Adj Assoc Prof Lee Ser Yee

MBBS, M.Med(Surgery), M.Sc, FAMS, FRCSEd

Visiting Consultant

Profile

A/Prof. Lee Ser Yee’s specializes in Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery(HPB), Liver transplantation, Minimally-Invasive Surgery and Surgical Oncology. He underwent subspecialty training in HPB and Liver transplantation in SGH and subsequently trained in Advanced Laparoscopic HPB surgery and Liver transplantation under Professor Daniel Cherqui at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He completed an additional accredited clinical fellowship in HPB and Surgical Oncology in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York.

He is passionate about training and education and is currently an Associate Professor(Adj) in Duke-NUS Medical School and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in NUS. He also serves as the Director of Surgical Skills Continuum and the Surgical Skills Center in SingHealth.

He has authored more than 100 scientific publications including top journals such as Annals of Surgery and written 2 surgical books and 70 book chapters. He also sits on the Editorial and Reviewer Board for more than 30 international medical journals.

He is a founding member of the Singapore HPB Association(HPBA-S), Faculty of surgery trainers, Royal College of Surgeons(Edinburgh), Singapore Robotic Surgery Society and the International Laparoscopic Liver Society. He also serves in the committees of the Chapter of General Surgeons, HPBA-S and the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists(IASGO).

Education

National University of Singapore M.B.B.S
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh M.R.C.S
United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, 2CS, 2CK
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh M.R.C.S Membership
National University of Singapore Master of Medicine (Surgery)
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh F.R.C.S Fellowship
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certified
National University of Singapore, School of Medicine Graduate Programme M.Sc

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Adjunct Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Clinical Senior Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Director of Laparoscopic Program, Department of HPB and Transplant Surgery, SGH
Director, Surgical Skills Training Continuum, SingHealth Surgery Academic Clinical Program
Co- Lead Research, Department of HPB and Transplant Surgery, SGH
Director, SingHealth Surgical Skills Centre (SSSC)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Alumni Society
Chapter of General Surgeons, Singapore (Honorary Secretary)
College of Surgeons, Singapore
Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore (Founding member) (Scientific Chair)
Singapore Medical Association
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA))
Singapore Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (Founding member)
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)
Asia-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (APHPBA)
International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO)(Country Rep)
Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia Society (ELSA)
Faculty of surgery trainers, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Founding member)
Academic Medicine Education Institute (AM·EI)
International College of Surgeons (ICS)
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Asian Society of Head and Neck Oncology (ASHNO)
Singapore Society for Oncology
International Laparoscopic Liver Society (Founding member)

Awards

National Youth Achievement Award, Singapore 1992
President Scout Award 1994
Raffles Junior College, Certificate of Merit 1995
Singapore Armed Forces Local Study Award, Medicine (declined) 1996
Best Singapore Armed Forces Medical Centre 2002 to 2004
SingHealth* Best Medical Officer Award 2006 to 2007
Singapore Millennium Foundation Scholarship 2008
SingHealth* Best Registrar Award 2007 to 2008
SingHealth* Top 10 Registrar 2010
Who's Who in the World (28th Edition) 2011
SingHealth* Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship Award (HMDP) 2011
Young Surgeon Award (College of Surgeons, Singapore) 2011
Long Service Award (10 years), National Cancer Centre, Singapore 2011
Who's Who in the World 2011 – 2018
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) Warren Fellowship Award 2013
SingHealth Publish Award (Medical Research) 2013
SingHealth Publish Award (Outstanding) 2014
Soo Khee Chee Publication Award 2015
Service with a Heart Award 2016
Yahya Cohen Memorial Lecture 2016
Game Changer Award 2017, Singapore Health Services 2017
Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award 2018

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Lee SY, E Sadot, CT Sofocleous, SB Solomon, M Gönen, TP Kingham PJ Allen, RP DeMatteo, WR Jarnagin, CA Hudis, MI D’Angelica. Hepatic resection or ablation for isolated breast cancer liver metastasis: A case-control study with comparison to medically treated patients. Ann Surg. 2016 Jul;264(1):147-54. (JIF 8.980)
Lee SY, Mooney MA, Inra ML, Juluru K, Fox AN, Olsen SK, Brown RS Jr, Emond JC, Cherqui D, Kluger MD.Exposure to ionizing radiation during liver transplantation evaluation, waitlist time, and post-operative period: a cause for concern. Hepatology. 2014 Feb;59(2):496-504. (JIF 11.06)
Lee SY, Cherqui D. Operative management of Cholangiocarcinoma. Semin Liver Dis 2013 Aug;33(3):248-61. (JIF 4.95)
Lee SY, Cheow, PC, Teo JY, Ooi LL. Surgical Treatment of Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases. Int J Hepatol. 2012; 2012:146590. Epub 2012 Jan 26.
Lee SY, Qian C-N, Ooi AS, Chen PY, Wong HMB, Myint SS, Wong JC, Hwang SGJ, Soo KC. Changes in specialized blood vessels in lymph nodes and their role in cancer metastasis. J Transl Med. 2012 Oct 4;10(1):206. (JIF 3.93)
Lee SY, I Konstantinidis, AA Eaton, M Gönen, TP Kingham,. MI D’Angelica, PJ Allen, Y Fong, RP DeMatteo, WR Jarnagin. Predicting Recurrence pattern after Resection of Hepatocellular Cancer. HPB (Oxford). 2014 Oct;16(10):943-53. (JIF 2.918)
Lee SY, PJ Allen, E Sadot, MI D’Angelica, RP DeMatteo, Y Fong, WR Jarnagin, TP Kingham. Distal pancreatectomy: a single institutions experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Jan;220(1):18-27. (JIF 5.12)
Lee SY, E Sadot, J F Chou, M Gonen, TP Kingham, P. Allen, Y Fong, RP DeMatteo, WR Jarnagin MI D’Angelica. Central Hepatectomy versus Extended Hepatectomy for Liver Malignancies: A Matched Cohort Comparision. HPB (Oxford). 2015 Nov;17(11):1025-32. (JIF 2.918)
Lee SY, Goh BK, Sadot E, Rajeev R,,Balachandran VP, Gönen M, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, D’Angelica MI, Jarnagin WR, Coit D, Wong WK, Ong HS, Chung YF, DeMatteo RP. Surgical strategy and outcomes in duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Sep 13. (JIF 3.93)
Zheng J, Chou JF, Gönen M, Vachharajani N, Chapman WC, Majella Doyle MB, Turcotte S, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Lapointe R, Buettner S, Groot Koerkamp B, Ijzermans JNM, Chan CY, Goh BKP, Teo JY, Kam JH, Jeyaraj PR, Cheow PC, Chung AYF, Chow PKH, Ooi LLPJ, Balachandran VP, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, D'Angelica MI, DeMatteo RP, Jarnagin WR, Lee SY. Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Beyond Milan Criteria After Resection: Validation of a Clinical Risk Score in an International Cohort. Ann Surg. 2017 Oct;266(4):693-701. (JIF 8.980)

Pubmed bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1VsarTChhhTQz/bibliography/40851127