About Dr Wong Heng Yu
Expert In: Gastroenterology
SUBSPECIALTIES: Gastroenterology
Associate with: H Y Wong Gastrointestinal & Liver Specia
Gender: Male
Languages: English, Indonesian, Mandarin
Fellowship and accreditation
- BA
- MA
- BM BCh
- MRCP (UK)
- FRCP (Edinburgh)
- FAMS (Gastroenterology)
Qualification & EXPERIENCE YEARS :
- Dr Wong Heng Yu graduated from University College at Oxford University in England in 1991 with an honours Qualification in Physiological Sciences. He then continued his medical studies at Oxford University and graduated in 1994. In his final year, Dr Wong traveled to China for a posting to learn other types of medical care such as Traditional Chinese Medicine. During his 6 years at Oxford University, Dr Wong was awarded the University College Exhibition Award in 1990 and the Geoffrey Hill Spray Prize in 1994 for his academic achievements. He spent the next 1 year gaining greater medical EXPERIENCE YEARS further north in Britain where he served at 2 large university hospitals: the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.
- Dr Wong Heng Yu continued his Internal Medicine training back in Singapore and gained much EXPERIENCE YEARS from his time at the National University Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Changi General Hospital. He then won Admission to the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. Thereafter, he embarked on advanced Expert In training in Gastroenterology in Tan Tock Seng Hospital and was qualified as a Specialist in Gastroenterology by the Specialist Accreditation Board and Singapore Medical Council in 2003.
- Dr Wong Heng Yu then completed subExpert In training in Gastroenterology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States for a year to further his EXPERIENCE YEARS in treating complex clinical conditions in Gastroenterology. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine in Gastroenterology in Singapore in 2004 and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2007.
- Dr Wong Heng Yu pioneered the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic and founded the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory at Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he is currently a Visiting Consultant with the Department of Gastroenterology.
- Dr Wong Heng Yu has been active in providing medical community service in the Riau Islands in Indonesia, and in Namibia. He has also had the ability to provide healthcare in Thailand and Taiwan. His belief in treating illness is that each patient is distinctly unique, and that care should be personalized uniquely according to each patient’s needs. His extensive travel and work EXPERIENCE YEARS around the world have prepared him to recognize and treat patients of diverse backgrounds.
Dr Wong Heng Yu Appointment Process
Appointment Number (For Serial): BOOK BY Phone 62358002, Fax 62358005, Orchard +65 6250 0000, Novena +65 6898 6898 &
Chamber Name & Address: Mount Elizabeth Hospital, H Y Wong Gastrointestinal & Liver Specia, 3 Mount Elizabeth #07-10, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore 228510.
