Dr Simon Chew

Dr Simon Chew is a Colorectal Surgeon. He obtained his MBBS (Honours Class 1) in 1992 from the University of NSW and gained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2001. He was then selected by The Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) into the colorectal training programme for two years (2001-2002).

Dr Chew has been a Clinical Lecturer and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of NSW and the University of Sydney respectively.

Dr Chew has published 21 peer-reviewed journal articles and two book chapters.

Dr Chew designed his own hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy techniques in 2004. He has been invited to teach the techniques at interstate educational workshops for Colorectal Surgeons held in Melbourne and Perth. He has also been an invited speaker at various conferences on this topic.

Dr Chew has developed an operation to treat complex anal fistula known as Anal Sphincter Advancement Flap. This was published in an American peer-reviewed journal (Diseases of Colon and Rectum) in 2007. More recently, he has been performing robotic rectal surgery for rectal cancer and rectal prolapse. 

He is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Hokkien.

Dr Chew is the principal associate of Cutting Edge Surgical Associates and the founder of Hills Colorectal Surgery.