Dr. Chok Aik Yong

Dr Chok Aik Yong is an experienced General and Colorectal Surgeon. He is the Medical Director at Aelius Surgical Centre, located in Mount Elizabeth Hospital (Orchard).
Dr Chok obtained his medical degree from the National University of Singapore. He subsequently completed his specialist training in general surgery in 2016 and attained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2017.

He was given the Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) award, to further develop his subspecialty expertise in the surgical management of advanced colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at the Royal Marsden Hospital (London, UK), one of the top 5 cancer centres in the world.

Dr Chok’s expertise lies in managing colorectal diseases, particularly advanced colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. He is also proficient in the treatment of surgical conditions such as hernia, haemorrhoids, anal fistula and bowel disorders. Dr Chok has a special interest in minimally invasive and robotic colorectal surgery as well as colonoscopy and polypectomy.

Dr Chok Aik Yong is prolific in scientific research, has authored and co-authored more than 40 scientific publications in renowned medical journals including the British Journal of Surgery and International Journal of Colorectal Diseases, and is an active member of the international PelvEx Collaborative. He is regularly invited to present as a faculty speaker and moderator at international scientific conferences held across the world.

Dr Chok is not only passionate about providing excellent healthcare services to his patients but also about leading a healthy lifestyle. He is an avid runner and enjoys running in the bustling streets of Singapore city. He also enjoys spending quality time with his family whenever he can.

• Minimally invasive- laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery
• Advanced colorectal cancer resection
• Diagnostic & therapeutic gastroscopy (OGD), colonoscopy, including polypectomy
• Surgery for haemorrhoids, perianal abscesses, anal fistulae, and pilonidal disease
• Surgical management of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
• Trans-anal minimally invasive surgery
• Management of genetic and hereditary colorectal conditions
• Laparoscopic surgery for appendix, gall bladder, hernia
• Emergent surgical treatment including obstructed colorectal cancer, intussusception, and bowel perforation

Dr Chok’s expertise lies in managing colorectal diseases, particularly advanced colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He is also proficient in the treatment of surgical conditions such as hernia, haemorrhoids, anal fistula and complex perianal abscesses. Dr Chok has a special interest in minimally invasive and robotic colorectal surgery.

Dr Chok Aik Yong is prolific in scientific research, has authored and co-authored more than 40 scientific publications in renowned medical journals including the British Journal of Surgery and International Journal of Colorectal Disease, and is an active member of the PelvEx Collaborative, having contributed two first-author publications with the international research collaborative. He is regularly invited to present as a faculty speaker and moderator at international scientific conferences held across the world.

Key achievements
• Performed a high number of robotic colorectal cancer operations, and complex multi-organ resections for advanced colorectal cancers
• Part of numerous multi-disciplinary teams with subspecialty expertise in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pelvic exenterations, and hereditary colorectal conditions
• Multiple academic publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and teaching awards

• Member of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore (SCRS) since 2009
• Member of the Geriatric Surgery Society of Singapore since 2020
• Volunteer Surgeon (Chittagong, Bangladesh), Hernia International (2016-2017)