Overview
Work History
Education
Postgraduate Education
Training & Courses
Research Experience
Research (In Progress)
Extra-curricular Activities
Timeline
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Marcus Sim Jian Hong

Medical Officer, Ministry Of Health Holdings

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Officer

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
07.2025 - Current
  • Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Medical Officer

Singapore General Hospital
01.2025 - 07.2025
  • Department of Colorectal Surgery

Medical Officer

Singapore General Hospital
07.2024 - 01.2025
  • Department of General Surgery
  • Attained Best Medical Officer Award of the month of September 2024

Medical Officer

Singapore General Hospital
05.2024 - 06.2024
  • Department of Colorectal Surgery

House Officer

Singapore General Hospital
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Department of General Surgery
  • Attained Best House Officer Award of the month of January 2024
  • Attained Service Excellence Award from January to June 2024 (Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Joy at Surgical Services)

House Officer

Singapore General Hospital
09.2023 - 01.2024
  • Department of Internal Medicine

House Officer

Sengkang General Hospital
05.2023 - 09.2023
  • Department of Orthopaedics Surgery

Army Lieutenant

Singapore Armed Forces
03.2017 - 02.2018
  • Led a Battery of 76 men as 'A' Battery Officer In Command
  • Worked with colleagues for organisation, planning and logistical portions of day to day artillery operations
  • Coordinated and improved standard operating procedures in operations
  • Responsible for planning, execution and welfare of the Battery for Army High Readiness Standby Force, Overseas Training Exercise (Exercise Thunder Warrior 2017) and Unit Evaluation Exercise (2017)
  • Safety Officer for National Day Parade 2017 Presidential Gun Salute

Student Intern

Changi General Hospital
01.2016 - 02.2017
  • Attached to Otorhinolaryngology Department under Dr Yuen Heng Wai
  • Attached to Vascular Department under Dr Steven Kum

Central Sterile Supply Department Technician

Changi General Hospital
01.2016 - 04.2016
  • Worked with colleagues in areas such as decontamination, assembly, packing and sterilisation of surgical instruments
  • Coordinated with operating theatres to ensure smooth flow of medical equipment for surgeries
  • Experience in data entry and logistics management

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -

National University Singapore
04.2023

A' Levels -

National Junior College
12.2015

Postgraduate Education

May 2024 - MRCS Part A

Training & Courses

April 2025 - CGH SKH Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing Workshop

March 2025 - Basic Surgical Skills Workshop at Singapore General Hospita

October 2024 - Endoscopic Simulation Workshop, Singapore General Hospital

October 2024 - Essential Gastrointestinal Anastomosis Workshop at Singapore General Hospital

September 2024 - Basic Laparoscopy Workshop, Singapore General Hospital

Research Experience

Prophylactic and Therapeutic utility of Povidone Iodine in Ocular Infections, 2022 - 2023

  • Systematic Review and Data analysis under National University of Singapore Ophthalmology
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography, 2020 - 2022
  • Data analysis and processing of OCTA images in patients with diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma as part of Artificial Intelligence machine learning

Research (In Progress)

Recurrence Rates of Thyroid Cancers (Dr Li Hao), July 2025 - Present 

Aims:

  • To check recurrence rates after either Hemithyroidectomy or Total Thyroidectomy
  • To compare outcomes with central vs no central neck dissection for Total Thyroidectomy
  • Accuracy of ultrasound in detecting lymph node metastasis from Thyroid Cancer


Outcomes after Fistula Tract Laser Closure (FILAC) Surgery, January 2025 - Present

  • Oral Presentation at 3rd Emirates International Colorectal Congress in Dubai (14th - 16th November 2025) under Emirates Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery


Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Single-stapled Anastomosis with Transanal Extraction (LISSTE) reduces cost and anastomotic leak rates for anterior resection, May 2024 - Present

  • Meta-analysis under SGH Department of Colorectal Surgery (Dr Cherilyn Fu)
  • Oral Presentation at European Colorectal Congress in St Gallen, Switzerland (30th November 2024 - 4th December 2024)


Prophylactic Thyroidectomy in Hashimoto Thyroiditis, 2023 - Present

  • Scoping Review under Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Dr Li Hao)
  • Submitted to Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS)


Systematic Review on functional outcomes of trimalleolar fractures, January 2024 - Present

  • Cohort study analysing long term functional outcomes of trimalleolar fractures under Seng Kang Orthopaedics Department (Dr Eric Cher)


Tracheostomy in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systematic review and meta-analysis, August 2023 - 2024

  • Co-author

Extra-curricular Activities

2022 - Otorhinolaryngology Clinical Specialty Interest Group Research Head

- Sourced and linked medical students with ENT research and workshop opportunities 


2019 - 2020 Project Head of Project Sa'Bai 

- Proposed, planned and executed new initiatives as well as coordinated free healthcare screenings with medical students in Cambodia 

- Coordinating with overseas medical students for ground recce surveys, patient education on heath seeking behaviours and referrals for patient back to their local healthcare institutions for treatment 

- Worked closely together with healthcare authorities within Cambodia for coordinating clinics and referrals to local healthcare institutions 

- Served as a platform between NUS and health institutions within Cambodia to coordinate with all the NUS Medicine Overseas Community-involvement projects within NUS operating in Cambodia 


2019 - Team Leader for Project Legacy

- Coordinated followups with patients under palliative care as Group Leader for Project Legacy


2018 - 2023 - Vice House Captain

- Responsible for welfare of batch mates and juniors as Vice House Captain 

Timeline

Medical Officer

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
07.2025 - Current

Medical Officer

Singapore General Hospital
01.2025 - 07.2025

Medical Officer

Singapore General Hospital
07.2024 - 01.2025

Medical Officer

Singapore General Hospital
05.2024 - 06.2024

House Officer

Singapore General Hospital
01.2024 - 04.2024

House Officer

Singapore General Hospital
09.2023 - 01.2024

House Officer

Sengkang General Hospital
05.2023 - 09.2023

Army Lieutenant

Singapore Armed Forces
03.2017 - 02.2018

Student Intern

Changi General Hospital
01.2016 - 02.2017

Central Sterile Supply Department Technician

Changi General Hospital
01.2016 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -

National University Singapore

A' Levels -

National Junior College
Marcus Sim Jian HongMedical Officer, Ministry Of Health Holdings