Suat Chin Ng - Colorectal & General Surgeon Melbourne

“My vision is to deliver the utmost quality of care to every patient through compassion, integrity, humility and excellence with a focus on evidence based and patient centred outcomes.”

-Dr Suat Chin Ng
MBBS, BioMedSc, MS, FRACS, CSSANZ

Biography.

Dr Suat Chin Ng is one of the few female colorectal surgeons in Melbourne who is a member of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) and member of the Section of Colorectal Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). She attained her General Surgical Fellowship of the RACS in 2018 and completed a Masters degree in Colorectal Surgery.

She underwent extensive training in the field of Colorectal surgery (in both traditional and minimally invasive surgery); having completed a year of fellowship in pelvic floor and colorectal research at Eastern Health, a year at the renowned Oncology / Exenterative Centre at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand, and a third year of colorectal fellowship in complex inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and oncology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. 

She is involved in multidisciplinary meetings for the management of both colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, and works closely with her oncology and gastroenterology colleagues. She has a special interest in surgical education, global health (with experience in Nepal) and is currently involved in multi-centred surgical research.

Currently, Dr Ng is a consultant Colorectal surgeon at Eastern Health and St Vincent’s Health. She also consults and operate privately at the Epworth Eastern Hospital and Waverley Private Hospital.

Academic Qualifications

  • Fellow, Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2023

  • Master of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia 2020

  • Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Specialist Advisory Committee accredited General Surgery, 2018

  • Diploma of Surgical Anatomy, University of Melbourne, 2009

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2007

  • Bachelor of Biomedical Science, University of Melbourne, 2007

  • Advanced Diploma of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou University of Chinese Medicine, 2001

Awards / Grants

  • Rotary Bowel Scan Scholarship, Australia 2015-2020

  • ASEAN scholarship, 1999-2000

  • State Education Award of Excellence

Current Appointments

  • Colorectal Surgeon, Eastern Health

  • Colorectal Surgeon, Epworth HealthCare and Waverley Private

  • Colorectal Surgeon, St Vincent’s Health

Previous Appointments

  • Post Fellowship Trainee in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) 2021-2022

  • Clinical Colorectal Fellow, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne 2022

  • Clinical Colorectal Fellow and General Surgeon, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand, 2021

  • General Surgeon, Eastern Health, Melbourne 2020

  • Pelvic Floor and Colorectal Research Fellow, Eastern Health, Melbourne 2019

  • Monash University Surgical Teaching, Melbourne 2020

  • Deakin University Surgical Teaching, Victoria 2019

Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. Jain, A, Lew, C, Thungathruthi, K, Ng, SC, Hiscock, R, Mirbagheri, N. Incidence and risk factors for secondary failure after acute obstetric sphincter injury

  2. Hong JT, Kutaiba N, Parameswaran B, James S, Hong A, Ng SC, An V. Sensitivity of pre-operative imaging and radiologist inter-rater reliability in detecting lesions in Crohn's disease. ANZ J Surg. 2022 May;92(5):1085-1090

  3. Jain A, Ng SC, Savage N, Lamanna D, Warrier S, Smart P. Heterogeneity of internal hernia post anterior resection: a missed diagnosis. ANZ J Surg. 2021 May;91(5):E350-E352.

  4. Thungathurthi K, Ng SC, Jain A, Mirbagheri N. Rate of sphincter repair failure following definitive immediate repair of obstetric injury, ANZ J Surg May Supplement, 2020. CR015

  5. Jain A, Cheung KT, Koo E, Lakamlage PB, Ng SC, Chandra R. Faecal diversion in partially obstructing locally advanced rectal cancer, ANZ J Surg May Supplement, 2020. GS117P

  6. PS Beh, SC Ng, A Nikolic, M Radojcic, G Chew, N Wickramasinghe, P Smart. The increased use of WhatsApp® application within a colorectal surgery team. Int J Networking and Virtual Organisations. 2021; 24(2): 200-210.

  7. YS K oo, J Oo, SC Ng. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis in the setting of colorectal neoplasia. WJCS. 2020; 9(3): 53- 56.

  8. Savage N, Jain A, Ng SC. Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students in Australia. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Jul;90(7-8):1244-1245.

  9. SYC Lau, SC Ng, M Anandan, D Goodall-Wilson. Duodenum inversum: a rare cause of chronic nausea and vomiting. ANZ J of Surg 2020;91(7-8):E516-517.

  10. Yu C, Lau SYC, Oo J, Ng SC. Unusual presentation of abdominal wall abscess. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Dec; 90(12): E208-E209.

  11. S Lau, C Yu, SC Ng, R Chandra. Is routine pathological analysis of perianal fistula specimen necessary in diagnosis of crohn’s disease? WJCS. 2020;9(1):7

  12. SC Ng, WM Ong, S Belvedere, C Gilong, N Zeps, P Smart. A users perspective on the ethics application process in Australia-Room for improvement. AHRECS. Research Ethics Monthly. 2020. ISSN 2206-2483. https: //ahrecs. com/human-research-ethics/a-users-perspective-on-the-ethics-application-process-in-australia- room-for-improvement

  13. Ng SC, Lior T. Unusual presentation of rectal prolapse. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Apr;90(4):621-622.

  14. Ong WM, Ng SC. Forgotten philosophy in the art of surgery: the holistic approach to a surgical patient. ANZ J Surg. 2019;89(11):1368-1369.

  15. SC Ng, J Kong, D Stupart, D Watters. Is colonoscopic surveillance necessary after curative resection of colorectal cancer in elderly patients? WJCS. 2019;8(3):65-68

  16. Ng SC, Lau SYC, Wardill D. How to do an extended totally extraperitoneal mesh repair for groin hernias. ANZ J Surg. 2019 Oct;89(10):1324-1325.

  17. Lior T, Ng SC. Are you the perfect surgical assistant? ANZ J Surg. 2019 Sep;89(9):999-1000.

  18. SC Ng. Review: Re ischemic colitis post reversal of ileostomy. Austin J Surg 2019;6(7):1175 https: //austinpublishinggroup. com/surgery/download. php?file=fulltext/ajs-v6-id1175. pdf

  19. Aksakal G, Ng S, An V. An unusual case of caecal perforation following ileostomy reversal. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Aug 30;12(8):e229961.

  20. H Kumar, SC Ng, J Chua, R Chandra. Deadly if missed: A case of recurrent perineal hernia mimicking as perineal cellulitis following abdominoperineal resection. WJCS 2019;8(2):58-60

  21. Ng SC, Ong WM. Training the registrar or the fellow? Time to choose? ANZ J Surg. 2019 Jul;89(7-8):802- 803.

  22. SC Ng, D Stupart, D Watters. Trends in survival after colorectal cancer surgery in an Australian regional hospital. WJCS 2019;8(2):40-43

  23. Lior T, Chin Ng S, Ng MK. A rare case of linitis plastica of the colon from ovarian carcinoma. J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Mar 29;2019(3):rjz089

  24. Ng SC, Stupart D , Bartolo D , W atters D . Anastomotic leaks in stage I V colorectal cancer . ANZ J Surg. 2018
    Sep; 88(9): E649-E653

  25. SC Ng, D Watters, D Stupart, G Guest. Do Dukes D colon cancer leak more? ANZ J Surg 2017;87(S1):25

  26. SC Ng, D Watters, A Heriot, G Guest, D Stupart. What is the value of colonoscopic surveillance in colorectal cancer patients aged beyond 80 post curative resection. ANZ J Surg 2016 web publication.

  27. Supriya M, Suat-Chin N, Sizeland A. Use of positron emission tomography scanning in metastatic head and neck cutaneous squamous cell cancer: does it add to patient management? Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 May- Jun; 35(3): 347-52.

Presentations

  1. Do types of colonic resections affect leak rates in colon cancer surgeries. ANZ CR conference, Nov 2022.

  2. Impact of specimen extraction sites on incisional hernia rates following laparoscopic bowel resections – a retrospective study. ASC conference, May 2021

  3. Outcomes of secondary breakdown of obstetric sphincter injury repair. Eastern Health Surgical Grand Round, 2021

  4. Rate of Sphincter Repair Failure Following Definitive Immediate Repair of Obstetric Injury. ASC conference, May 2020

  5. Sensitivity of Computed Tomography, Computed Tomography Enterography and Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Detecting Lesions in Crohn’s Disease GSA SA/NT Training Committee – Virtual Registrar’s Paper Day, Feb 2021

  6. Thirteen years of Colorectal Cancer experience in a Regional Centre in Victoria. GSA ASM Conference, Sept 2016

  7. Current Indications For Orbital Exenteration In Skull Of Base Surgery. ASOHNS National Conference, March 2013

  8. Is PET-FDG Useful In Managing Head and Neck Cutaneous Cancer With Neck Nodal Metastasis. ASOHNS National Conference, April 2011

  9. Ways to improve bone conductive hearing loss following stapedotomy. ASOHNS National Conference, March 2010

  10. Serum Protein Markers For Amniotic Fluid Embolism. Royal Women’s Hospital Conference, June 2005

Posters

  1. Annual Scientific Congr ess 2021, Melbourne, VIC
    Titled: COVID-19 transmission during gastrointestinal endoscopy

  2. Annual Scientific Congr ess 2021, Melbourne, VIC
    Titled: Faecal diversion in partially obstructing locally advanced rectal cancer

  3. Victoria ASM 2016, Melbourne
    Titled: What is the value of colonoscopic surveillance in colorectal cancer patients aged beyond 80 post curative resection?

  4. Deakin University and Barwon Health Research Poster Competition
    Titled: Long term outcome of colorectal cancer in Regional Australia

  5. Annual Scientific Congress 2017, Adelaide, South Australia
    Titled: Do Dukes D colon cancer patients leak more?