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Dr Garrett Kang Junhui

MBBS (NUS), MMed (Int Med) (NUS), MRCP (UK), ESEGH

Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Gastroenterology

Clinical Interests

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Fatty Liver Disease, General Gastroenterology, Liver Cirrhosis

Clinical Appointments

About Doctor

Dr Garrett Kang received his medical degree from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2015. He obtained Membership of Royal College of Physician of the United Kingdom (MRCP, UK) and Master of Medicine (MMed) in 2019, and completed his training in NUHS Internal Medicine Residency in 2020. He then completed training in SingHealth Gastroenterology Senior Residency and obtained Singapore Accreditation Board (SAB) certification as a specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology in 2023. He has been working in Sengkang General Hospital since, managing a wide range of Gastroenterology & Hepatology conditions and has a clinical interest in chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and endoscopy.

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Chinese

Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), National University of Singapore (NUS)
  • Master of Medicine (Int Med), National University of Singapore (NUS) 
  • Member of Royal College of Physicians (MRCP, UK)
  • European Specialty Exam in Gastroenterology & Hepatology (ESEGH) 
  • Specialist Accreditation, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, SAB Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Tutor, Yong Loo Lin school of Medicine, NUS 
  • Clinical Instructor, Duke-NUS 
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU

Awards

RiSE Award, Quality Improvement Project Award, SingHealth, 2021

Publications

  • A case report on plasma exchange for acute-on-chronic liver failure from severe alcoholic hepatitis with failed steroid therapy. Annamalai NVA, Kang G, De Roza MA Case Rep Gastroenterol, Aug 2025
  • Hepatitis C Knowledge and perceptions among Singapore’s LGBTQ+ Individuals: Barriers and opportunities for outreach. Kang G, Cheong N, Salazar E, Kumar R, Wong CS, Tan R, Zhuo T, Yew KCEASL 2025
  •  Full adherence to cirrhosis quality indicators is associated with lower mortality in acute variceal bleeding: Nationwide audit. Wong YJ, Teng M, Sim A, Thet HM, Teoh X, De Roza MA, Sen Kew G, Koh JH, Loi PL, Lim K, Kang G, Kuang J, Low EXS, Ho JL, Cher LYG, Sze K, Wong GW, Kwek BYA, Yang WL, Abraldes JG, Chang J. Hepatology, Oct 2024
  • Clinical outcomes of variceal and non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhosis patients in Singapore. Kang G, Ang LS, Teo WHL, Huang YWC, Narayan V, Kwek ABE, Ang TL, Wong YJSingapore Med J, Mar 2024
  • Parenteral nutrition-related complications in older patients with acute intestinal failure: A descriptive cohort study. Kang G, Cheah MCC, Yen PB, Tan LB, Chong JNC, Cheang LY, Goh RJL, Lee MS, Tan TKC, Salazar EJPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, Feb 2024
  • Chronic Dysphagia due to an Esophageal Stricture: A Case Report on Lymphocytic Esophagitis. Tan XU, Sharma S, Heng H, Kang G. APDW 2024 
  • Dysphagia from Esophagitis Dissecans Superficialis in a patient with strong smoking history, improved with omeprazole. Ng RK, Ng E, Jajeh I, Kang G. APDW 2024
  • Phlegmonous gastritis in an immunosuppressed cirrhotic patient treated with antibiotics. Song ZH, Chong ST, Kang G. APDW 2024