Dr Sharon Koh Zhiling

She has published several peer-reviewed papers in the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Annals of Surgery journals and presented her research in several international conferences. She was also awarded the International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) research grant in 2014.

Dr Koh's other interest include endoscopic management of both benign and malignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract for which she has published papers and a book chapter on. She spent time under the proctorship of Professor Hironori Yamamoto both locally and in Jichi, Japan during her years of training in NUH to develop her skills in both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

She is currently a member in the Society of Colorectal Surgeons locally and an international member of the European Society of Coloproctology and have participated in several GlobalSurg Collaborative cohort studies from 2018-2020.

As a former Director of Endoscopy in Alexandra Integrated Health, she participated in the planning and running of the endoscopy center from 2018-2020. She is currently a senior clinical lecturer with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Dr Sharon Koh believes in extending her medical care beyond that of the hospital grounds and was part of the SOUL (Surgical Outreach for Underprivileged) committee in 2011-2012 and was part of the F1 Grand Prix medical support team from 2008-2011. Having been involved in the Ministry of Health’s Value Driven Outcome (VDO) project for hemorrhoidectomy - she believes that both holistic and quality care can be achieved when patients’ well-being is the heart of her service.