Dr See Ju Yaw Medical Director, General Surgeon, Vascular Surgeon M.B.B.S Singapore MRCS (Edinburgh) M.Med (Surgery) FRCS (Edinburgh) FAMS (Surgery)

A great surgeon once said, “Surgery is not just science. Surgery is an art. One can learn about science from courses, conferences and book. In art, one has to have talent first and then seek out a master who can bring that skill to perfection.”

Dr See Ju Yaw is a Consultant General Surgeon with special interest in general and vascular surgery. He obtained his basic medical and surgical degree from the National University of Singapore and holds a Master of Medicine in Surgery. He has gone for elective courses on Acupuncture (Internal Medicine and Surgery) at Peking Union Medical College. He was admitted as Member to the Royal college of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in January 2003 and as a Fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in March 2007 and completed his Masters in Medicine (Surgery) in June 2004 and FAMS from Academy of Medicine (Singapore) in 2008.He was previously practicing surgery at the Department of Surgery, National University Hospital before he started his own practices in Ambulatory SurgiCare. After he left institution practice, he furthers his training with stints in established Ambulatory Surgical Centres (similar to the locally known Day Surgery Centres) in the United States. During his self-sponsored HMDP in the States, he also oversaw two major personal developments in Singapore. One of which is the renovation of his new clinic, aptly named Ambulatory SurgiCare (ASC), reflecting his interest in surgery in an ambulatory setting. The second is Novena Surgery; a collaboration between a group of established surgeons in private practice and himself. Both Ambulatory SurgiCare and Novena Surgery are located in Novena Medical Center at #09-01 and #08-18 respectively.

Over the years of routine general surgical procedures, Dr See has developed sub-specialty interest in minimally invasive surgery, oncology surgery (cancer surgery) of the gastro intestinal tract (oesophagus, stomach, colon an rectum and the pancreas), thyroid, and breast. He regularly lectures, hosts visits and conducts workshops on various topics on surgery for audiences in Singapore and the SEA Region.

Ms Angela Wu Registered Nurse (General Surgery & Endoscopic Nursing) Diploma in Nursing (Singapore) Bachelor of Health Science (Sydney, Australia

Ms Angela Wu is our nurse consultant. She is a state-registered nurse with the Singapore Nursing Broad and specially trained in surgery. She obtained her Nursing Diploma in Singapore and Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) from University of Sydney Australia. Her designation in Nurse Practitioner in our clinic drawing from her wealth of experience in Surgical Nursing as well as in Nursing Management. She serves as Administrator and Nurse Clinician in Ambulatory SurgiCare. She is always available to discuss your surgical interests with you before and after the surgery.

She has many years of working experience in General ward at Tan Tock seng Hospital, mainly nursing pre and post operative patients in surgical and orthopaedic setting. She has a strong foundation in wound care knowledge and skills. She is also a good communicator with doctors, patients, and other department staff in organizing patient care.
 
She joined TTSH Endoscopy Centre in 2001. During the many years exposure in Endoscopy at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, she developed special interests in Endoscopy Nursing. She also invested time in Prince of Charles Hospital in Hong Kong to learn the latest therapeutic endoscopic technology and skills. As a Senior Staff Nurse in the Endoscopy Department, she took care of patients’ pre, intra and post endoscopic procedures and assists endoscopists in doing both upper and lower Gastro-intestinal scopes for diagnostic and therapeutic indications. Her job scope includes frequently assist the doctors in doing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholongio Pancreatography, Bronchscopy, Cystoscopy, Argon Plasma Coagulation, Endoscopic laser and Endoscopic ultrasound. Being a deputy nursing officer, Angela is involved in clinical teaching and supervising the junior staffs, managing equipment inventory, and maintenance. She is also taking in charge of evaluation of new equipments and planning of manpower in the department.

With years of experience, she gained much technical skills in operating complex equipment/instruments in the Endoscopy suit and caring for intensively ill patients some with life threatening situations.  With good nurse patient rapport and professional knowledge, she was honored with star award for service excellent from TTSH.
 
Apart from clinical experience, she is also a very active member of Gastroenterological Society of Singapore. She often gives talks at Endoscopic conferences. She was awarded with best oral presentation for her talk on Reprocessing and Reuse of Single Use Devices in Asia Pacific Digestive Week 2003. She was involved in  CPIP, CQI projects and research study on Gastric Cancer for Gastroenterological Department.