Practitioner Profile

Dr Alexius Chee obtained his medical degree from the University of Singapore. He went on to successfully complete his post-graduate training in Internal Medicine obtaining the Master of Medicine from National University of Singapore (NUS). He was awarded the HMDP fellowship by the Ministry of Health and completed his training in gastroenterology at Duke University in North Carolina, USA. There, he was privileged to have trained under the tutelage of Dr Peter Cotton, Dr John Baillie, and Dr Paul Killenberg. Following his return to Singapore, he joined Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) as gastroenterologist where he introduced and established the specialty of gastroenterology. He left TTSH for private practice in Mount Elizabeth Hospital 10 years ago.

His present medical practice covers general gastroenterology, endoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic, and ERCP) and hepatology. He enjoys specialist accreditation in all the major private hospitals in Singapore. At present he is a visiting consultant to the Singapore General Hospital where he is actively involved in teaching and supervision of gastroenterology trainees in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures. He is also a member on the panel of the Mount Elizabeth Hospital Liver Transplant Centre. He was the inaugural chairman and director of the digestive, colorectal and liver centre in Mt. Elizabeth. When not busy with work, trainee doctors and medical students, Dr Chee can be found on the tennis courts, at the movies or perusing a good book.