Specialist in Urology
Special Interests: Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Testis Cancer, Robotic Cancer Surgery (With daVinci Robotic Systems), MBBS (Singapore), MRCS (Edinburgh), MSc (Research)
Dr Chong completed his full-time advanced Clinical Urologic-Oncology Fellowship at the prestigious Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York, USA in 2009. His key professional expertise includes the diagnosis, treatment and management of prostate, kidney, bladder, testis and penile cancers.
- Focal therapy for prostate cancer – to treat Stage 1 and Stage 2 prostate cancer. This treatment includes the use of robotic HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) which has lesser side effects when compared to major surgery, and Nanoknife irreversible electroporation (IRE).
- MRI-ultrasound fusion prostate biopsy – to detect prostate cancer accurately with better precision after MRI prostate scan.
- Bladder cystoscopy with narrow-band imaging (NBI) – to detect small bladder cancer more accurately, when compared to ordinary white-light cystoscopy.
- Da Vinci robotic partial nephrectomy – to remove small kidney tumours and save the remaining unaffected kidney. This prevents kidney failure by preserving more kidney function.
- Da Vinci robotic radical prostatectomy with removal of pelvic lymph nodes – to treat men with Stage 2 and Stage 3 prostate cancer, and locally-advanced prostate cancer to increase chance of successful cure.
- Enlarged prostate, also known as BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia) – new procedures that are less invasive with less side effects than traditional resection surgery. They cause less erectile dysfunction and less ejaculation problems. Examples include the UroLift implant, iTIND nitinol device, Rezum water vapour therapy, and Prolieve procedures.
- Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) – uses flexible ureteroscope to treat small kidney stones by laser stone surgery. There is no cutting and no surgical scars on the skin, which results in less pain and faster recovery.
Dr Chong is a dynamic healthcare innovator, researcher and educator. He started molecular research in Urologic-Oncology on prostate cancer immunology at Seattle, Washington (USA), which was funded by Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG, USA) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, Singapore). While in Singapore, he was a founding member of the Singapore Urological Cancer Consortium and had been in-charge of several teams in prostate, kidney, bladder and testis cancer research. These projects included precision medicine, biomolecular, nanoparticle, bioimaging and novel biomedical device studies.
To improve holistic care for urological cancer patients in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Dr Chong was Chairman for the Urology Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumour Board, Chairman for Urology Cancer Support Programme, Chairman for Advanced Care Planning Team, and Chairman for TTSH Prostate Cancer Support Group involving cancer patients and their family.
Dr Chong Kian Tai is also a selected panel specialist on the insurance integrated shield plan for:
COMMON CONDITIONS
- Kidney Cysts
- Hematuria (Blood in the urine)
- Prostate Cancer
Profile Details
Contacts
- Farrer Park Hospital #10-11, Connexion Building 1 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore 217562
- +65 6303 0515
- +65 6303 0575
- +65 8557 6624
- kiantai.chong@surgiten.com
Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday: 9:00am-1:00pm | 2:00pm-6:00pm
- Weekends and Public Holiday: Closed