Adj Asst Prof Jonah Kua Ee Hsiang

Dr Kua was previously a consultant plastic surgeon as well as the director of the Plastic Surgery Service at Changi General Hospital (CGH).

Prior to his current appointments, Dr Kua was the recipient of the SAF scholarship for his medical and plastic surgery training. He then went on to further his training in the UK as an awardee of the AO fellowship and in 2019, he was awarded Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) for training in reconstructive breast surgery in Seoul.

Aside from clinical aspects, Dr Kua is well-regarded for his research in composite tissue transplantation and the use of stem cells in wound healing. He has published several peer reviewed journal articles and also received several grants for his research, including the New Investigator Grant (NIG) from the National Medical Research Council (NMRC). He was also nominated for the Young Investigator Award and was awarded the Outstanding Research Award in Transplantation Medicine in the SingHealth Annual Scientific Meeting in 2017.

• Completion of Advanced Specialty Training in Plastic Surgery, Joint Committee of Specialist Training
• Master of Medicine (Surgery), National University of Singapore
• Member of The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (MRCSEd)
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore

• Auditor, Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons
• Clinical Assistant Professor - Duke-NUS Medical School
• Director - Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Surgery, Changi General Hospital
• Programme Executive Chairman - Singhealth Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Residency Programme
• Member, Singapore Society for Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgeons

• 2017 - Outstanding Research Award (Transplantation Medicine), Singhealth Annual Scientific Meeting
• 2013 - NMRC Clinician-Scientist New Investigator Grant Award.
• 1999 - SAF Local Study Award

• Sun JM, Kua JE, Lee LS, Leo KW. The Oblique Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction after Resection of a Spermatic Cord Liposarcoma. Arch Plast Surg. 2015 Sep;42(5):647-50.
• Ma D, Kua JE, Lim WK, Lee ST, Chua AW. In vitro characterization of human hair follicle dermal sheath mesenchymal stromal cells and their potential in enhancing diabetic wound healing. Cytotherapy. 2015 Aug;17(8):1036-51.
• Kua EH, Chia HL, Goh TLH, Chong HL, Ng SW, BK Tan. A General Algorithm For Chest Wall Reconstruction Based On A Retrospective Review. Eur J Plast Surg 2015 June;38(3):211-220
• Fok D, Kua EH, Por YC. Congenital midline sinus of the upper lip. Singapore Med J. 2015 Jun;56(6):e107-9.
• EH Kua, Natasya P.Tanri, BK Tan, SW Ng. Cryoinjury With Compartment Syndrome Of Bilateral Hands Secondary To Freon Gas: A Case Report and Review of Current Literature. Eur J Plast Surg Feb 2015;38(1):77-80
• A Chua, EH Kua , D Ma, ST Lee. Hair follicle dermal sheath derived mesenchymal stem cells: in-vitro characterization and effects of its conditioned medium on cutaneous wound healing. Cytotherapy 2014 April;16(4):S86
• HL Chia, E Woo, TC Por, DR Ma, K Chang, J Mok, EH Kua, V Yeow. Adipocyte and preadipocyte viability in autologous fat grafts: comparing the water jet-assisted liposuction (WAL) and Coleman techniques. Eur J Plast Surg June 2015;38(3):183-188
• Kua EH, Leo KW, Ong YS, Cheng C, Tan BK. Vascularisation of urethral repairs with the gracilis muscle flap. Arch Plast Surg. 2013 Sep;40(5):584-8.
• Kua EH, Goh CQ, Ting Y, Chua A, Song C. Comparing the Use of Glycerol Preserved and Cryopreserved Allogenic Skin for the Treatment of Severe Burns: Differences in Clinical Outcomes and in-Vitro Tissue Viability. Cell Tissue Bank.2012 Jun;13(2):269-79.
• Kua EH, Wong CH, Ng SW, Tan KC. The Island Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh (ALT) Fasciocutaneous Flap As A Secondary Flap Option For Recurrent Ischial Ulcers. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Jan;64(1):e21-3.
• Kua EH, Seah A, So JB. Periampullary Diverticulum: A Case of Bleeding From A Periampullary Diverticula. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2005 Nov;34(10):636-8.