Dr Choong is a UK qualified Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon who trained and worked in the UK over 10 years prior to moving to Singapore. She started her surgical training in Aberdeen, and subsequently moved to Dundee and Edinburgh for her senior registrar years. Prior to taking up her consultant job in Dundee, she had the opportunity to work alongside multiple renowned oncoplastic breast surgeons which include Professor Michael Dixon from Edinburgh Breast Unit, Dr Krishna Clough from L’Institut du Sein Paris and Dr Nikolas Peradze from Istituto Europeo di Oncologia Milan, to further hone her advance oncoplastic breast and reconstruction skills.
1. M Joy, WL Choong, CS Tang, M Madurska, B Tang, B Ip. Development of an interview practice course for improving overall confidence in specialty training national selection in vascular and general surgery. Surg Open Sci. 17th April 2025; 26: 6-11
2. V Pitsinis, R Kanitkar, A Vinci, WL Choong, J Benson. ASO author reflections: ICG fluorescent-guided surgery for sentinel lymph node biopsy used as a single tracer shown sensitivity, safety, and efficacy in early breast cancer surgery. Ann of Surg Oncol. 2024; 31(13): 8906-8907
3. V Pitsinis, R Kanitkar, A Vinci, WL Choong, J Benson. Results of a prospective randomized multicenter study comparing indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence combined with a standard tracer versus ICG alone for sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer: The INFLUENCE Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024; 31(13): 8848-8855
4. F Taylor, V Pitsinis, WL Choong. How do women perceive their breast image before and after bilateral therapeutic mammoplasty for early breast cancer? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024; 91: 218-224
5. R Swan, E, M Pitcathley, J Dunlop, WL Choong. Breast cancer referrals to NHS Tayside genetic service: are we meeting target timelines? Breast Global Journal. 2023; 1(3): 109-114
6. H Baig, WL Choong, PR Chew, A Vinci. Bilateral breast necrotizing leukocytoclastic vasculitis: first case report. Breast J. 2021; 27(12): 895-898
7. S Lobo, M Khalil, WL Choong, J Scollay. A novel remote induction programme for new junior doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Contemp Med Edu. 2021; 11(8): 3-8
8. WL Choong, RE Andrew, FJ Hogg, DA Munnoch, V Pitsinis and EJ Macaskill. Age and cancer treatment factors influence patient-reported outcomes following therapeutic mammoplasty and ocntrallateral symmetrisation for the treatment of breast cancer. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021; 74(10): 2557-2564
9. A Ul-Hassan, S Khanom, M Gray, A Ali, R Laloo, J Enye, WL Choong, M Hasan, T Slater, N Rehnnuma and MA Waduud. Twelve tips for medical students starting clinical placements in the United Kingdom. MedEdPublish. 2020; 9(1): 202
10. EYE Ong, DYY Ong, MA Waduud, WL Choong. Ten tips for foundation doctors when making inpatient referrals to surgical specialties. Postgrad Med J. 2020; 96 (1134):228-231.
11. WL Choong, A Evans, CA Purdie, H Wang, PT Donnan, B Lawson, and EJ Macaskill. Mode of presentation and skin thickening on ultrasound may predict nodal burden in breast cancer patients with a positive axillary core biopsy. Brit J Radiol. 28th January 2020.
