Who We Are

President, College of Surgeons, Singapore (2023-2025)

Chairman, ASEAN Surgical Colleges (2024)

Life Member, Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia

Member, Asian Surgical Association

Member, Society for Continence (Singapore)

Member, Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-Graduate Medical School (2011)

Consultant, Dept of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital (2011)

Chairman, Chapter of General Surgeons, College of Surgeons, Singapore (2015-2019)

Congress Chairman, Annual Combined Surgical Meeting, Grand Copthorne Hotel, 27th Aug 2016

Specialty Board Member, Chapter of General Surgeons, College of Surgeons Singapore (2013-2015)

Member of Medical Advisory Board, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital (2013-2015)

EXCO Committee Member, Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore) (2010-2011, 2013-2014)

Supervisor, Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Dept of Surgery, CGH (June 2012-June 2013)

Clinical Teacher, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore (2003-2011)

Treasurer, Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore) (2011-2012)

Visiting Consultant, Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre (2011)

Member, Screening Tests Review Committee (2017-2019)

Commanding Officer, 8th Combat Hospital (2017-2021)

President-elect, College of Surgeons Singapore (2022-2023)

Vice-president, Council College of Surgeons (2022-2023)

Honorary Secretary, Council, College of Surgeons Singapore (2020-2022)

Member of CME, Endoscopy and Operating Theatre Committee, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital Medical Board (2015-2023)

Member, AMS Academic and Examination Board (2023-2024)

Singhealth HMDP (Minimally Invasive Advanced Colorectal Surgery) Fellowship

• Honorary Clinical Surgical Associate (2009)
• Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong
• Department of Surgery, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong
• Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University

Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Fellowship

• Honorary Clinical Surgical Associate
• Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong
• Department of Surgery, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong
• Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University

2000-2005: Early Years of Teaching

• 26th Apr 2000: Seminar on Medical Ethics & Responsibilities of Medical Practice

• 29th Apr 2002: Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Course

• 15th Sep 2002: Minor Surgical Skills Instructional Course (TTSH)

• 17th-19th Sep 2003: Basic Surgical Skills Course (BSSC)

• May-July 2004: Introduction to Colonoscopy Programme (TTSH)

• 28th Sep 2004: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Course

• 12th Dec 2004: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course

• 8th Jan 2005: Basic Suturing Workshop, Course Coordinator

• 6th May 2005: Clinical Skills Foundation Course, NUS (Clinical Tutor)

• 24th Sep 2005: Laparoscopic Colectomy Workshop (Speaker, Coordinator)

• 17th-19th Nov 2005: SPSS Course for Health Researchers

2006-2010: Advanced Courses & International Teaching

• 3rd-4th Nov 2006: Singhealth Emerging Clinical Leadership Programme

• 2006: Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructors Course

• 9-10th Jan 2007: Instructor at ATLS Student Course, SMM

• 29th-30th Mar 2007: Instructor at ATLS Course, SGH

• 16th-17th Apr 2007: 1st ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCS) Laparoscopic Colectomy Workshop, Shanghai

• 1-3rd Nov 2007: Medical Ethics, Professionalism, and Health Law Course

• 12, 19th Jan 2008: Division of Surgery, Foundation Surgical Skills Course, SGH (Teaching Faculty)

• 25th Mar 2008: Instructor, ATLS Course

• 11th-12th Apr 2008: Instructor, ATLS Course

• 12th Sep 2008: Singhealth "Leading with Yourself" Workshop

• 4th Feb 2010: Instructor, ATLS Course, SGH

• 20th Mar 2010: Organiser/Speaker, Robotic Surgery Training for Major OT Nursing Staff

2010-2015: Continued Instruction & International Workshops

• 4th Aug 2010: Course Director, Pre-congress Laparoscopic Colectomy Workshop

• 13th Jan 2011: Course Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course

• 11th June 2011: Invited Speaker, Live Colonoscopy Demonstration, Hasan Sadikan Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia

• 10th Aug 2011: Speaker & Table Instructor, SGH Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop (in conjunction with ELSA 2011)

• 30-31st Jan 2012: Course Instructor, ATLS Course, Nee Soon Camp

• 17th Oct 2012: Instructor, ATLS, Nee Soon Camp

• 16th July 2014: Teaching Faculty, NUH, ASCS PreCongress Workshop, Live Animal Laparoscopic Workshop

• 3-4th June 2015: Teaching Faculty, Asia Pacific Association for Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy (APAGE) Live Animal Laparoscopic Workshop

2016-2019: Recent Contributions

• 20th Jan 2016: ATLS Instructor at Nee Soon ATLS Centre

• 19th Mar 2016: Instructor, Laparoscopic Suturing Course, Academia, SGH

• 21st-22nd Feb 2017: BEST Course, TTSH (Basic Emergency Sonography for Trauma)

• 15th Apr 2017: Instructor, Laparoscopic Suturing Course, Academia, SGH

• May 2018: Instructor, Laparoscopic Suturing Course, Academia, SGH

• 11th May 2019: Instructor and Organiser, Lap Suturing Course, Academia, SGH

2003-2005: Early Years of Presentations

• Singhealth Scientific Meeting: 2003, 2004, 2005 – Participant

• 10th Congress of Asian Federation of Coloproctology: 24th-26th Mar 2005 – Participant

• SGH Clinicopathological Conference: A Case of PR Bleeding, SGH Proceedings – Case Protocol Presenter

• EACP/ECCP 2nd Joint Meeting: 15th-17th Sep 2005, Bologna, Italy – Poster Presentation on Audit of Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy

• Combined Scientific Meeting: Nov 2005 – Participant

• 17th Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium, Cleveland Clinic Florida: Free Paper Presentation on Analysis of Idiopathic Proctitis in Asian Adults

• 10th Colorectal Week, SGH: 23-24th Mar 2006 – Participant

2006-2009: National and International Contributions

• 1st Scientific and Annual General Meeting, European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP): 13-16 Sep 2006, Lisbon, Portugal – Poster Presentation on Synchronous Colon and Pancreatic Cancer

• International Colorectal Disease Symposium: 25th-27th Feb 2007, Hong Kong

• 11th Colorectal Week, SGH: 29th-31st Mar 2007 – Local Faculty

• The Lancet, Asia Medical Forum: 21st-22nd Apr 2007 – Participant

• Singapore General Hospital Annual Scientific Meeting: 27th-28th Apr 2007 – Participant

• 11th AFCP (Asian Federation of Coloproctology): 20th-22nd Sep 2007 – Poster Presentation on Evaluation of Post-Operative Migration of Abdominal Drain

• 3rd ASCS (ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons): 19th-23rd Nov 2007 – Free Paper Presentation on CEA Screening – How Far Should We Go?

• 1st Asia-Pacific Inflammatory Bowel Disease Conference & Post-Graduate Course: 23rd-24th Feb 2008 – Delegate

2010-2015: Expanding Knowledge & Leadership in Conferences

• Gastroenterologist Society of Singapore & Singapore Colorectal Surgeon Society Combined Annual Scientific Meeting (GIHep Singapore): 12th July 2008

• 12th Annual Colorectal Week, Singapore General Hospital: 12th-16th May 2008 – Speaker/Local Faculty

• Hong Kong Winter Surgical Forum: Jan 2009

• International Colorectal Disease Symposium: 19th-21st Feb 2009, Hong Kong

• 17th Asian Congress of Surgery: 19th-21st Mar 2009, Taipei, Taiwan

• Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery Workshop: 28th Mar 2009, University of Hong Kong – Table Instructor for Porcine Hands-On Model

• 20th International Colorectal Scientific Congress: 17th-20th Nov 2009, Singapore

• Hong Kong Surgical Forum – Winter: 9th Jan 2010

• GI HEP Congress: 17th-20th June 2010, Singapore – Public Speaker

• 21st International Colorectal Scientific Congress: 4th-6th Aug 2010, Singapore – Speaker

• Advances in Colorectal Surgery: 8th-10th Oct 2010, Mandalay, Yangon, Myanmar – Invited Speaker

2016-2019: Leading Talks and Workshops

• 18th Biennial Surgeon’s Congress, Myanmar: 28th-30th Jan 2011 – Invited Speaker on Progress in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

• 10th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic Surgery: 10th-13th Aug 2011, Singapore – Speaker

• MSD Musculoskeletal/Pain Management Seminar: 3rd-4th Mar 2012, Mira, Hong Kong – Participant

• Robotic and Single-Port Surgery, Colorectal Symposium: 4th Aug 2012, Singapore – Invited Faculty and Speaker

• 3rd Biennial ECTA Meeting: 6th-9th Nov 2013, Singapore – Faculty

• CME Talk for General Practitioners on "FIA": 1st May 2014, Jurong Country Club – Invited Speaker

• CME Talk on “Complex FIA”: 5th Aug 2014, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital – Invited Speaker

• S’pore Cancer Society- S’pore Medical Association Cancer Education Series for GPs: 21st Mar 2015 – Invited Speaker on Care of the Colorectal Cancer Patient

• English Talk on Faecal Incontinence: 28th June 2015, Suntec City Singapore – Invited Speaker on behalf of Society for Continence, Singapore

• 1st Robotic Colorectal Workshop for Society of Colorectal Surgeons of Singapore (SCRS): 17th Apr 2016 – Invited Speaker

• CME Talk on Colorectal Polyps: 11th Apr 2017, MENH – Speaker

• Society Colorectal Surgeons GP CME Talk: 23rd Feb 2019 – Speaker

• Pain Masterclass: 12th July 2019, Menarini, Bangkok – Speaker

• Singapore Colorectal Week 2019: 18th Aug 2019 – Faculty

2022-2023: Continuing Leadership in Colorectal Surgery

• Singapore-Malaysia HK Congress: 22nd-24th July 2022 – Speaker, Chairman

• Robotic Congress, Colorectal Surgery: 12th Nov 2022, Shangri-La Hotel – Chairman

• Philippine College of Surgeons 78th Annual Congress: 4th-6th Dec 2022 – International Faculty, Speaker, and Panelist

10th Mar 2010: Radio interview on Colorectal Cancer on Body & Soul, LIVE 93.8 FM

13th Mar 2010: Public forum, Singapore Cancer Society at Kallang Community Club: Live Life Healthily, What It Takes To Stay Risk-Free

June 2010: Author for SingHealth - Reader's Digest Book: The Asian Woman's Guide to Health and Wellness (Haemorrhoids/Piles)

19th Jan 2011: Speaker on Colorectal Cancer Awareness for Singapore Police Coast Guard

24th Sep 2011: Public speaker for Mind Your Body forum on Cancer Management

24th Oct 2011: Speaker on How to Lower Your Risk for Colorectal Cancer at Paragon

10th Nov 2011: Speaker on Colorectal Cancer Screening & Awareness for Singapore Cancer Society at Tuas Power Station

16th Nov 2011: Speaker at Movember Men’s Cancer Awareness Month, Singapore Cancer Society

1st Dec 2011: Speaker on How to Lower Your Risk for Colorectal Cancer at Paragon

4th Jan 2012: Invited Speaker at Yishun Junior College on Colorectal Cancer Screening & Awareness, Singapore Cancer Society

14th Jan 2012: Speaker, Continuing Medical Education talk for General Practitioners on “Piles and Colorectal Cancer”, Paragon

25th Feb 2012: Invited speaker on “Blood in Your Stools” at Jurong Spring Community Club

Feb 2012: Expert Interview for Health No.1 Magazine on How to Maintain Your Colorectal Health

1st Mar 2012: LianHe WanBao Newspaper interview for “Colorectal Cancer and Screening”

3rd Mar 2012: Speaker, Public education talk on “Treatment and surgery for Colorectal Cancer”

23rd Mar 2012: Invited Speaker for Colorectal Cancer Screening & Awareness for Singapore Cancer Society at Sysmex Asia Pacific

31st Mar 2012: Invited Speaker on “Colorectal Cancer Surgery” at Singapore Civil Service Club, Tessensohn Road

14th Apr 2012: Public speaker at Vivocity on “Colorectal Cancer treatment”

21st Apr 2012: Invited speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Pek Kio Community Club

27th Apr 2012: Invited speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Teck Ghee Community Club

28th Apr 2012: Invited speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Henderson Community Club

29th Apr 2012: Lianhe Wanbao interview on laparoscopic colorectal surgery

19th May 2012: Invited speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Whampoa Community Club

26th May 2012: Invited speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Tiong Bahru Community Club

18th Aug 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Radin Mas Community Club

15th Sep 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Buona Vista Community Club

15th Sep 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Yio Chu Kang Community Club

15th Sep 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at Paragon

13th Oct 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Cancer prevention at Singapore Civil Service Club

1st Oct 2012: Specialist Interview on “Colorectal Cancer and treatment” for LianHe Wanbao Health Monthly feature

1st Nov 2012: NEXT Magazine interview: “Constipation: Let it out”

3rd Nov 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Cancer prevention at Bukit Merah RC

11th Nov 2012: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Health at Buona Vista Community Club

1st Jan 2013: LianHe Wanbao interview on “Hirschsprung’s Disease”

13th Jan 2013: Invited Speaker for a public talk on Colorectal Cancer prevention at Whampoa CC

10th Mar 2013: Invited Speaker for Colorectal Cancer Prevention at Keban Bahru CC

7th Mar 2013: Public speaker for Cancer Awareness talk at Paragon

13th Mar 2013: Invited Speaker for Public awareness talk on Colorectal Cancer at National Starch, Science Park

30th Mar 2013: Invited Speaker for Public awareness talk on Constipation and Colorectal Cancer at Buona Vista CC

11th Apr 2013: Invited Speaker for Colorectal Cancer awareness at ANZ bank

4th May 2013: Invited Speaker: GP CME talk on Updates on haemorrhoids management, Sheraton Hotel

8th May 2013: Invited Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society talk on Colorectal Cancer at Keppel

18th July 2013: Public speaker for Cancer Awareness talk at Paragon

19th July 2013: Invited Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society talk on Colorectal Cancer at UniVac, Woodlands

21st July 2013: Invited Speaker for a public talk on “Constipation” at Whampoa CC

3rd Dec 2013: Invited Speaker for ANZ bank on Colorectal Health

23rd Jan 2014: Article on “The myths of Colorectal Surgery” in Mind Your Body

24th Jan 2014: Invited Speaker on “Colorectal Cancer” for Singapore Cancer Society

23rd Mar 2014: Invited Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society (UBI) on Colorectal Cancer

18th May 2014: Invited Speaker for Public Talk on “Blood in your stools” at Whampoa CC

15th June 2014: Invited Speaker on “Top 3 Cancers in Singapore” in conjunction with PCC and Eu Yang Sen at Conrad Centennial Hotel

21st July 2014: Invited Speaker for Whampoa CC Colorectal Health talk (Mandarin)

1st Aug 2014: Article on “Colorectal Cancer in Men” in THIS Quarterly Magazine

7th Aug 2014: Invited Speaker for National Skin Centre on Colorectal Cancer prevention

26th Aug 2014: Invited Speaker on “Colorectal Cancer” for Singapore Cancer Society at Toa Payoh Care Corner (Mandarin)

14th Jan 2015: Invited speaker for Public talk on colorectal cancer at Woodlands CC

11th Apr 2015: Invited Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society talk on Colorectal Cancer at Kyani, Beach Road

28th June 2015: Invited Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society talk on Colorectal Cancer at Punggol Walk

28th June 2015: Invited Speaker for a lecture on Faecal Incontinence at Suntec for Singapore Continence Society, Continence Week 2015

5th Sep 2015: Invited Speaker for Colorectal Cancer awareness talk at Keban Bahru

11th Nov 2015: Speaker for Public awareness talk on colorectal cancer for Singapore Cancer Society at Yong EN Care Centre

28th Feb 2016: Speaker for Colorectal Cancer talk in Mandarin at Canberra CC

26th Mar 2016: Speaker for Colorectal Cancer talk at Jurong Polyclinic

7th May 2016: Speaker for Colorectal Cancer talk at Sims Ave, SCS

29th June 2016: Speaker for Colorectal Cancer talk at Guthrie House, SCS

7th Sep 2016: Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer talk at Westgate

27th Sep 2016: Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer talk at Pasir Ris

3rd Oct 2016: Speaker on Updates on Management of Diverticulitis to Specialist Surgeons (CME) at Mt Elizabeth Orchard

4th Nov 2016: Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer talk at AStar @Biopolis

18th Mar 2017: Speaker for Colorectal Cancer talk at Hougang Polyclinic

24th Mar 2017: Speaker for Colorectal Cancer talk at Merck

31st Mar 2017: Speaker for Colorectal Talk in Yangon, Myanmar

4th Apr 2017: Speaker on Colorectal Polyps (CME) at Mt Elizabeth Novena

8th Apr 2017: Speaker for Singapore Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer talk at Keban Bahru

6th & 13th Apr 2017: KISS 92 FM radio talk on Colorectal screening and Cancer

13th Mar 2019: Speaker for GP talk on “Perianal Management,” Lim ChuiHuay

5th Apr 2019: Speaker for CRC awareness at Merck Life Science, for SCS

22nd Apr 2017: SPH 260 Health Seminar on “Change in bowel habits”

13th April 2019: Speaker for World Health Day and Colorectal Carnival, SCS, TP Hub

25th May 2019: Speaker for GP

30th May 2019: Speaker, CRC awareness at Metropolis, for SCS

6th Sep 2019: Speaker, CRC awareness at Oracle Corporation for SCS

15th Oct 2019: Speaker, CRC awareness at National Library for SCS

22nd Jan 2020: Speaker, GP talk on “Current Haemorrhoid Management”

4th Feb 2020: Speaker, Colorectal Cancer talk for SCS at JP Morgan

12th Nov 2022: Chairman/ moderator, CME DKSH talk on Constipation updates

Human Manpower Development Program (2008-2009) for Advanced Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

1st Prize for Video Presentation: Robotic-assisted Surgery for Low Rectal Dissection – From Better Views to Better Outcome (Gastroenterologist Society of Singapore and Singapore Colorectal Surgeon Society Combined Annual Scientific Meeting, 2008)

Silver Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SHQSA) 2010

10-Year Long Service Award, Singapore General Hospital (2011)

National Day Award 2019, Pingat Penghargaan (Tentera) Military

National Day Award 2022, PBM (COVID-19)

CSF otorrhea complicating temporal bone osteoradionecrosis in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. YK Lim et al, published Ear Nose Throat J. 2005 Jan;84(1):39-40

PPH03 stapled haemorrhoidectomy: Our experience. YK Lim et al, Techniques of Coloproctology Vol 10 No.1 Mar 2006 p43-46

Sub-investigator. A multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, double-blind study with in-house blinding to determine the effect of 156 weeks of treatment with Vioxx on the recurrence of neoplastic polyps of the large bowel in patients with a history of colorectal adenomas

Sub-investigator. A 1-year off study extension to a multicenter, randomized parallel-group, placebo-controlled, double-blind study with in-house blinding to determine the effect of 156 weeks of treatment with Vioxx on the recurrence of neoplastic polyps of the large bowel in patients with a history of colorectal adenomas

Initial experience in Colorectal screening using immunochemical quantitative FOBT in Singapore. YK Lim et al, SGH Proceedings Vol 16, No.1 2007(s)

Evaluation of postoperative drain migration of abdominal drains (IRB206/2006). YK Lim et al, SGH Proceedings Vol 16, No.1 2007(s)

CEA screening- How far should we go? YK Lim et al. Singapore Med J. 2009 Sep;50(9):862-5

Sub-investigator: A phase III double-blinded randomized parallel-group placebo-controlled study of intravenous methylnaltrexone bromide in the treatment of postoperative ileus

Robotic-assisted Surgery for low rectal dissection – From better views to better outcome. Presented at the 2008 Gastroenterologist Society of Singapore and Singapore Colorectal Surgeon Society Combined Annual Scientific Meeting (GIHep Singapore 2008) on 12 July 2008, and won the first prize for Video presentation category. Ng KH, Lim YK, Ooi BS, Ho KS, Eu KW. SMJ 2009;50(8):763-7

Impact of multimodality treatment on total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery for ultra-low rectal cancers. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2010 Mar 26; 8:23

Single Site laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: an oncologically feasible option. YK Lim, KH Ng, KW Eu. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010, 8:79 (8 September 2010)

Evaluation of current devices in Single Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: a preliminary experience in 32 consecutive cases. MH Chew, Wong TCM, Lim YK. World Journal of Surgery, Jan 2011.35:873-880

Toxic Haemorrhagic colitis: a rare presentation of eosinophilic colitis. Yeo SA, Lim YK, Lim KH, Tang CL. Case Rep Gastrointest Med 2012:2012:279813. Epub 2012 Sep 10

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