Clinic Location & Map
#16-11 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
3 Mount Elizabeth
Singapore 228510
| Phone: | +65 6235 1180 |
| Fax: | +65 6235 1186 |
| Emergency: | +65 6535 8833 |
| Email: | ccm@ccmurology.com |
Clinic Hours
| Monday - Friday | 8:30am - 5:00pm |
| Saturday | 8:30am - 1:00pm |
| Sunday / Public Holiday | Closed |
Specialist in Cancer, Incontinence & Robotic Surgery
Biography
Dr Chin Chong Min
MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Surg), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glasg), FAMS (Urol)
Consultant Urologist in Oncology, Incontinence and Robotic Surgery
- Senior Consultant Urologist, Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre
- Adjunct Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
- Visiting Consultant Urologist, National University Hospital
- Member, Medical Advisory Board, Mt Elizabeth Hospital
- Life Member, Singapore Urological Association
- Life Member, Society for Continence (Singapore)
- Life Member, Society for Men’s Health (Singapore)
a) Current Position
Dr Chin Chong Min is a Senior Consultant Urologist at Mt Elizabeth Hospital. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the National University of Singapore and Visiting Consultant to the Department of Urology at National University Hospital.
Dr Chin graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1986. In 1991, he obtained his surgery fellowship from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCSG) and Edinburgh (FRCSE) and also the Masters of Medicine (MMed) degree from NUS. His urology training began in 1994, and included a year at Bristol Urological Institute (BUI) in the United Kingdom (1996-1997), where majored in oncology, urinary incontinence and urodynamics.
b) Area of Expertise
Besides general urology, Dr Chin is renowned for his surgical expertise in cancers of the kidney, bladder, prostate and testis. He is one of the accredited uro-oncologists here to perform robotic radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic procedures. In 2005, he went to the United States to do a residency program in robotic urology surgery at the University of California, Irvine.To date, he has been involved in more than 130 robotic radical prostatectomy surgeries at Mt Elizabeth and National University Hospital.
His other special interest is in lower urinary tract dysfunction, i.e. prostate disease, bladder disorders, urinary incontinence, urodynamics and andrology. In the field of female urology, he was amongst the first urologists to perform Tension-free Vaginal Tape (TVT), a minimally-invasive procedure for correcting stress incontinence in women. He has done more than 100 TVT surgeries since 1999, and is a designated preceptor to teach TVT surgery.
In the minimally-invasive management of urinary stones, his expertise includes percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) and laser endoscopy.
c) Academia
Dr Chin’s publications include 23 peer-reviewed papers, 5 book chapters, and a book on Urinary Incontinence.He has presented his research and clinical work at various international congresses and lectured in many Asian countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines and Sri Lanka.An active member of the Singapore Urological Association, he held the positions of Vice-President (2007-2008), Honorary Treasurer (2003-2004), Chairman of the Incontinence Subcommittee (2001-2008) and Research Subcommittee (2004-2006). Over the years, he has organized some 10 scientific meetings and workshops and many public education events like prostate awareness week, continence day, and men’s health symposiums.