Dr Wong Kong Min Reuben
Gastroenterologist
Experience
Dr Wong is a gastroenterologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Parkway East Hospital, and Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore.
His specialises in reflux and swallowing disorders, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gut microbiota, chronic constipation and diarrhoea, as well as colon cancer screening.
Dr Wong obtained his degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1998 and was in the public sector for 18 years. He is a fellow of both the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) and the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). Dr Wong is also among a handful of gastroenterologists from Asia to be conferred a fellowship by the American Gastroenterological Association.
Dr Wong was awarded an MOH scholarship to pursue subspecialty training at the University of North Carolina Centre for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, US. Upon his return to Singapore, he led the functional gastroenterology service and established novel treatment approaches to IBS. As senior consultant and clinical director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory, Dr Wong introduced new motility and reflux testing to Singapore, resulting in new insights into the diagnosis and management of oesophageal disorders.
He serves as an adjunct associate professor at NUS and visiting consultant at NUH.
He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and is regularly invited as faculty to speak and chair sessions at international scientific meetings and workshops. His research has garnered awards and presented and cited at international conferences.
Dr Wong sits on international oesophageal and anorectal diagnostic criteria workgroups, medical advisory boards and national committees. He also represents Asia on international committees drafting new guidelines for oesophageal and anorectal disorders.
He regularly contributes media articles and shares about gut health on radio and television. He was the president of the IBS Support Group (Singapore) and remains its advisor.
Associated treatments
- Capsule endoscopy
- Diagnostic & therapeutic colonoscopy & flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Diagnostic & therapeutic upper GI endoscopy
- Paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopic
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Awards and honours
- Excellent Service Award – Gold
- NUHS Leadership in Academic Medicine (NLAM) Award
- Ministry of Health National Healthcare Quality Improvement Merit Award
- Young Investigator Awards for Excellence in Research
- Singapore Medical Association and Medical Society Excellence Award – Community Service
- Sunny-Side-Up NUH Service Award
- AIA National Achievement Award – Excellence in Community Service
Fellowship and accreditation
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore
Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore (Gastroenterology)
Fellow at the Centre for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Contact for international patients
Clinic
GUTCARE
38 Irrawaddy Road #10-58
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
Singapore 329563
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
Singapore 329563
6734 3458
GUTCARE Digestive Liver Endoscopy Associates (Gutcare Orchard)
3 Mount Elizabeth #12-01
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
6235 6671
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