Dr. Ho Shiaw Hooi

SpecializationGastroenterology & Hepatology

Sub SpecializationGeneral, Consultation

Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, Bahasa Melayu, English

Key Experience

Dr Ho Shiaw Hooi is a regional key opinion leader with numerous publications in gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy. Dr Ho is a pioneer in performing image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), submucosal tunnelling endoscopic resection (STER) and endoscopic anti-reflux procedures in the country. He actively engages in the utilisation of these technologies and minimally invasive techniques to enhance the detection and resection of early luminal GI tract neoplasia. His other areas of expertise include ERCP, ERP, cholangioscopy, enteroscopy and various other general diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopic procedures (including screening gastroscopy & colonoscopy). Dr Ho is a Faculty Member of Asian Novel Bio-Imaging & Intervention Group (ANBIIG), Councillor of Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE), Fellow of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES), Associate Editor of BioMed Central (BMC) Gastroenterology and International Advisor of Advances in Digestive Medicine (AIDM). He has served as a Committee Member (2019–2021) of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (MSGH), Associate Professor of Medicine (2017-2025) at Universiti Malaya (UM) and Director (2020-2024) of the Combined Endoscopy Unit at UM Medical Centre (UMMC).

Fellowship and Accreditation

Academy of Medicine (AM), Malaysia
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Universiti Malaya
Advanced Fellowship in ESD & GI Endoscopy (National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo)
Fellow of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES)

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Hospital

Hospital Picaso

Malaysia

Offers Multiple Language Support

PJ Integrated Centre for Advanced Surgery and Oncology (Picaso) is a private hospital under Asia OneHealthcare Group (formerly known as Columbia Asia), a regional network of secondary, teritary, quaternary, and super-specialty medical facilities in Southeast Asia. Anchored by 2 Centres of Excellence, the Centre for Advanced Surgery and Centre for Integrated Oncology, our aim is to provide holistic care to treat diseases and health conditions with surgery and deliver the full-range of cancer care services.