence. Today, he remains a visiting senior consultant to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
• He has worked with colorectal surgeons throughout Europe, USA and Asia, gaining a global perspective in treating patients. He is an opinion leader in the field of minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) colorectal surgery and pelvic floor surgery, having been invited to lecture at numerous local, regional and international colorectal conferences. He has also mentored and trained international fellows in colorectal surgery from all across Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam.
• He is a dedicated educator and was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He was core faculty of the Singhealth General Surgery Residency Programme and has been instrumental in maintaining standards in surgical education. He served as Honorary Secretary of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons of Singapore in the past. He is currently a member of the European Society of Coloproctology, the Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Society of Asia, Society of Colorectal Surgeons of Singapore and the Singapore Continence Society.
• He has authored several book chapters and numerous publications in international, peer-reviewed colorectal journals. In recognition of his clinical expertise and research contribution, he continues to be an expert reviewer for international colorectal journals including Colorectal Disease and Techniques in Coloproctology.
• Dr Wong is the recipient of numerous awards in recognition of his excellent clinical outcomes and compassion toward his patients, including the SGH CEO Service Award, the Heart of Gold, and Service with a Heart awards.

Awards

• SGH CEO Service Award
• Heart of Gold Award
• Service with a Heart Award