Dr Danson Yeo is a Senior Consultant in the Department of General Surgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. He obtained his medical degree from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009 and completed his surgical training in 2017, receiving the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 2022, he was awarded the prestigious Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scholarship and completed his advanced fellowship training at Asan Medical Centre and Yonsei Severance Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, with a focus on robotic oesophageal and gastric cancer surgery.

In addition to his expertise in robotic and minimally invasive upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery, Dr Yeo has extensive experience managing benign conditions. These including bariatric and metabolic diseases as well as complex hernia surgery. He is a certified proctor for robotic upper gastrointestinal and ventral hernia procedures, and currently serves as Scientific Chair of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of Singapore (OMSSS). He is also a Section Editor for the journal Hernia.

Passionate about education, Dr Yeo is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at both Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, where he contributes actively to undergraduate and postgraduate surgical training. He is also deeply involved in clinical research and innovation, with a focus on metabolic diseases and surgical outcomes. A graduate of the National Healthcare Group Clinician Scientist Preparatory Program in 2019, he currently leads several funded research projects as Principal Investigator.

Dr. Yeo has published his work in leading peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and has co-authored multiple book chapters on upper gastrointestinal surgery. His dedication to advancing surgical science, improving patient outcomes, and shaping the future of minimally invasive surgery reflects his commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and research.