About Dr Ong Kong Wee
Expert In: General Surgery
Specialty Interest: Breast-Conserving Surgery, Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy, Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Clinic/Hospital: Farrer Park Hospital
Languages: English, Mandarin
Working hours
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1 Farrer Park Station Rd, #16-04 Connexion, Singapore 217562
Biography
His clinical interests Ong Kong Wee runs his own practice at K W Ong Breast and General Surgery Clinic. His main clinical focus is on the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast conditions, based upon up-to-date medical evidence and techniques. include minimally invasive breast surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy, breast-conserving surgery, and breast reconstruction for breast cancer. Dr. Ong has a keen interest in breast cancer research and has more than 20 publications in top medical journals such as Nature Genetics, Lancet Oncology, and Clinical Cancer Research.
He was the Founding Head of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Center from 2014 to 2018, which is the largest center in Singapore treating the full spectrum of breast conditions. In 2018, He received a 20-year Long Service Award in recognition of his years In 2012, he pioneered the technique of Intra-Operative Radiotherapy in the treatment of early breast cancers. Given his expertise in minimally invasive breast biopsies such as vacuum-assisted needle biopsy and hook wire localization, he has been a Regional Medical Consultant to Becton Dickinson since 2018.
He was Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. He served as Director of Resident and Student Mentorship at the Academic Clinical Program (Surgery) in He also trained many breast surgeons from neighboring countries, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar. He is frequently invited to lecture at SingHealth and was a Clinical Physician Faculty for the SingHealth General Surgery Residency Program. Patient care is of paramount importance to Dr. Ong. His efforts have been recognized at the National level, with a Special Mention in Customer Service (Healthcare) category at the local and international breast cancer conferences, and to conduct surgical workshops in the region. Singapore Experience Awards in 2009 and a Silver Award at the Singapore Health Quality Service Awards. Dr. Ong’s specialty interests are breast-conserving surgery, minimally invasive breast biopsy, reconstructive breast surgery, and sentinel lymph node biopsy.
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