​At the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, we provide tertiary services for the management of digestive and liver disease. We also aim to be a "Centre of Excellence" for patient care, education and research.

Consultative services are mainly provided at both the University Digestive Centre (UDC) at Kent Ridge Wing, and Digestive Centre (DC) at the NUH Medical Centre. Both centres seek to provide our patients with comfortable, convenient, and one-stop services dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.  

Our services include the following:

Management of Digestive and Liver Diseases

• Specialised Care for Digestive Diseases
  
• Dyspepsia (indigestion), Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Peptic Ulcer Disease, Helicobacter Pylori
• Functional Gut Disorders (e.g. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Bloating etc)
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (e.g. Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease)
• Disease of Pancreas and Biliary system (e.g. Biliary Stone, Biliary Stricture, Pancreatic Cyst/Mass, Pancreatitis)
  
• Cancer (Eg. Esophagus, Stomach, Colon, Liver, Pancreas, Bile Duct etc)
  
  
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
  
• Routine Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
  
  
• Other Specialist Endoscopic Procedures
• Wireless Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy
• Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy (Small Bowel Endoscopy)
• Intragastric Balloon Placement
• Confocal Endomicroscopy
• Fine-Needle Aspiration or Injection under EUS
• Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for the definitive treatment of very early cancers of the digestive tract
  
  
• Motility and Functional investigation (performed at Gastro Motility Laboratory)
  
• Oesophageal Motility Testing – High Resolution Oesophageal Manometry
• Oesophageal Reflux Testing – 24-hour pH-Impedance Testing
• Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth – Glucose Hydrogen Breath Test
• Sugar Intolerances – Fructose Hydrogen Breath Test, Lactose Hydrogen Breath Test
• Colonic Transit Time Study – Sitz Marker Study
• Gastroparesis – Gastric Emptying Study (performed at Nuclear Medicine)
• Barium Studies – Barium Swallow / Oesophagram, Barium Meal, Barium Follow Through / Barium Enema (performed at Diagnostic Imaging)
• Anorectal Physiology Testing – Endoanal Ultrasound, Anorectal Manometry (Performed at Colorectal Clinic)

For more information about diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, click here.

Management of Liver Diseases

​For contact details, operating hours and directions, please select the respective clinics.

14b Digestive Centre & University Digestive Centre

The University Digestive Centre is a convenient, one-stop modern facility dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. We provide tertiary medical and surgical gastroenterological and hepatobiliary services for our patients. We also aim to be a "Centre of Excellence" for patient care, education and research on digestive diseases.

Endoscopy Centre
The Endoscopy Centre is a tertiary endoscopy facility. Besides routine diagnostic and therapeutic Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS), and ERCP, we also perform specialist endoscopic procedures like Wireless Capsule Endoscopy, Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy, Intragastric Balloon Placement, Confocal Endomicroscopy, Fine-Needle Aspiration or Injection under EUS, and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for the definitive treatment of very early cancers of the digestive tract. 

Gastro Motility Laboratory
Located within the Endoscopy Centre, the Gastro Motility Laboratory (GML) provides outpatient diagnostic tests for patients experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms. Tests are usually requested by doctors to help establish a diagnosis or to monitor the progress of treatment. GML collaborates closely with the referring clinicians to provide accurate, reliable and speedy diagnosis.

​The division is actively involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. Gastroenterology and Hepatology rotations are part of the Internal Medicine residency programme, and doctors are taught how to manage medical emergencies, such as gastrointestinal bleeding and liver failure, as well as more common gastrointestinal diseases. Our educational outreach extends internationally, and we receive overseas doctors who are keen to improve their skills and knowledge by doing medical electives, observership, and fellowship in the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. We are also actively involved in various medical educational workshops and conferences.