Dr Lee graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and went on to obtain his Master in Medicine (Surgery) from the National University Singapore. He attained his Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is a member of the International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (IHPBA) and a life member of Hepatopancreatobiliary Association of Singapore (HPBAS). Dr Lee Chin Li is an experienced surgical oncologist specialising in ‘keyhole’ (laparoscopic) surgery of the liver, pancreas and bile duct cancers.

With a passion for contributing to the development of the future generation of doctors, Dr Lee is a clinical lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore (NUS) and a regular examiner for medical students in the MBBS examinations. He often lectures in local and regional courses on medical and nursing education and is frequently invited to teach in local and regional workshops for trainees. He was also recognised for his passion and contribution to clinical education and was awarded the JurongHealth Excellence in Teaching Award 2015/2016 and Best Tutor Award by Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore.

In addition to teaching, Dr Lee also imparts his skills by mentoring and training residents and junior consultants in advanced laparoscopic surgery and complex HPB surgeries.

Dr Lee has co-published several publications on minimally invasive hepatectomies, gastroenterology and advancement flaps for high anal fistulas and presented in regional conferences. He is an advocate for clinical quality and standards, having previously sat in numerous quality improvement & audit committees and work groups at Juronghealth campus, NUHS. As a clinical lead for the ‘laparoscopic cholecystectomy’ Value Driven Outcome (VDO) project, he was appointed by the Ministry of Health, Singapore (MOH) as a member of the ‘Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Clinician Workgroup’.

Dr Lee accepts referrals for all cancer types, with a special clinical interest in minimally invasive surgery for liver, pancreatic and biliary cancers.