Associate Professor Jimmy So

A/Prof Jimmy So received his surgical training in National University Hospital, Singapore. He was trained in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, bariatric surgery, therapeutic endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. He was appointed as visiting consultant in Esophageal and Gastric Surgery at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He established a multidisciplinary program for Esophageal and Gastric cancers in NUH in 2005. He also received fellowship training in gastric and esophageal cancer surgery in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. Dr Jimmy So’s special interests are in gastroesophageal cancer and obesity. He has published more than 70 peer reviewed scientific papers and received many research grants for his research work on these topics. Presently, he is actively involved in management of patients with gastric and esophageal cancers, morbid obesity and other Upper GI disorders.

Education and Fellowships

• MBChB (1985 - 1991) - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• FRCS (1995) - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• FRCS(1995) - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• FAMS (1999) - Academy of Medicine of Singapore

Specialty Interests

• Surgical oncology and minimal invasive surgery for gastric and esophageal cancer
• Diagnostic and therapeutic upper endoscopy
• Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity
• Surgery for gastroesophageal reflux and achalasia

Professional Highlights

• Chairman, Organising Committee, 1st  Asia-Pacific Gastric Cancer Congress in 2006
• Chairman, Organising Committee, GIST Tour 2011
• Chairman, Organising Committee, Gastric Cancer Awareness Month, Singapore Cancer Society

Awards and Honours

• Best Doctor Award at the Annual Scientific Congress of National Healthcare Group, 2208 for research work on Endoscopic Imaging for Gastric Cancer
• Young Surgeon Award, Academy of Medicine

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA)

Personal Hobbies

Tennis and swimming

Publications

1. Hillmer AM, Yao F, Inaki K, Lee WH, Ariyaratne PN, Teo AS, Woo XY, Zhang Z, Zhao H, Ukil L, Chen JP, Zhu F, So JB, Salto-Tellez M, Poh WT, Zawack KF, Nagarajan N, Gao S, Li G, Kumar V, Lim HP, Sia YY, Chan CS, Leong ST, Neo SC, Choi PS, Thoreau H, Tan PB, Shahab A, Ruan X, Bergh J, Hall P, Cacheux-Rataboul V, Wei CL, Yeoh KG, Sung WK, Bourque G, Liu ET, Ruan Y. Comprehensive long-span paired-end-tag mapping reveals characteristic patterns of structural variations in epithelial cancer genomes. Genome Res. 2011 Apr 5.
2. Deans C, Yeo MS, Soe MY, Shabbir A, Ti TK, So JB. Cancer of the Gastric Cardia is Rising in Incidence in an Asian Population and is Associated with Adverse Outcome. World J Surg. 2011 Mar;35(3):617-24.e
3. Bergholt MS, Zheng W, Lin K, Ho KY, Teh M, Yeoh KG, So JB, Huang Z. Raman Endoscopy For In Vivo Differentiation Between Benign And Malignant Ulcers In The Stomach. Analyst. 2010 Dec;135(12):3162-8
4. Liang CR, Tan S, Tan HT, Lin Q, Lim TK, Liu Y, Yeoh KG, So J, Chung MC. Proteomic Analysis of Human Gastric Juice: A Shotgun Approach. Proteomics. 2010 Nov;10(21):3928-31.
5. Chong PK, Lee H, Loh MC,Choong LY,Lin Q, So JB, Lim KH, Soo RA, Yong WP,Chan SP, Smoot DT, Ashktorab H, Yeoh KG, Lim YP . Upregulation of plasma C9 protein in Gastric Cancer Patients. Proteomics 2010 Sep; 10(18);3210-21
6. Ho KY, Phee SJ, Shabbir A, Low SC, Huynh VA, Kencana AP, Yang K, Lomanto D, So BYJ, Wong YYJ, Chung S. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of the Gastric Lesions by using a Master and Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER). Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Sept.
7. Chong PK, Lee H, Zhou J, Liu SC, Loh MC, Wang TT, Chan SP, Smoot DT, Ashktorab H, So JB, Lim KH, Yeoh KG, Lim YP. ITIH3 is a potential Biomarker for Early Detection of Gastric Cancer. J Proteome Res: 2010 Jul2;9(7):3671-9
8. Chong PK, Lee H, Zhou J, Liu SC, Loh MC, So JB, Lim KH, Yeoh KG, Lim YP. Reduced plasma APOA1 level is associated with gastric tumor growth in MKN45 mouse xenograft model. J Proteonimics 2010 Jun: 16;73(8):1632-40
9. Ooi CH, Ivanova T, Wu J, Lee M, Tan IB, Tao J, Ward L, Koo JH, Gopalakrishnan V, Zhu Y, Cheng LL, Lee J, Rha SY, Chung HC, Ganesan K, So J, Soo KC, Lim D, Chan WH, Wong WK, Bowtell D, Yeoh KG, Grabsch H, Boussioutas A, Tan P. Oncogenic Pathway Combinations Predict Clinical Prognosis in Gastric Cancer. PLoS Genet. 2009 Oct;5(10).
10. So JB, Yeoh KG. Prognosticating Gastric Cancer. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Sep; 24(9):1478-9. (2.275).
11. Leong CN, Chung HT, Lee KM, Shakespeare TP, Mukherjee RK, Wong LC, Lu JJ, Tey J, Lim R, So JB, Back MF. Outcomes of Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy after a Radical Gastrectomy and a D2 node dissection for gastric Adenocarcinoma. Cancer J. 2008;14(4):269-75.
12. So JB, Lim ZL, Lin HA, Ti TK. Reduction of Hospital Stay and Cost after the Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer. Gastric Cancer. 2008; 11(2):81-5.
13. Sandra Tan, Cynthia R. M. Y. Liang, Khay Guan Yeoh, Jimmy So, Choy Leong Hew, Maxey C. M. Chung. Gastrointestinal fluids proteomics. Proteomics Clin. Appl. 2007; 1:820-833.
14. Ing Tuan Tan, Bok Yan Jimmy So, Value of Intensive Follow-Up of Patients after Curative Surgery for Gastric Carcinoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2007; 96:503-506.
15. S Iyer, So JBY, Ho KY. Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Management of Gastric Cancer. Surgical Endoscopy 2006; 20:559-562.
16. Dan YY, So JB, Yeoh KG, Endoscopic Screening for Gastric Cancer. Clini gastroenterol Hepatol .2006; 4(6):709-16
17. Wong S, So JBY. Detection of Telomerase in Gastric Lavage Fluid- a novel method of Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer. J Surg Research 2006; 131:252-255.
18. Wong S, Yu H, Moochhala S, So JBY. Antisense Telomerase induced Cell Growth Inhibition, Cell cycle Arrest and Telomerase Activity Down-regulation in Gastric and Colon Cancer Cells. Anticancer research 2003; 23:465-70.
19. Wong S, Ong LL, Er C, Gao S, Yu H, So JBY. Cloning of Rat Telomerase Catalytic Subunit Functional domains, Reconstitution of Telomerase Activity and Enzymatic Profile of pig and chicken tissues. Life Science 2003:2749-60.
20. So JBY, Yeoh KG, Wong WK, Mack P, Goh P. Serum Pepsinogens level in Gastric Cancer Patients and its Relationship with Helicobactor Infection in Singapore. Gastric Cancer 2002; 5:228-32.