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The surgeon behind the clinic
Dr Sulaiman Bin Yusof, colorectal and general surgeon.
A Senior Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon in Singapore who sees piles patients, and who says plainly that he will not assume it is piles without an examination first.
Credentials and registrations
His qualifications, as listed on his practice website.
Dr Sulaiman Bin Yusof
Senior Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon
He trained in Sheffield, took a Ministry of Health fellowship to Melbourne, and has over 20 years of surgical experience.
His approach
This section is about how he works, not his biography, so it is written plainly.
Calm and examination-first. The conversation comes before any examination, the examination before any diagnosis, and the diagnosis before any talk of procedures. Nothing is examined without your agreement on the day, and nothing is scheduled unless you want it.
No pressure to procedure. Most piles can be treated without an operation, and saying so plainly is part of the job. When an operation is the sensible option, he says that plainly too, with the honest recovery that comes with it.
Embarrassment is expected, not judged. Many people delay because of it, sometimes for months or years. You will not be the first person to apologise for waiting, and you do not need to.
Write in first. Because no phone call is needed, the first step is a WhatsApp message through the contact page, in your own words, at your own pace.
Publications and interests
He has published eight peer-reviewed journal articles, spanning robotic colorectal surgery, complex cancer management, endoscopy and surgical education.
Perianal conditions sit among his particular areas of expertise: haemorrhoids, anal fissures, anal fistula and perianal abscess. These are the conditions most often mistaken for one another, and the one most often left too long.
Three of his papers bear directly on the conditions this site covers:
The Merocel anal pack: an innovative use for symptomatic hemorrhoids. Tan WJ, Yusof S. Techniques in Coloproctology, 2014; 18(11): 1127 to 1128.
Novel use of video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) fistuloscope in the treatment of chronic sinus tracts following low anterior resection. Yusof S, Zhao Y. Asian Journal of Surgery, 2020; 43(8): 851 to 852.
Colonic stenting in acute malignant large bowel obstruction: audit of efficacy and safety in a Singapore tertiary referral centre. Li JW, Ngu JC, Lim KR, et al., including Yusof S. Singapore Medical Journal, 2023; 64(10): 603 to 608.
Questions about seeing him
No. You can write in directly through the contact page; no referral is needed.
Yes, always. Ask when you write in, or on the day, and it will be arranged.
No. Almost every week, someone comes in having put it off for months out of embarrassment. The visit starts from where you are, not from when you should have come.
Related pages: the hub, piles grades 1 to 4, piles surgery step by step, and what treatment costs.
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