Our Specialist

Dr. Kam Ming Hian

Senior Consultant Colorectal Surgeon MBBS (Singapore), M.Med (Surgery)
FRCSEd, FAMS

With more than two decades of experience managing colorectal conditions, our colorectal specialist Dr Kam Ming Hian is a well-known figure in the medical arena. As the former Director of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, SGH and one of the few surgeons in Singapore accredited to perform Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Dr Kam has successfully treated many patients, and received multiple awards for service excellence during his career.

Dr Kam graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1998. He went on to obtain his Master of Medicine in Surgery and completed his advanced surgical training at Singapore General Hospital, after which he’s admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. In 2008, Dr Kam was conferred the SingHealth HMDP award to further his skills in advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

With a keen interest in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, including laparoscopic colorectal surgery, single incision laparoscopic surgery as well as robotic-assisted surgery, Dr Kam has conducted numerous workshops to train both local and international surgeons in advanced laparoscopic surgery. He is also a regular speaker at various international conferences in the field.

To date, Dr Kam has performed thousands of gastroscopy and colonoscopy procedures. he also conducted regular endoscopy training courses with the use of simulation machines, in his role as Endoscopy Platform Director, SGH Surgical Skills Centre. Since 2013, as Deputy Director, he oversaw the development of the surgical skills training curriculum across multiple platforms.

Past Appointments

Professional Awards and Membership

Publications

Results of 7302 stapled haemorrhoidectomy operations in a single centre: a seven-year review and follow-up questionnaire survey.
Kam MH, Ng KH, Lim JF, Ho KS, Ooi BS, Tang CL, Eu KW. ANZ J Surg 81 (2011): 253-256.
Letter to the Editor on Article “Treatment of grade III and IV haemorrhoidal disease with PPH or THD. A randomized trial on post-operative complications and short-term results”.
Teo JY, Kam MH, Eu KW. Int J Colorectal Dis 2010 Nov; 25(11): 1385.
Management of Fournier’s gangrene with Vacuum Assisted Closure@ dressing.
Yeo ES, Kam MH, Eu KW. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2010 Oct; 39(10): 806-8.
Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging – fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography fusion with pathological staging in rectal cancer.
Kam MH, Wong DC, Siu S, Stevenson ARL, Lai J, Phillips GE. Br J Surg 2010 Jan; 97: 266-8
Carcinoembryonic antigen screening: how far should we go?
Lim YK, Kam MH, Eu KW. Singapore Med J 2009 Sep; 50(9): 862-5.
Short-term results of DST EEA 33 stapler and neu@ anoscope for stapled haemorrhoidectomy: a prospective study of 1,118 patients from a single centre.
Kam MH, Lim JF, Ho KS, Ooi BS, Eu KW. Tech Coloproctol 2009 Dec; 13(4): 273-7.
Screening for colorectal cancer using a quantitative immunochemical faecal occult blood test: a feasibility study in an Asian population. Fu WP, Kam MH, Ling WM, Ong SF, Suzannah N, Eu KW. Tech Coloproctol 2009 Jul; 13(3): 225-30.
Systematic review of intraoperative colonic irrigation vs manual decompression in obstructed left-sided colorectal emergencies. Kam MH, Tang CL, Chan E, Lim JF, Eu KW. Int J Colorectal Dis 2009 Sep; 24(9): 1031-7.
The evaluation of CEEA 34 for stapled hemorrhoidectomy: results of a prospective clinical trial and patient satisfaction.
Chew MH, Kam MH, Lim JF, Ho KS, Ooi BS, Tang CL, Eu KW. Am J Surg 2009 Jun; 197(6): 695-701.
A case report of Endovascular Stenting in Salmonella Mycotic Aneurysm: a successful procedure in an immunocompromised patient.
Kam MH, Toh LK, Tan SG, Wong D, Chia KH. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2007; 36: 1028-31.
Perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from chronic anorectal fistulae: a review from a single institution.
Ong J, Lim JF, Kam MH, Ooi BS, Ho KS, Eu KW. Tech Coloproctol 2007 Mar; 11(1): 34-8.
Correlation of Histology With Anorectal Function Following Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy.
Kam MH, Mathur P, Peng XH, Seow-Choen F, Chew IW, Kumarasinghe MP. Dis Colon Rectum 2005 Jul; 48(7):1437-41.
The study of the minilaparotomy resection of left-sided colorectal cancers.
Peng XH, Seow-Choen F, Kam MH. Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2004 Oct; 19(5): A528.
Minilaparotomy left iliac fossa skin crease incision vs. midline incision for left-sided colorectal cancer.
Kam MH, Seow-Choen F, Peng XH, Eu KW, Tang CL, Heah SM, Ooi BS. Tech Coloproctol 2004 Aug; 8(2): 85-8.
Colorectal Cancer in the young: a 12-year review of patients 30 years or less.
Kam MH, Eu KW, Barben CP, Seow-Choen F. Colorectal Disease 2004; 6: 191-194.
Small Bowel Malignancies: A review of 29 patients at a single centre.
Kam MH, Barben CP, Eu KW, Seow-Choen F. Colorectal Disease 2004; 6: 195-197.
Results of Long Saphenous Vein Stripping.
Kam MH, Tan SG. Singapore Med J 2003; 44(12): 639-642.
Surgical Management of Vesicovaginal Fistulae – a 12 year experience with an uncommon problem.
Kam MH, Tan YH, Wong MYC. Singapore Med J 2003; 44(4): 181-184.
Intestinal Bleeding and Obstruction related to previously excised skin melanoma – a rare differential diagnosis to be considered.
Kam MH, Ho YH. SGH Proceedings 2002; 11(3): 226-228.

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