About Dr Yong
Dr Yong has special interest in minimal access surgery and offers various advanced laparoscopic or robotic pelvic floor reconstruction options to his patients.
Professional Profile
Dr Chin Yong is a Certified Urogynaecologist and Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Surgeon based in Melbourne. He has a special interest in minimal access surgery and offers various advanced laparoscopic and robotic pelvic floor reconstruction options to his patients.
Dr Yong obtained his primary medical degree from The University of Auckland with further specialisation in Obstetrics & Gynaecology soon after. He subsequently joined the Royal Women’s Hospital Pelvic Floor Unit in 2016 and completed three years of subspecialty training in Urogynaecology. His main practice is based at Epworth Freemasons, East Melbourne and also consults at Epworth Geelong. Dr Yong is a member of the multidisciplinary Pelvic Pain Service at Frances Perry House.
Some women feel embarrassed discussing their pelvic floor issues which results in a delay in seeking assistance. Dr Yong has a passion for women’s health and proactively raise awareness of pelvic floor disorders in the community. He offers individualised and holistic treatment plans to improve the ‘quality of life’ of his patients. Dr Yong frequently collaborates with a multidisciplinary team consisting of pelvic floor physiotherapists, colorectal surgeon and occasionally urologists.
Apart from clinical appointments, Dr Yong is actively involved in clinical education and research focusing on conservative management and native tissue surgical correction for pelvic organ prolapse. In addition, Dr Yong provides independent medico-legal assessment and expert witness report to professional legal bodies. He is multilingual with ability to converse fluently in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay for the convenience of his patients.
Current Appointments
Urogynecologist & General Gynaecology at Epworth Freemasons, East Melbourne & Epworth Geelong, Waurn Ponds
Urogynaecologist at The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville (Public)
Teaching and mentoring postgraduate FRANZCOG trainees, Urogynaecology Subspecialist Trainees and Undergraduate students (University of Melbourne)
Robotic surgery proctor for Device Technologies (Da Vinci) and CMR (Versius)
Medico-legal expert witness and independent AMA medical impairment assessor
Operating Locations
Dr Yong operates at a number of specialist hospitals in Melbourne, Victoria:
Grants & Awards
Best Video Abstract (UGSA ASM Nov 2023) - Laparoscopic & robotic-assisted laparoscopic modified Burch Colposuspension: An efficiency based approach
Best Video Communication ( AGES Beyond the Pelvis 2023) - Autologous fascia lata sacrohysteropexy for treatment of uterine prolapse
Audrey Voss Gynaecological Cancer Grant by Epworth Medical Foundation 2024 - AUD$10,000 to support the research on “Primary surgery for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. A retrospective comparative study of modified Burch colposuspension and retropubic mid-urethral sling”
Awarded Zig & Helen Inge Doctors Grant by Epworth Medical Foundation 2023 - AUD$10,0000 supporting overseas education workshop on native tissue uterine sparing prolapse surgery (The Hague)
Awarded UGSA Research Scholarship in 2019 of AUD$20,000 to support the research in novel bilateral sacrospinous ligament flaps for treatment of apical pelvic organ prolapse.
Current Research
Dr Yong’s main clinical research focus is on the conservative management and surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. The conservative methods include the use of vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse. Surgical research includes the development of a new mesh-free surgical correction of pelvic organ prolapse using autologous fascia lata via laparoscopic, robotic and vaginal approach.
More detail on Dr Yong’s academic and Research activities.