Dr Tai Chia Hui

Dr Tai Chia Hui is an Associate Consultant practising in the Head & Neck Division, Department of Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital. She received her formal surgical training through the NUHS Residency Programme and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (General Surgery) in 2024. She is accredited as Specialist in General Surgery by the Specialist Accreditation Board, Singapore.

Skilled in open and minimally invasive approaches in general surgery, Dr Tai’s clinical interest includes thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. She also performs endoscopy and ultrasound-guided biopsies of thyroid nodules. Shaped by experience across diverse healthcare settings, she relates well to patients from different backgrounds. She provides clear and practical explanation to help patients make decisions which align with their priorities.

Beyond clinical work, Dr Tai is dedicated in undergraduate and postgraduate surgical education, mentoring medical students and junior doctors. She participates in humanitarian medical work and has led a team of volunteers on a medical mission in Nepal.

Her goal is simple yet enduring – to treat with skill and care with heart. 

• Specialist Accreditation in General Surgery (Singapore)
• FRCS General Surgery (Edinburgh)
• MMed Surgery (Singapore)
• MRCS (Ireland)
• MBBS Honours (India)

• Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Life Membership, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia Society

NUH Education Good Teacher Award, 2022

• Durand C, Vasciuc TC, Tai CH, KY Ngiam, R Parameswaran. Hypertension Cure and Reducing Pill Burden after Adrenalectomy for Endocrine Hypertension of Adrenal Origin: A Comparative Study from an Asian and UK Cohort. World J Endoc Surg 2021;13(1):9–15
• Tai CH, Oh HB, Seet JE, Ngiam KY. Pseudogout - a rare manifestation of hungry bone syndrome after focused parathyroidectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2018 May;100(5):e106-e108.
• Jain SR, Lim WH, Tan ST, Chong CS, Tai CH. My thoughts: Unspoken truths about gender inequality in surgery across different cultures and income levels. Am J Surg. 2021 Aug;222(2):288-289.
• Tan HL, Kim G, Charles CJ, Li RR, Jang CJ, Shabbir A, Chue KM, Tai CH, Sundar R, Goh BC, Bonney GK, Looi WD, Cheow ES, So JB, Wang L, Yong WP. Safety, pharmacokinetics, and tissue penetration of PIPAC paclitaxel in a swine model. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 May;47(5):1124-1131. 
• Decruz GM, Ng CH, Lim KT, Devi MK, Lim F, Tai CH, Chong CS. Afterthoughts on colonoscopy. Was it that bad? J Med Screen. 2021 Jun;28(2):63-69.
• Tan DJH, Yaow CYL, Mok HT, Ng CH, Tai CH, Tham HY, Foo FJ, Chong CS. The influence of diabetes on postoperative complications following colorectal surgery. Tech Coloproctol. 2021 Mar;25(3):267-278.
• Lim WH, Wong C, Jain SR, Ng CH, Tai CH, Devi MK, Samarasekera DD, Iyer SG, Chong CS. The unspoken reality of gender bias in surgery: A qualitative systematic review. PLoS One. 2021 Feb
• Chin YH, Decruz GM, Ng CH, Tan HQM, Lim F, Foo FJ, Tai CH, Chong CS. Colorectal resection via natural orifice specimen extraction versus conventional laparoscopic extraction: a meta-analysis with metaregression. Tech Coloproctol. 2021 Jan;25(1):35-48.