Gynaecologist fined, censured

[Ma Chao]

Nov 3, 2010

Gynaecologist fined, censured

By Lee Jia Xin

AN OBSTETRICIAN and gynaecologist has been fined $7,000 and censured by the Singapore Medical Council for professional misconduct. Dr Wong Yoke Meng, 63, who practised at Clinique Suisse in Paragon Medical Centre, was charged with making laudatory and misleading statements in an advertisement published in The Guide to Singapore's Private Medical and Dental Specialist Care in 2007.

This breached the SMC Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines (ECEG). Dr Wong pleaded guilty to the charge. The Disciplinary Committee found the statements made by Dr Wong in the advertisement to be laudatory and/or misleading in that they gave the impression that:

- Dr Wong is one of the pioneers of stem cell treatment
- His clinic is part of an internationally established medical group which practises innovative and advanced techniques and treatment, including stem cell treatment - stem cell treatment is a medically accepted and effective therapy both for the treatment and prevention of degenerative diseases of ageing such as 'arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, Parkinson's degeneration and cancer'.

The DC considered the fact that the statements relate to stem cell treatment which is largely unproven. Dr Wong, in his mitigation, did not contest the charge against him and had apologised for the advertisement. He also undertook to remove similar laudatory and/or misleading statements elsewhere, apart from the advertisement.

 

[Ieyasu Tokugawa]

Doctor fined $7,000, censured for misleading ad by mustafa shafawi 05:55 AM Nov 04, 2


Doctor fined $7,000, censured for misleading ad

by mustafa shafawi
05:55 AM Nov 04, 2010

-- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

by mustafa shafawi
0555 AM Nov 04, 2010

SINGAPORE - An obstetrician and gynaecologist has been fined $7,000 and censured by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for professional misconduct.

Dr Wong Yoke Meng, who practised at Clinique Suisse in Paragon Medical Centre, was charged with making laudatory and misleading statements in an advertisement published in The Guide to Singapore's Private Medical and Dental Specialist Care in 2007.

This breached the SMC Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines. Dr Wong, 66, pleaded guilty to the charge. The disciplinary committee found that the statements gave the impression that Dr Wong is one of the pioneers of stem-cell treatment.

It gave the impression that his clinic is part of an internationally established medical group that practises innovative and advanced techniques and treatment, including stem-cell treatment.

It also gave the impression that stem-cell treatment is a medically accepted and an effective therapy for the treatment and prevention of degenerative diseases of ageing, such as "arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, Parkinson's degeneration and cancer".

The disciplinary committee noted that Dr Wong, in his mitigation, had stated that he did not contest the charge and had sincerely apologised for the advertisement. He also undertook to remove similar statements elsewhere, apart from the advertisement. Dr Wong is still listed on the Paragon Medical Centre website with Clinique Suisse.

 

[Oichi]

Doctor fined $10,000


Nov 9, 2010

Doctor fined $10,000

By Bryan Huang

A DOCTOR was fined $10,000 for offering treatment which was not medically proven, the Singapore Medical Council said on Tuesday. Dr Wong Yoke Meng, who specialises as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, was also censured and ordered to give written undertaking that he would no longer offer such treatment.

Dr Wong, 63, had offered, by way of an advertisement titled 'Anti-ageing & Aesthetic Medicine' in Clinique Suisse at Paragon Medical Centre, stem cell for skin therapy, facial and body rejuvenation, a treatment not medically proven.

He claimed the offered services described as 'stem cell for skin therapy' were merely the topical application of stem cell creams, and as such, he was not providing any treatment but merely selling cosmetics to patients. Dr Wong said that he had no idea that stem cell therapy was not legal in Singapore and believed that he was not doing any harm.

A disciplinary committee did not accept Dr Wong's position, noting that the advertisement use words like 'Aesthetic Medicine' and 'Stem Cell Therapy', which would have led members of the public to believing that they would be receiving medically proven and accepted treatment.

It also said that with regard to the facial and body rejuvenation treatment, the fact that the stem cell treatment was carried out overseas did not absolve Dr Wong from misconduct. Dr Wong 'knew or ought to have known that the services offered by the entities overseas were not medically proven', said an SMC statement.

 

[wahlaneh]

Re: Doctor fined $10,000

wahlaneh...
most gynaecologists are men so wat u expect when a woman/girl opens her legs in front of them?