About Dr Wai Leong Quan

Dr Quan Wai Leong, as the Director of Endoscopy Centre, founded the computerised simulation training service in endoscopy at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He introduced the SpyGlass cholangioscopy system in Singapore to treat large bile duct stones and manage difficult strictures.

He graduated from National University of Singapore in 1992 and received his Membership from the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP UK) in 1998. He received his advanced specialty training in Gastroenterology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and spent a year in Hong Kong at Prince of Wales Hospital as a visiting scholar where he received his sub-specialty training in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy.He has also obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP Edin) and is currently a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) in Gastroenterology.


Contact Dr Wai Leong Quan

Phone: 69090540

Education

  • MBBS
  • MRCP
  • FRCP
  • FAMS

Dr Wai Leong Quan offers the following treatments

  • Nutrition Clinic
  • Functional Bowel Clinic
  • Hepatology Clinic
  • Gastroenterology Clinic
  • Therapeutic Endoscopy
  • Diagnostic Endoscopy

Recent Answers

Are there any alternative treatments to lifetime medication for Hepatitis B?

The objectives of treating chronic hepatitis infection is to control the level of inflammation in the liver and to prevent complications such as liver hardening and liver cancer from developing. I would like to stress that not all hepatitis B patients require treatment. However, those who need oral anti-viral treatment usually have to take the treatment for a long period of time. At the moment, the only other option with a definitive treatment period is through an injectable form of medicine known as interferon.

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Dr Wai Leong Quan

Gastroenterologist

I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but started having having pounding/ throbbing sensations in my abdomen at night, while sleeping. What is the best treatment for this?

Irritable bowel syndrome is a common condition experienced by many young adults and teenagers with typical abdominal pain or cramps associated with a change in the stool frequency or stool consistency. These symptoms are frequently precipitated by exams, deadlines and other forms of stress. Interestingly, throbbing / pounding sensation in the abdomen happening at night is not a usual complain I have come across based on my experience in managing IBS patients.

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Dr Wai Leong Quan

Gastroenterologist

Do Hepatitis B patients need lifetime medication?

The attached test results and DNA level are consistent with a patient in an immune tolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B infection. This phase indicates an active viral replication without an immune reaction against the virus. A person in such a phase with high viral counts is highly infectious although relatively well most times. Treatment decisions usually rely on factors such as the person's age, evidence of liver scarring (fibrosis) or hardening (cirrhosis), liver enzyme fluctuations, HBe antigen status as well as family history of liver cancer.

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Dr Wai Leong Quan

Gastroenterologist

Recent Sessions

Endoscopy & Gallstones

Dr Quan is a Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Singapore in 1992 and received his Membership from the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP UK) in 1998. He then furthered his advanced specialty training in Gastroenterology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital before spending 1 year in Hong Kong at Prince of Wales Hospital as a visiting scholar where he received his sub-specialty training in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, including luminal stent placement, ERCP and Cholangioscopy as well as Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS/FNA) and various Endoscopic Mucosal Resection technique (EMR/ESD).

Practice

101 Irrawaddy Road Royal Square #15 - 01 Singapore 329565

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* This profile has been last updated on August 26, 2020.