Dr Ng Jia Lin

Dr Ng Jia Lin is a Senior Consultant at Department of Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009. She then trained as a general surgeon in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-International accredited Singhealth General Surgery Residency Programme. In 2015, she was accredited as a Specialist in General Surgery and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She subsequently completed her subspecialty training in colorectal surgery in Singapore General Hospital, before being awarded a one-year international fellowship in 2018 in the field of advanced open and minimally-invasive pelvic surgery in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Her subspecialty interests lie in minimally-invasive colorectal surgery, advanced pelvic oncology and proctology. She has won several awards showcasing laparoscopic techniques in advanced colorectal surgeries. Apart from her clinical portfolio, she is actively involved in research and education. Dr Ng has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, reviewed extensively for several international journals and contributed to colorectal textbooks. She is currently involved in several clinical trials in the Department. As Assistant Professor in Duke-NUS, Clinical Lecturer in YLL-NUS School of Medicine and Clinical Tutor in LKC, she regularly teaches medical students from all 3 medical schools. She also mentors surgical residents as Faculty Member of Singhealth General Surgery Residency Programme, develops curriculum for post-graduate junior doctors as Core Clinical Faculty Member, and regularly organises surgical workshops and loco-regional conferences.

• FRCS (Edinburgh), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• MMED (Singapore), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
• MRCS (Edinburgh), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• MBBS (Singapore), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

• Clinical Assistant Professor, DUKE NUS Medical School
• Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
• Clinical Tutor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
• Non-nominated Executive Committee Member, Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore) 08/2021 to Present
• Member, European Society of Coloproctology, 12/2017 to Present
• Member, Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore), 09/2015 to Present
• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 11/2015 to Present

1. Chuah SW, Ng DH, Liu P, Liu H, Ng JL, Ling KL.
   The use of parenteral nutrition in an acute care hospital.
   Ann Acad Med Singapore 2013;42:395-400.
2. Ng JL, Salim MT, Low Y.
   Mid-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open choledochal cyst excision in a tertiary paediatric hospital.
   Ann Acad Med Singapore 2014;43:220-224
3. Lim SK, Teo XL, Ng JL, Li FX, Tan SM.
   A survey in Singaporean women's knowledge, perception and practices, and their expectations of mammogram screening.
   Ann Acad Med Singapore 2015;44:317-325.
4. Ng JL, Salkade HP, Yusof SB, Poh WT, Wong ASY.
   Peculiar case of calcifying fibrous tumor presenting as a free-floating intraperitoneal body. J Case Rep Images Surg 2015;1:29-33. doi:10.5348/Z12-2015-8-CR-8
5. Ng JL, Ong WS, Chia CS, Tan GH, Soo KC, Teo MC.
   Prognostic relevance of the Peritoneal Surface Disease Severity Score compared to the Peritoneal Cancer Index for Colorectal Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.
   Int J Surg Oncol 2016:2016:2495131. doi: 10.1155/2016/2495131
6. JL Ng, SAE Yeo.
   Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision for advanced ascending colon cancer.
   Epublication WeBSurg.com, Nov 2017; 17(11). URL: http://www.websurg.com/doi-vd01en5079.htm
7. Ng JL, Wong SL, Mathew R.
   Appendiceal diverticulosis: a harbinger of underlying primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma?
   J Gastrointest Oncol. 2018;9(2):E1-E5.  doi:10.21037/jgo.2017.08.18
8. Ng JL, Sahakitrungruang C.
   Laparoscopic-assisted techniques in overcoming bulky sigmoid colon cancer – a video vignette.
   Colorectal Dis. 2018;20:826. doi: 10.1111/codi.14270
9. Ng JL, Marican M, Mathew R. Topical Hemospray powder as a novel endoscopic therapy for severe colonic diverticular bleeding.
   ANZ J Surg. 2019;89:E56-60. doi: 10.1111/ans.14895
10. Ng JL, Kajohnwongsatit K, Sahakitrungruang C. Laparoscopic mesorectal excision in obesity: Novel insights and technical strategies. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019;62:380-384.
11. Kanjanasilp P, Ng JL, Kajohnwongsatit K, Thiptanakit C, Limvorapitak T, Sahakitrunguang C.
    Anatomical variations of iliac vein tributaries and its clinical implications during complex pelvic surgeries
    Dis Colon Rectum. 2019;62:809-814.
12. Haruethaivijitchock P, Ng JL, Taksavanitcha G, Theerawatanawong J, Rattananupong. Lohsoonthorn V, Sahakitrungruang C. Postoperative analgesic efficacy of Modified continuous transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A triple-blind randomized controlled trial. Tech Coloproctol. 2020;24(11):1179-1187.
13. Cheung CCL, Ng JL, Lim TKH, et al. Residual SARS-CoV-2 viral antigens detected in gastrointestinal and hepatic tissues from fiver recovered COVID-19 patients. Gut. 2022;71:226-229.