Dr Lai Jiunn Herng

Introduction

Dr Lai honed these skills during his one-year HMDP Fellowship in Hong Kong.  He widened his repertoire in recent years to include endoscopic mucosal resection, advanced pelvic surgery and new techniques for complex fistula-in-ano. His recent publications include reviews on the development and current status of laparoscopic colorectal surgery; as well as innovative advances and minimally invasive techniques in anal fistula surgery.

Education History

Dr Lai obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the National University of Singapore in 1998. He went on to obtain his Membership in Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd) in 2004, and received his Master of Medicine in Surgery (M.Med) from the National University of Singapore in 2005. He completed his advanced surgical training and was awarded the Fellowship in General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd) in 2009. His interest also led to a ‘Diplôme d’Université de Chirurgie Laparoscopique’ (Diploma of Laparoscopic Surgery) from the University of Strasbourg, France in 2010. Dr Lai completed a one-year Singhealth Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) Fellowship in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at the University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital in 2012.

Past Appointments

Dr Lai spent 18 years in the public sector and was a Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Singapore General Hospital. He was in the advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery team which spearheaded training and development of minimally invasive techniques in colorectal surgery. As a member of the SingHealth-SGH Endoscopy Privileging Harmonisation Committee (2014-2016), Dr Lai revised endoscopy privileging and training criteria for SingHealth specialists and surgical residents. Passionate about surgical and endoscopic simulation training, Dr Lai was the Platform Director of Endoscopy Platform in the DukeSingHealth Surgical Simulation Centre, where he coordinated and conducted endoscopic simulation courses for local and regional participants. He has advanced certification as Instructor in simulation-based surgical and critical care team training. Dr Lai also held appointments in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (National University of Singapore), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, and the SingHealth General Surgical Residency Programme.

Dr Lai was Organising Chairperson for the SGH Colorectal Surgery Silver Jubilee Scientific Meeting in 2014, which celebrated 25 years of the Colorectal Surgery subspecialty in Singapore. He was Scientific Chairperson of the highly successful 10th International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Congress in 2015 held in conjunction with the SGH Colorectal Scientific Week and Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore); which showcased a full day of 5 concurrent live surgery demonstrations in 3 operating theatres, 2 fully subscribed workshop days and 3 days of congress attended by over 500 international delegates. Dr Lai organised the SGH Family Day 2015 & 2016 for over 2000 staff as the Vice-President of the SGH Recreational Club. He was also the Chairman of the SGH Dinner & Dance 2015.