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Who Is Dr Thng Yongxian?
Dr Thng Yongxian is a Hepatopancreatobiliary and General Surgeon practicing at Nexus Surgical (located at Mount Elizabeth Orchard, Mount Elizabeth Novena, Parkway East and Mount Alvernia hospitals). Before joining Nexus Surgical, Dr Thng served as a consultant in the National University Health System. He also served as Clinical lead of the Hepatopancreatobiliary Division and pioneered the use of Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for complex pancreatic and liver surgery in the Jurong campus.
Dr Thng is an advocate for value-driven care for patients. He was a member of a Ministry of Health Clinician workgroup for value-driven care. Dr Thng was also the Clinical lead to drive quality care for patients requiring cholecystectomies. In addition, Dr Thng led the Diagnosis-related workgroup, which aimed to decrease cost to patients while providing quality healthcare.
Dr Thng Yongxian is also an educator. As a Senior Clinical lecturer of NUS School of Medicine, he helped to develop and train the next generation of surgeons.
What Is Dr Thng’s Ethos In Medicine?
Dr Thng believes that patients deserve quality healthcare at a price that gives good value. Towards this end, Dr Thng had throughout his career, devoted a significant portion of his time to process improvements that reduces unnecessary costs without compromise to healthcare quality. Dr Thng also works tirelessly towards improving his skills as a medical professional. He was recognised for his surgical technique and is invited to present his surgical videos at Best Video sessions during international surgical conferences.
10 Question & Answers
Hepatopancreatobiliary (“HPB”) surgery is one of the most demanding fields in general surgery. The need for technical excellence and the attention to details inspired me to pursue this subspecialty.
Patients with gallbladder, liver, or pancreas diseases should consult a HPB surgeon.
We stay abreast by constantly attending medical conferences. We also take trips to international centres to learn new innovative techniques that will benefit our patients.
Our care philosophy is a patient centric one. We believe in the holistic care of the patient throughout their medical journey. We believe in being there 24/7 throughout their journey to lighten the load and burden.
We have operated on many challenging cases. Having the patient return to a normal productive life is one that is most satisfying. I recall a young mother who had an advanced pancreatic cancer which required surgical removal of the tumour and major vascular reconstruction. We successfully removed the tumour and together with further treatment we managed to allow her to return to her roles as mother and a productive member of the workforce.
One of the most common questions I encounter is: can I remove my gallstones but keep my gallbladder? Unfortunately in this instance, we recommend a gallbladder removal together with the stones. This is because the gallbladder would constantly produce new stones. Leaving the gallbladder behind would lead to a recurrence.
We break down the treatment choices into simple layman terminology. Next, we analyse the pros and cons of each option in relation to their health condition, lifestyle and work. This allows us to provide a tailored care plan for each individual patient.
To give my patients the best care I need to keep my energy levels high. Exercising and keeping mentally fit help me keep refreshed and energised for my patients.
Minimally invasive surgery for complex HPB surgeries has allowed faster recovery times and decrease rates of wound complications, we have adopted this technique to our group of patients.
AI has also allowed for improved pick up of conditions like polyps during procedures like endoscopy.
The avoidance of excess alcohol and vaccination against hepatitis B will serve to decrease Liver cancer. Keeping a healthy weight, exercise and avoiding smoking will also serve to keep cancer away.
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Quality & Value
“Patients stricken with critical medical ailments first and foremost want the best medical treatment. I continuously strive to improve my skills as a surgeon and medical professional in order to give my patients the best treatment outcome possible. I am also a firm believer that such quality medical services should be delivered at a cost that represents the best value to patients.”
– Dr Thng Yongxian
Services From Dr Thng Yongxian
Services from Dr Thng Yongxian with estimated pricings:
Services provided by Dr Thng includes endoscopies (gastroscopy, colonoscopy), gallbladder surgery, hernia surgery, liver surgery, pancreas surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery. Some select procedures with estimated pricing are below:
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