About Dr Shim Hang Hock
Specialty / Subspecialties: Gastroenterology
SUBSPECIALTIES: Gastroenterology
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS: Gutcare Digestive Liver Endoscopy Associates
Gender: Male
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, English, Malay, Mandarin
Fellowship and accreditation
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Queen’s University United Kingdom
- Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Gastroenterology)
Education & Experience:
- Dr Shim Hang Hock is a gastroenterologist at Gleneagles Hospital and Parkway East Hospital, Singapore.
- Dr Shim Hang Hock has subspecialty interest in inflammatory bowel disease (ie. ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) and intestinal cancer screening.
- Dr Shim Hang Hock formally practised clinical gastroenterology and general hepatology in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) where he worked as the director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre and currently continues to be a visiting consultant. An enthusiastic educator, Dr Shim was named as adjunct assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School.
- He received his Bachelor of Medicine from University of Southampton, UK, in 2007 and was qualified as specialist in gastroenterology in 2015. In 2016, he was awarded the Healthcare Workforce Development Programme scholarship by Ministry of Health, Singapore to attend advanced fellowship under the mentorship of Professors Remo Panaccione and Cynthia Seow at Calgary, Canada, one of the largest Inflammatory Bowel Disease units in the world.
- Dr Shim Hang Hock has written several peer reviewed articles and book chapter in high impact medical journals. He has also been an invited peer reviewer for medical journals and is closely involved in several clinical trials. These represent his clinical expertise in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) area, particularly in managing patients with complicated disease, use of novel therapies, and pregnancy in IBD.
- Dr Shim Hang Hock sits on medical advisory boards and is frequently invited as a faculty/speaker in medical conferences both locally and regionally. He was a core member of the small bowel endoscopy program, and also contributed to the colorectal cancer screening service during his time in SGH.
- A true believer in holistic, patient centric care, he is well-liked by his patients and has received many service-related awards for his committed care and service excellence.
Dr Shim Hang Hock Appointment Process
Appointment Number (For Serial): BOOK BY Tel 62597859, Fax 62597839, Orchard +65 6250 0000, Novena +65 6898 6898 & Online Appointment here.
Chamber Name & Address: Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gutcare Digestive Liver Endoscopy Associates
6 Napier Road #07-19, Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore 258499.
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