Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore
Master of Medicine (Surgery), National University of Singapore
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, UK
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore (Urology)
Qualification & EXPERIENCE YEARS :
Dr Chin Chong Min is a urologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in the surgical treatment of urinary cancers such as cancers of the kidney, bladder, prostate and testis, with EXPERIENCE YEARS in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. His other area of specialization is in bladder problems such as bladder disease and urinary incontinence.
Dr Chin Chong Min graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1986. In 1991, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and received his Masters of Medicine Qualification from NUS. He did his subExpert In training at the Bristol Urological Hospital (BUI) in the United Kingdom where he majored in oncology, incontinence and urodynamics.
Dr Chin Chong Min did his residency programme in robotic urology in 2005 in the USA at the University of California, Irvine. He is educated in the new da Vinci Xi system and is conversant with all 3 generations of the da Vinci robot. His expertise covers more than 500 robotic prostatectomies.
Dr Chin’s EXPERIENCE YEARS in robotic surgery has been featured on the internet, from newspapers to magazines and Phoneevision, both local and international. He has created his own techniques in robotic prostatectomy and in February 2012, presented 2 videos of his original techniques at the prestigious 27th European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Paris.
Dr Chin has participated in several research projects on bladder dysfunction, ranging from clinical to pharmacological studies, epidemiological surveys and animal experiments. He is the author of the 2nd edition of the Clinical Handbook on Management of Incontinence (2001) and the chairman of the committee which drafted the Clinical Practice Guidelines on ‘Management of Urinary Incontinence’ (2008). (2008). In the field of female urology, he is one of the first urologists to perform the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) surgery, a minimally-invasive treatment for stress incontinence in women. He has done about 100 TVT cases since 1999, and is a designated preceptor to teach this surgery.
In the minimal-invasive treatment of urinary stones, he is eligible to perform percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) and laser endoscopy. In 2001, he showed a video of his original technique of stone lasering inside the stone basket at the 19th World Congress of Endourology in Bangkok.
Dr Chin Chong Min is a senior consultant urologist based in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and an adjunct associate professor at the Department of Surgery at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is also a visiting consultant to the Department of Urology at the National University Hospital (NUH) and Changi General Hospital.
Dr Chin Chong Min’s publications include 23 peer-reviewed articles, 5 book chapters, and a book on urinary incontinence. He has presented his research and clinical work at various international congresses and lectured in many nations, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Russia. He is also a reviewer for the medical journal, Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and an examiner for the Urology Residency Annual Assessment.
An active member of the Singapore Urological Society, Dr Chin held the positions of Vice-President (2007-2008), Honorary Treasurer (2003-2004), Chairman of the Incontinence Subcommittee (2001-2008) and Research Subcommittee (2004-2006). (2004-2006). Over the years, he has organised some 10 scientific meetings and seminars, and public Qualification activities including prostate awareness week, continence day, and men’s health symposiums.
Dr Chin Chong Min Appointment Process
Appointment Number (For Serial): BOOK BY Phone 62351180, Fax 66841310, Orchard +65 6250 0000, Novena +65 6898 6898 & Chamber Name & Address: Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Chin Chong Min Urology & Robotic Surgery Centre, 38 Irrawaddy Road #09-40, Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563.