Silent Killer: Understanding More about Fatty Liver Disease by Dr Chin Yung Ka
There are several gastrointestinal conditions like fatty liver and cystic lesion of pancreas which can predispose one to develop sinister [...]
About Dr. Chin Yung Ka
GastroenterologistGastroenterology and Liver Specialist Clinic
MBCHB(UK), MRCP(UK), FAMS
Dr Chin Yung Ka graduated from University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor or Surgery (MBChB) in 2007 and become a Member of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP UK) in 2011. He subsequently obtained specialist accreditation in Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Singapore General Hospital and then completed advanced fellowships in endosonography (EUS) and pancreatolopgy in Spain. He also participated in WEO International School of EUS (WISE) for further advanced training in interventional EUS. He had special interest in managing pancreatic disorders mainly in pancreatitis, pancreatic cystic lesion and pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Chin had been active in research and had published in local and international peer-reviewed journals. His field of interest is mainly on endoscopy, EUS and pancreatic disorders. He received research grant for assessment of pancreatic cystic lesion with needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) with results published in renowned peer-reviewed journal. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was awarded SGH COVID-19 Resilience Innovation Grant for research on Aerosol Prevention in Endoscopy which had created a prototype device that helps to decrease aerosol generation during endoscopy.
Dr. Chin had been active in medical teaching and training for both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees. He regularly teaches medical students from Yong Loo Lin (YLL), Lee Kong Chian (LKC) and DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School. He was awarded academic appointments from medical schools for his contributions to undergraduate education. He was Core Faculty for Singhealth Gastroenterology Residency Programme where he involved in training and curriculum planning for the residents.
He also regularly conducts endoscopy workshop to train the fellow gastroenterologists in new endoscopic techniques. In recognition for his contribution and dedication for medical education, he was awarded Outstanding Faculty Award by Singhealth. In view of his expertise in EUS, he had been regularly invited as demonstrator and faculty to EUS workshops which held locally and regionally to share this knowledge and experience in this field.