About Dr Ian Ng

Dr Ng completed his MBBS at the University of Sydney in 2011 and went on to undertake his Surgical Training in various Sydney Hospitals, including Westmead Hospital in New South Wales.

 In 2019 Dr Ng obtained his Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and completed his subspecialty Post Fellowship training with the Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ) Society at Concord Hospital and Westmead Breast Cancer Institute.

As a Consultant Breast and General Surgeon, Dr Ng has obtained full membership to the Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ) Society and serves as a member of the Oncoplastic Committee overseeing the training of post-fellowship candidates. Dr Ng is also accredited by the Conjoint Committee for Recognition in Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CCRTGE) to perform colonoscopy procedures.

Clinical Interests

Dr Ng has a public appointment as a Consultant General Surgeon at Toowoomba Hospital with a special interest in Breast Cancer Surgery and various oncoplastic reconstruction techniques to obtain a good cosmetic outcome. Dr Ng has been actively involved in research in this area and has recently published and presented on various oncoplastic reconstruction techniques.

Published Journal Articles and Other Media

• New Breast Surgeon Strengthens Cancer Service

• Red Ant | Medical Stream - Breast Cancer Management Panel

• Immediate prepectoral implant reconstruction using TiLOOP Bra Pocket results in improved patient satisfaction over dual plane reconstruction

• How to do an immediate prepectoral implant reconstruction with the TiLoop bra pocket

• Treatment of inferior pole breast cancer with the oncoplastic 'Crescent' technique: the Westmead experience

• Targeted axillary dissection after neoadjuvant systemic therapy in patients with node-positive breast cancer

• Graham S, Ng I, Quah GS, Elder EE, Meybodi F, French J. Surgical technique and the early experience with pre-pectoral breast reconstruction using TiLoop® Bra at the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2019 Annual Scientific Congress, Bangkok, Thailand

• Ng CH, Quah GS, Ng I, Meybodi F. Excision of giant pseudoangiomatous hyperplasia and its surgical challenges. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2021 Annual Scientific Congress. Melbourne, Australia

Outside the Office

Born and raised in Singapore, Dr Ng spent 2 years serving in the Singapore Army before migrating to Australia. Together with his wife, a GP and Toowoomba local, they are proud to now call Toowoomba home with their three young children.