National University Hospital
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Prof. Lawrence Ho Khek-yu
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, National University Hospital
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National University Hospital
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Speciality
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Gastroenterology, oncology |
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Languages
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English
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About
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Research on Barrett's oesophagus.
He has held 4 patents in endotech products. As co-inventor for the ground-breaking technology of the Master and Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER), he was part of the team who developed the world's first flexible robotic endoscopy system, which was successfully used to perform endoscopic submucosal dissection in human patients in 2011. |
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Education
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Graduated with first class honours from the University of Sydney. |
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Professional Experience
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Chair, University Medicine Cluster.
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, National University Hospital.
Professor of Medicine.
Clinical Director of the Endoscopy Centre.
Training in therapeutic endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. |
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Certifications
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Fellow, Royal Australasians College of Physicians (FRACP).
Fellow, Academy of Singapore (FAMS) (Gastroenterology).
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) (Glasgow, Scotland). |
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Memberships
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Chair of the Asian Barett's Consortium and the Asian Consortium |
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