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Dr. Zee Ying Kiat

Medical Oncology (Cancer)

Credentials MBBS (London) MRCP (United Kingdom)
Background

Dr Zee Ying Kiat is a specialist in Medical Oncology at Parkway Cancer Centre. Before moving to his current practice, he was a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS).

Dr Zee received his medical degree with dual distinction from University College London. He was also a recipient of the Drummond Prize in Physiology. After being accepted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom), Dr Zee worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London before completing specialist training in Medical Oncology at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He subsequently underwent fellowship training at The Christie Hospital and Paterson Institute for Cancer Research in Manchester, where his focus was on anti-cancer drug development.

At NCIS, Dr Zee conducted clinical and translational research as principal or co-investigator in local and international trials involving novel targeted therapies for colorectal, gastric, liver and pancreatic cancers. He has published his work as first author in high impact factor journals that include the British Journal of Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Oncology and Nature Reviews. His commitment to research and patient care has been recognized through the receipt of various awards, including the National Medical Research Council Clinician Investigator Support Grant, NCIS Investigator Protected Time Grant and the Excellent Service Award from SPRING Singapore.

Dr Zee is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and founding member of the Hepatopancreatobiliary Association of Singapore. He continues to serve as a board member of the National Healthcare Group Domain Specific Review Board.

In addition to general medical oncology, Dr Zee has a special interest in gastro-oesophageal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic and colorectal cancers.