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Dr Wong Ru Xin is a senior consultant radiation oncologist with expertise in treating cancer with proton beam therapy and advanced radiotherapy techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery. She graduated from the National University of Singapore, then underwent training at National Cancer Centre and worked there for more than 10 years before leaving for Proton Therapy SG. While in NCCS, she received several research and clinical grants to implement new technologies and authored multiple studies on sarcoma, breast, head and neck and brain cancers. As part of her training for proton therapy in Singapore, she was sponsored by the Ministry of Health to learn proton beam therapy in the USA for 6 months. She is a member of Particle Therapy Co-operative group Asia-Oceania. Her focus is on using proton beam therapy for treatments. Read more here.
She treats patients at Proton Therapy SG, 1 Biopolis Drive and Icon Cancer Centre, Mount Alvernia Hospital.
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Contact her at ruxin.wong@proton.sg
Dr Looi Wen Shen graduated from National University Singapore (YLL-SOM) in 2008 and completed his specialist training at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). Formerly a Consultant radiation oncologist at NCCS and Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, he also practised at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, USA, where he completed formal subspecialty fellowship training in adult and paediatric proton therapy. Subsequently, he started the paediatric proton therapy program at NCCS. Dr Looi is also the only radiation oncologist who is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) in Singapore. He also received further training at the Taipei Medical University Hospital Proton Centre for regionally endemic diseases such as liver cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer. His interests are in prostate / paediatric / sarcoma / head and neck / brain and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Dr Looi is currently Head of Department (HoD) of SAM Radiation Oncology. Click here for more info. For Mount Elizabeth Clinic information, click here.
Contact him at wenshen.looi@proton.sg or WhatsApp +65 92975542
Dr Shaun Ho
Medical Director
Consultant (Proton Therapy SG)
Dr Shaun Ho graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) and underwent radiation oncology specialist training at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). He went on to obtain a graduate diploma in palliative medicine and completed a clinical oncology fellowship at University College London Hospital. He also underwent proton therapy training at Kobe Proton Centre and Taipei Medical University Hospital. Prior to joining Singapore Advanced Medicine (SAM), he was the Clinical Director of Radiation Oncology at Raffles Hospital where he set up and headed the service. He was formerly a Consultant and Clinical Assistant Professor at NCCS and Duke-NUS Medical School. Dr Ho treats patients for a wide range of conditions. He also has deep expertise and interest in the treatment of colorectal, esophagus, liver, pancreatic, head & neck, breast, lung and prostate cancers, sarcomas, lymphomas, and brain tumours. Dr. Ho served on the Executive Committees of the Chapter of Radiation Oncologists, College of Radiologists Singapore, and the Singapore Radiological Society. He is also a member of the International Society for Radiosurgery.
Contact him at shaun.ho@proton.sg