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Clin Asst Prof Jeremy Sun Mingfa

Clin Asst Prof Sun

MBBS, MRCS(Edin), Mmed(Surg), FAMS(Plast)

Consultant

Changi General Hospital

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Breast Reconstruction , Facial Aesthetic and Rejuvenation Surgery , Head and Neck Cancer , Lymphedema .

Clinical Appointments

  • Director Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital
  • Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital
  • Consultant Surgery Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital

Profile

Dr Jeremy Sun Mingfa is a Consultant with the Department of Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH), and concurrently the Director of the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Service and Director of the Lymphoedema Service at the hospital. He graduated in 2007 from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore and subsequently completed his residency training in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.

With a strong foundation in microsurgical reconstruction, Dr Sun manages complex head and neck, breast and lower limb reconstruction. He led a multi-disciplinary team in Tokyo under the MOH Health Manpower Development Program, specialising in the management of lymphedema and lymphatic surgery. Dr Sun was also awarded an international fellowship grant from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, which enabled him to train with noted plastic surgeons in the United States.

Dr Sun takes a keen interest in educating future generations of plastic surgeons as Core Faculty of the National Plastic Surgery Residency Programme and Chairman of the Programme Evaluation Committee. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Chapter of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons at the College of Surgeons Singapore and is an Executive Committee Member of the Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons.


Education

  • Advanced Clinical Training in Lymphatic Supermicrosurgery
  • International Fellow of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
  • Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
  • MMED Surgery (Singapore) 
  • MRCS (Edinburgh)
  • MBBS National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Consultant, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital
  • Director, Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Service, Changi General Hospital 
  • Director, Lymphoedema Service, Changi General Hospital
  • Visiting Consultant, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
  • Visiting Consultant, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
  • Executive Committee Member, Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons
  • Vice Chairman, Chapter of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, College of Surgeons Singapore
  • Core Faculty, National Plastic Surgery Residency Programme
  • Chairman, Programme Evaluation Committee, National Plastic Surgery Residency Programme

Awards

  • Gold Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards 2022
  • Outstanding Resident, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE) Award 2015

Research Interests

Publications

  • Sun JM, Yamamoto T. Primary surgical prevention of lymphedema. J Chin Med Assoc 2024 Jun 1;87(6):561-571. Doi:10.1097/JCMA.0000000000001101. EpuB 2024 Apr 26
  • Sun JM, Yamamoto T. Lymphovenous shunts in the treatment of lymphedema. J Chin Med Assoc 2024 Jan 1;87(1):5-11. Doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000001016. Epub 2023 Nov 10
  • Sun JM, Yamamoto T. Genital Elephantiasis: Surgical treatment and reconstruction. J Chin Med Assoc 2024 Feb 1;87(2):142-147. Doi:10.1097/JCMA.0000000000001021. Epub 2023 Nov 14 
  • Hong QE, Kua JEH, Tay VKS, Chan SLS, Ho CWG, Sun JM. Utilizing the subunit concept to achieve better outcomes in lower limb reconstruction: A clinical experience in an Asian population. Plastic Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Apr 19; 12(4): e5752. Doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005752 eCollection 2024 Apr
  • Sun JM, Yamamoto T, Goh TL. Venous anatomy of the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap: a cadaveric and clinical study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Jan;88:1-7. Doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.096. Epub 2023 Oct 18
  • Sun JM, Chew KY, Wong CH, Goh LT. Vascular anatomy of the anteromedial thigh flap J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg Open Volume 13, September 2017, Pages 113-125
  • Joethy J, Goh JC, Sun JM, Wong A, Tan BK. Using retrograde flow from the descending genicular arterty: an additional safety measure in knee covergage. J Reconstr Microsurg Open 2016; 01(02):128-130 DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1592143 
  • Sun JM, Kua JE, Lee LS, Leo KW. The Oblique Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction after Resection of a Spermatic Cord Liposarcoma. Arch Plast Surg. 2015 Sep;42(5):647-50. doi: 10.5999/aps.2015.42.5.647. Epub 2015 Sep 15.
  • Sun JM, Chong SJ, Yeow KL, Woo KY. The use of microdebrider for treatment of accessory axillary breast. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Nov;65(11):e301-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.05.023. Epub 2012 Jun 24.
  • Sun JM, Chong SJ, Por YC. A coagulopathic neonate with radial artery pseudoaneurysm treated with microsurgical anastomosis. Eur J Plast Surg (2012) 35: 913.
  • Sun JM, Chong SJ , Por YC. A paediatric case of Melioidosis in a chronic gluteal wound treated with adjunctive negative pressure wound therapy. Am J Case Rep 2011; 12:203-205
  • Sun JM, Chia JK, Aziz AR, Tan B. Dehydration rates and Rehydration efficacy of water and sports drink during one hour of moderate intensity exercise in well-trained flatwater kayakers. Ann Acad Med Singpore 2008 Apr;37(4):261-5

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