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Dr Pek Chong Han

Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director
MBBS (Singapore), MRCS (Glasg), MMed (Surgery), FAMS (Plastic Surgery)
Dr Pek Chong Han is a MOH-accredited, board-certified consultant plastic surgeon with specialized training and experience in modern plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. His areas of clinical expertise would include breast & body contouring surgery, liposuction, facial aesthetic surgery, craniofacial trauma and reconstructive surgery, breast augmentation & reconstruction, microsurgical reconstruction, reconstructive limb salvage surgery and management of complex scars and wounds.
 
Having completed Medical School at NUS and Plastic Surgery Residency Training in Singapore, Dr Pek was the first full-time plastic surgeon at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and had grown the plastic surgery service from its humble beginnings till 2022 as its first chief of service. Together with his team, their work left a transformative impression on their patients, as evidenced by the media features through the years.
 
During his years of clinical practice, his passion for plastic surgery was evident in his active pursuit of excellence; this journey would take him around the world to experience and learn from various masters of plastic surgery in America, Europe, South Korea and South-East Asia. In addition, Dr Pek was fortunate to be awarded the prestigious AOCMF Fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan in craniofacial surgery as a visiting scholar.
 
Dr Pek has a strong passion for teaching plastic surgery, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He had previously held the following academic appointments: 
  • Associate Programme Director, NHG-AHPL Plastic Surgery Residency Programme [2018-2020]
  • Faculty Member, Singapore Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Programme [2021-2022]
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
 

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS

 

Visiting Consultant, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore [2023 – present]

Visiting Consultant, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Section, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore [2017-present]

Visiting Consultant, Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corp, Singapore [Jan 2022 – Dec 2024]
 
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

Member of Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS)

Member of Singapore Society of Cosmetic Aesthetic Surgeons (SSCAS)

International Member of American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) 

International Member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
 
 

INVITED SPEAKER

  1. Wound Healing Society Singapore Congress 2018 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Lower Limb Perforator Flaps for Acute Trauma Wounds
    Invited Speaker
  2. 37th Congress of Korean Society of Aesthetic Surgery 2018 (Seoul, South Korea)
    TOPIC: Aesthetic Rejuvenation with Autologous Fat
    Invited Speaker
  3. KTPH Breast Cancer Awareness Forum 2018 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Breast Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  4. NHG Eye Institute Orbito-facial Symposium 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Updates in eyelid and facial laser skin resurfacing; Aesthetic Rejuvenation with Autologous Fat.
    Invited Speaker
  5. Singapore Orthopaedic Association Monthly Journal Club Meeting June 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Bone Flap Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  6. KTPH Monthly Hospital Conference July 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Soft Tissue Lower Extremity Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  7. KTPH Combined Breast/PRAS GP Forum 2019 (Organising co-chairperson) (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Introduction to common plastic surgery conditions
    Invited Speaker
  8. KTPH Breast Cancer Awareness Forum 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Breast Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  9. AOCMF ORP Course 2019 Invited Speaker (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Mid-face Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  10. KTPH Pressure Injury Awareness Forum – “Updates on Pressure Injury” 2020 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: N95 mask related PI
    Invited Speaker
  11. Urgo Medical: Invited Expert Panelist 25 March 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Continuity of care in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) management
    Invited Faculty/Moderator
  12. STACC Conference 2021 Invited Speaker 23 April 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Soft Tissue Reconstructive Options in complex lower extremity trauma
    Invited Speaker
  1. 3M Academy Invited Speaker 10 May 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Optimizing Wound Outcomes in Chronic Lower Limb Management with Multidisciplinary Approach
    Invited Speaker
  2. KTPH PRL Session 18 May 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Rib Reconstruction
    Moderator/Organizing Chairperson
  3. Singapore Urology Society Dinner Symposium Date 28 July 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Urogenital defects
    Invited Speaker
  4. TTSH Microsurgery course 26-27 Nov 2021 (Singapore)
    Teaching Faculty/Course Instructor
  5. Changi General Hospital Pressure Injury Prevention Day Webinar 23 Nov 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Medical Device Related Pressure Injury
    Invited Speaker
  6. AOCMF Course, 11-18 Dec Singapore 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Lower Eyelid Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  7. Trauma in Focus Online Webinar 25 March 2022 (Singapore)
    Chairperson and Moderator for Burn Injuries Session
  8. 3M Masterclass workshop (Singapore) – Optimizing wound healing with NPWT. 23 Apr 2022
    TOPIC: Incisional NPWT
    Invited speaker and workshop trainer
  9. PASM 2022 – 17 Sept 2022 (Singapore)
    Scientific Committee Chairperson, Organizing Committee
  10. TTSH Microsurgery Course 26-27 Sept 2022 (Singapore)
    Teaching Faculty/Course Instructor
  11. KTPH Combined Breast/PRAS GP Forum 28 Oct 2022 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Introduction to common plastic surgery conditions
    Invited Faculty/Moderator
  12. 41st Congress of Korean Society of Aesthetic Surgery 2022 (Seoul, South Korea)
    TOPIC: Periorbital and facial rejuvenation with autologous fat injection
    Invited Speaker
 

MEDIA FEATURES

 

Channel News Asia (CNA) Feature News Article on Reconstructive Surgery: 

CNA Insider Video Feature on Reconstructive Surgery:

Singapore Cancer Society Video Feature on Breast Reconstruction:
 
 

BOOK CHAPTER

 

1)    Mastery in General Surgery Short Cases By Ong, Tay and Low.
Chapter: Malignant Skin Lesions
 
 

PAPER PUBLICATIONS

  1. Images in neuroscience. Slowly progressive hemiparesis.
    Lim EC, Pek CH, Seet RC.
    J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Oct;14(10):966-7, 1007-8.
  2. A woman with progressive ataxia and hemiparesis on the right side: where's the lesion?
    Yik JH, Seet RC, Pek CH, Lim EC.
    CMAJ. 2007 Jul 31;177(3):247-8.
  3. Orofacial dystonia triggered by mouth closure
    Pek CH, Seet RC, Yik JH, Lim EC.
    Clinical Neurol Neurosurg. 2010 Jan;112(1): 79-81.
  4. Advanced breast cancer-are we doing enough?
    Pek CH, Tan EY, Chen JJ, Ho PW, Teo C, Earnest A, Chan PM.
    Breast J. 2012 Nov-Dec;18(6):644-6.
  5. Management of blunt traumatic thoracic aorta injuries with endovascular stent-grafts in a tertiary hospital in an urban Asian city.
    Leong Tan GW, Pek CH, Wong D, Punamiya S, Chiu MT, Appasamy V, Chia KH, Lee CW.
    Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 Jul;25(5):605-11.
  6. Neurogenic heterotopic ossification after a stroke: diagnostic and radiological challenges.
    Pek CH, Lim MC, Yong R, Wong HP.
    Singapore Med J. 2014 Aug;55(8):e119-22.
  7. Authors' reply. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography bypasses the diagnostic and radiological challenges in heterotopic ossification.
    Pek CH, Lim MC, Yong R, Wong HP.
    Singapore Med J. 2014 Nov;55(11):604-5.
  8. Askin tumor: a rare chest wall sarcoma in an Asian adult patient-a literature review and a suggested treatment protocol.
    Pek CH, Ho SYM, Cheong EC.
    Eur J Plast Surg (2014) Nov; 37:627-630.
  9. Extensive Necrotizing Fasciitis After Fat Grafting For Bilateral Breast Augmentation – recommended approach and management.
    Pek CH, Lim J, Ng HW, Lee HJ, Ong WC, Foo ATL, Lim CM, Thong M, Sebastin SJ, Lim TC.
    Arch Plast Surg. 2015 May;42(3):365-7.
  10. Dysplasia, not malignancy, present in a 41-year-old colonic interposition flap.
    Yeo MS, Kiranantawat K, Ciudad P, Pek CH,
    Asian J Surg. 2016 Apr;39(2):124-5.
  11. Ambulatory surgery for the patient with breast cancer: current perspectives.
    Pek CH, Tey J, Tan EY
    Open Access Surgery 2016:9 65–70.
  1. Rare Cause of Facial Palsy: Case Report of Tick Paralysis by Ixodes Holocyclus Imported by a Patient Travelling into Singapore from Australia.
    Pek CH, Cheong CS, Yap YL, Doggett S, Lim TC, Ong WC, Lim J.
    J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep 8. pii: S0736-4679(16)30448-6.
  2. The rolling earlobe flap closure for dilated ear holes after ear gauging – A novel approach to preserving earlobe soft tissue volume with good aesthetic outcome.
    Pek WS, Goh TLH, Pek CH.
    Arch Plast Surg. 2017 Sep;44(5):453-456.
  3. Biobrane dressing for Paediatric Burns in Singapore: An Asian perspective.
    Fan C, Pek CH, Por YC, Lim GJS.
    Singapore Med J. 2018 Jan 3. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2017116.
  4. Novel Transforming Methacrylate Dressing Use in Asian Pediatric Patients: Our Initial Experience.
    Pek CH, GJS Lim, TY Kong, YC Por
    Clinical Research in Dermatology Vol 1 Issue 1 2018
  5. Combination therapy of oxidised regenerated cellulose/collagen/silver dressings with negative pressure wound therapy for coverage of exposed critical structures in complex lower-extremity wounds.
    Loh ML, Goh BKL, Kong Y, Varughese G, Ng JL, Lo ZJ, Pek CH
    Int Wound J. 2020 May 24. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13406.
  6. Results and Long-Term Functional Outcomes of Rib Fracture Fixation: A Case Series in Singapore and a Review of Indications for Surgical Fixation.
    Hwee J, Yeo M, Ho M, Aneez D, Pek CH.
    Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2020 Feb;49(2):93-97.
  7. Free-style Approach to the Pedicled Lower Medial Thigh Perforator Flap.
    Koh K, Kong Y, Loh ML, Wu Y, Pek CH.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Oct 4;9(10):e3848. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003848
  8. Application of real-time surgical navigation for zygomatic fracture reduction and fixation.
    Chu YY, Yang JR, Pek CH, Liao HT.
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Jun 12:S1748-6815(21)00311-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.05.052.
  9. Pressure injuries related to N95 respirator masks among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Pek CH, Y Kong, GF Chin, DX Zheng, HKM Chan, MH Khemlani
    Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 51 (1), 53-54
  10. Current evidence on the use of near-infrared spectroscopy for postoperative free flap monitoring: A systematic review
    HZ Bian, Pek CH, Jolie Hwee
    Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022
  11. Saving the Exposed Deep Brain Stimulation Implant: A Comprehensive Review of Implant Extrusion and Reconstructive Options
    Zhang SL, Lim JX, Ho SM, Cheong EC, Lee GHP, Wan KR, Ng WH, Pek CH.
    Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Dec 1;89(6):e21-e30.
    PMID: 36416693 Review.
 

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