Prof Brian Goh Kim Poh

The National Cancer Centre Singapore and Singapore General Hospital's Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery are currently led by Professor Goh. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of Robotic Surgery in the Division of Surgery at SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre and the Surgical Director of Liver Transplant. His clinical practise is focused on the therapy of difficult benign and malignant disorders (cancers) affecting the liver, pancreas, biliary tract, and gallbladder. He is a highly skilled and high-volume speciality HPB/transplant surgeon. After completing his surgical studies and earning his specialist surgeon certification with the Singapore Board in 2022, he has already carried out 1500 major HPB/transplant surgeries. He is the only surgeon in Singapore who has received certification in abdominal (liver, kidney, and pancreas) transplantation from both the Ministry of Health and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). He had previously spent two years performing multiple complicated surgical procedures as a surgical fellow at Rochester's famous Mayo Clinic. Due to his clinical and scientific work in the area, he is highly known as a global thought leader. Dr. Goh has won a number of honours and been invited to participate in many worldwide expert consensus committees. He has completed over 600 laparoscopic/robotic major HPB surgeries as the primary surgeon, making him one of Southeast Asia's most skilled surgeons for laparoscopic HPB/transplant surgery at the moment. He is well acknowledged as a leading authority on minimally invasive HPB surgery on a global scale. Dr. Goh is a pioneer in the region when it comes to advanced laparoscopic HPB surgery, and he is frequently asked to give lectures and supervise local and regional surgeons.As the primary console surgeon, he completed more than 130 significant robotic HPB procedures, making him a pioneer in the field.

Qualification

• MBBS
• MMed
• MSc
• FRCSEd (Gen Surg)
• FAMS