Dr. Chan Chung Yip

Dr Chan graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at National University of Singapore in 1997. He completed his specialty training in General Surgery in 2006, and obtained his Doctorate of Medicine for benchtop research in pancreatic cancer in 2007. He did clinical fellowships in Taiwan and South Korea for sub-specialty training in liver transplant, and laparoscopic liver and pancreas surgery respectively. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore in 2007.

Clinical Fellowship – Liver transplant
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Centre. Taiwan 2007

Clinical Fellowship – Laparoscopic liver and pancreas surgery
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. South Korea 2008

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
Liver transplant
General Surgery

Liver cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Bile duct cancer
Gallbladder cancer

Dr Chan obtained his Doctorate in Medicine for benchtop research in pancreatic cancer. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 peer reviewed scientific publications, and has contributed book chapters in surgical textbooks.

Propensity-Score Matched Analyses Comparing Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Distal Pancreatectomies: A Single-Center Experience. Raghupathy, J., Lee, C. Y., Huan, S. K. W., Koh, Y. X., Tan, E. K., Teo, J. Y., Cheow, P. C., Ooi, L., Chung, A. Y. F., Chan, C. Y., & Goh, B. K. P. (2022). World J Surg, 46(1), 207-214.
Laparoscopic and open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis: multicentre propensity score-matched study. Troisi, R. I., Berardi, G., Morise, Z., Cipriani, F., Ariizumi, S., Sposito, C., Panetta, V., Simonelli, I., Kim, S., Goh, B. K. P., Kubo, S., Tanaka, S., Takeda, Y., Ettorre, G. M., Russolillo, N., Wilson, G. C., Cimino, M., Montalti, R., Giglio, M. C., Igarashi, K., Chan, C. Y., Torzilli, G., Cheung, T. T., Mazzaferro, V., Kaneko, H., Ferrero, A., Geller, D. A., Han, H. S., Kanazawa, A., Wakabayashi, G., Aldrighetti, L., & Yamamoto, M. (2021). Br J Surg, 108(2), 196-204.
Impact of Microsurgical Anastomosis of Hepatic Artery on Arterial Complications and Survival Outcomes After Liver Transplantation. Tan, E. K., Tan, B. K., Fong, H. C., Chua, D., Chew, K. Y., Koh, Y. X., Chung, A. Y., Lee, S. Y., Teo, J. Y., Cheow, P. C., Chan, C. Y., Goh, B. K., & Jeyaraj, P. R. (2021). Transplant Proc, 53(1), 65-72.
Actual 10-year survivors and 10-year recurrence free survivors after primary liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in the 21st century: A single institution contemporary experience. Linn, Y. L., Chee, M. Y., Koh, Y. X., Teo, J. Y., Cheow, P. C., Chow, P. K. H., Chan, C. Y., Chung, A. Y. F., Ooi, L., & Goh, B. K. P. (2021). J Surg Oncol, 123(1), 214-221.
Impact of liver cirrhosis on the difficulty of minimally-invasive liver resections: a 1:1 coarsened exact-matched controlled study. Goh, B. K. P., Syn, N., Lee, S. Y., Koh, Y. X., Teo, J. Y., Kam, J. H., Cheow, P. C., Jeyaraj, P. R., Chow, P. K., Ooi, L. L., Chung, A. Y., & Chan, C. Y. (2021). Surg Endosc, 35(9), 5231-5238.
Minimally invasive versus open right anterior sectionectomy and central hepatectomy for central liver malignancies: a propensity-score-matched analysis. Chin, K. M., Linn, Y. L., Cheong, C. K., Koh, Y. X., Teo, J. Y., Chung, A. Y. F., Chan, C. Y., & Goh, B. K. P. (2021). ANZ J Surg, 91(4), E174-E182
Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreatectomies for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Propensity-Score-Matched Study. Tan, H. L., Teo, R. Y. A., Syn, N. L., Teo, J. Y., Lee, S. Y., Cheow, P. C., Chow, P. K. H., Chung, A. Y. F., Ooi, L., Chan, C. Y., & Goh, B. K. P. (2020). World J Surg, 44(9), 3043-3051.
Minimally invasive major hepatectomies: A Southeast Asian single institution contemporary experience with its first 120 consecutive cases. Goh, B. K. P., Lee, S. Y., Koh, Y. X., Kam, J. H., & Chan, C. Y. (2020). ANZ J Surg, 90(4), 553-557.
Changing trends and outcomes associated with the adoption of minimally invasive pancreatic surgeries: A single institution experience with 150 consecutive procedures in Southeast Asia. Goh, B. K., Low, T. Y., Koh, Y. X., Lee, S. Y., Teo, J. Y., Kam, J. H., Jeyaraj, P. R., Cheow, P. C., Chow, P. K., Ooi, L. L., Chung, A. Y., & Chan, C. Y. (2020). J Minim Access Surg, 16(4), 404-410.
Is minimally invasive surgery of lesions in the right superior segments of the liver justified? A multi-institutional study of 245 patients. Gholami, S., Judge, S. J., Lee, S. Y., Mashayekhi, K., Goh, B. K. P., Chan, C. Y., Nuno, M. A., Gonen, M., Balachandran, V. P., Allen, P. J., Drebin, J. A., Jarnagin, W. R., MI, D. A., & Kingham, T. P. (2020). J Surg Oncol, 122(7), 1428-1434.
Critical Appraisal of the Impact of the Systematic Adoption of Advanced Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery on the Surgical Management of Mirizzi Syndrome. Koh, Y. X., Basu, P., Liew, Y. X., Teo, J. Y., Kam, J. H., Lee, S. Y., Cheow, P. C., Jeyaraj, P., Chow, P. K. H., Chung, A. Y. F., Ooi, L., Chan, C. Y., & Goh, B. K. P. (2019). World J Surg, 43(12), 3138-3152.
Repeat liver resection versus salvage liver transplant for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score-adjusted and -matched comparison analysis. Guo, Y., Tan, E. K., Syn, N. L., Krishnamoorthy, T. L., Tan, C. K., Lim, R., Lee, S. Y., Chan, C. Y., Cheow, P. C., Chung, A. Y. F., Jeyaraj, P. R., & Goh, B. K. P. (2019). Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg, 23(4), 305-312.

Outstanding faculty award, Singhealth Residency
Service with a heart award, SGH
Outstanding Clinician Award, GCEO Excellence Awards, Singhealth
Public Administration Medal (Bronze), National Day Awards