Dr Kim Guo Wei

Dr Kim Guo Wei is a Senior Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric, and Robotic Surgeon at Crest Surgical Practice, and a visiting consultant at Thomson Specialists Woodleigh.

Dr Kim's clinical interests include upper gastrointestinal surgery (including oesophageal and gastric cancer), metabolic and bariatric surgery, minimally invasive (single incision) surgery, robotic surgery, and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He is also proficient in anti-reflux, hernia, and gallbladder surgery.

Passionate about innovation in surgery, Dr Kim integrates advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics to enhance patient care. Notably, he performed a successful robotic telesurgery over 5,000 km between Singapore and Japan in October 2023. He was also part of the team that performed the first Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosolised Chemotherapy (PIPAC) procedure in Asia in 2016 and conducted several world-first trials on PIPAC. Additionally, he pioneered the mediastinoscopy-assisted trans-hiatal esophagectomy (MATHE) in the region. As an advanced endoscopist, Dr Kim performs procedures such as endoscopic tube and stent insertion, Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) for upper gastrointestinal tumors, Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection (EFTR) for submucosal stomach tumors, and the first Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) at NUH for bariatric patients.

Dr Kim graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2007 and completed his surgical residency at the National University Hospital (NUH) in 2016, where he served as Chief Resident. He was awarded the Healthcare Manpower Development Programme Skills Attachment Award in 2018, spending a year at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea, mastering laparoscopic and robotic surgery for gastric cancer.

Before entering private practice, Dr Kim was a senior consultant at NUH, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, and Alexandra Hospital. He was awarded the Esprit de Corps Award (Alexandra Hospital) in 2023 for exemplary patient care. He serves as a proctor and instructor at local and regional endoscopic and surgical workshops and has been invited to speak at international conferences on robotic surgery, artificial intelligence in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, and surgical innovation.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr Kim is dedicated to medical education. He served as a Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, from 2014 to 2021 before becoming an Assistant Professor in 2021. He has trained postgraduate doctors in the National University Health System (NUHS) Residency Programme since 2017, serving as Core Faculty, Associate Programme Director, and Programme Director of the NUHS General Surgery Residency Programme.

Dr Kim is accredited to perform surgical procedures at Thomson Medical Centre.