After he obtained his M.B.B.S from the National University of Singapore, he embarked on his Basic Surgical (Training in General Surgery at Singapore General Hospital. He was awarded his Membership from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as well as Master of Medicine in Surgery in 2004. He then completed his Advanced Surgical Training at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital where he was awarded the Gold Medal in Plastic Surgery for being the top candidate in his cohort. Thereafter, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Plastic Surgery) in 2010.