Dr Wong Neng Wei

​Dr Wong Neng Wei is a Consultant with the Department of Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Dr Wong graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2015, and was awarded the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Edinburgh in 2023 and the Specialist accreditation in General Surgery in the same year.

Dr Wong’s subspecialty interest lies in minimally invasive and robotic surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancers and other benign colorectal pathologies.

Beyond his clinical practice, Dr Wong is deeply committed to medical education. He serves as a clinical lecturer and educator with NUS and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKC). In addition, he actively contributes to the training of specialists both locally and internationally, participating as invited faculty at workshops and as clinical faculty member in the SingHealth General Surgery Residency Programme.

• ​FRCS(Ed), 2023
• MMed (Surgery), Singapore, 2021
• MRCS(Ed), 2016
• MBBS, Singapore, 2015

• Organising Committee, 21st World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES) & 17th Asia-Pacific Congress of ELSA 2025, 2025
• Co-chair, Organising and Scientific Committee, Singapore Society of Colorectal Surgeons Scientific Symposium, 2025
• SingHealth General Surgery Residency Programme Faculty, 2025-present

• Champion, Society of Colorectal Surgeons Singapore CDLC Colorectal Laparoscopic Challenge, 2025
• Outstanding Faculty Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), 2024
• NUS Undergraduate Great Teacher Award 2023
• Champion, NUS-NUHS-MIT Healthcare AI Datathon, 2019
• Lee Foundation Professionalism Award, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 2012/2013

1. Cheok SH, Jabbar SAA, Wong NW, Ngu JC, Teo NZ. Surgical management of splenic flexure colonic malignancy. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Dec 27;17(12):111582. PMID: 41479691


2. Jabbar SAA, Choo ALE, Wong NW, Ngu JC, Teo NZ. Comparing early surgical outcomes between total neoadjuvant therapy and standard long course chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2025 Nov 15;17(11):111250. PMID: 41281487


3. Wong NW, Jabbar SAA, Ngu JC, Teo NZ. Minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer emergencies. World J Clin Oncol. 2025 Aug 24;16(8):107757. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.107757. PMID: 40901318.


4. Ngu JC, Wong NW, Teo NZ. Robotic Masterclass: Instrument Control During Total Mesorectal Excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Jun 1;68(6):e1035. PMID: 39936710.


5. Wong NW, Teo NZ, Ngu JC. Learning Curve for Robotic Colorectal Surgery. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Oct 8;16(19):3420. PMID: 39410039.


6. Tang SY, Wong NW, Lin Lee JJ. Gastric sarcoma: a very rare and aggressive gastric cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Dec 14. PMID: 36693027.


7. Yong JN, Lim XC, Nistala KRY, Lim LKE, Lim GEH, Quek J, Tham HY, Wong NW, Tan KK, Chong CS. Endoscopic submucosal dissection versus endoscopic mucosal resection for rectal carcinoid tumor. A meta-analysis and meta-regression with single-arm analysis. J Dig Dis. 2021 Oct;22(10):562-571. PMID: 34472210.


8. Lim WH, Tan DJH, Ng CH, Syn N, Tai BC, Gu T, Xiao J, Chin YH, Wing Ow ZG, Wong NW, Foo FJ, Lynch AC, Moran BJ, Chong CS. Laparoscopic versus open resection for rectal cancer: An individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov 11. PMID: 34794842.


9. Pan X, Toh JZ, Ng CH, Tay PW, Wong NW, Kow WC, Vathsala A, Tan EX, Muthiah MD, Lim WH (2021). Mental Health and Well-Being of Solid Organ Transplant Donors. The Forgotten Sacrifices. Transplantology 2021, 2(3), 274-287.


10. Jain SR, Ow ZGW, Chin YH, Lim WH, Kong G, Tham HY, Wong NW, Chong CS, Foo FJ, Chan WPW. Quantifying the rate of recurrence of postoperative Crohn's disease with biological therapy. A meta-analysis. J Dig Dis. 2021 Jul;22(7):399-407. PMID: 34048153.


11. Lin SY, Ow ZGW, Tan DJH, Tay PWL, Lim SY, Xiao J, Wong NW, Wong KY, Foo FJ, Chong CS. Delayed coloanal anastomosis as a stoma-sparing alternative to immediate coloanal anastomosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ J Surg. 2021 May 24. PMID: 34031967.


12. Snow YL, Clyve Y, Ng CH, NW Wong, HY Tham, CS Chong. Different position from traditional left lateral for colonoscopy? A meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized control trials. Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2095-882X.


13. Ow ZGW, Sim W, Nistala KRY, Ng CH, Koh FH, Wong NW, Foo FJ, Tan KK, Chong CS. Comparing complete mesocolic excision versus conventional colectomy for colon cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 Apr;47(4):732-737. PMID: 32951936.


14. Mok HT, Ong ZH, Yaow CYL, Ng CH, Buan BJL, Wong NW, Chong CS. Indocyanine green fluorescent imaging on anastomotic leakage in colectomies: a network meta-analysis and systematic review. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Aug 26. PMID: 32845390.


15. Jain SR, Yaow CYL, Ng CH, Neo VSQ, Lim F, Foo FJ, Wong NW, Chong CS. Comparison of colonic stents, stomas and resection for obstructive left colon cancer: a meta-analysis. Tech Coloproctol. 2020 Jul 17. PMID: 32681344.