Doctor's Profile
Dr Koh Li-Tsa
Dr Koh Li-Tsa is a Sydney fellowship trained Senior Consultant Urologist. Dr Koh Li-Tsa is an accredited Urological surgeon at Mount Alvernia Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital (Novena and Orchard), Gleneagles Hospital and Farrer Park Hospital. She is also currently a Visiting Consultant at Changi General Hospital. She provides specialized care in urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, nocturia, urinary stone diseases, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), bladder and prostate diseases as well as men’s health issues.
MEDICAL BACKGROUND AND INTEREST
Dr Koh Li-Tsa was formerly a Senior Consultant Urologist at Changi General Hospital. She remains a Visiting Consultant with Changi General Hospital. Her specialty includes:
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Other Functional Lower Urinary Tract Disorders
- Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Men’s Health
- Testicular Cancer
- Urinary Stone Diseases
- Kidney Cancer
- Bladder Diseases
Sub-Specialized Urology Procedures:
- Urinary Tapes, Slings, Injectables and Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Injection of Bladder Relaxing Medication
- Reconstructive Urology such as Urethroplasty for Urethral Strictures and Urethral Diverticulum
ACADEMIA AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Dr Koh Li-Tsa graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2003, obtained her Masters of Medicine (Surgery) and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2007. She completed her advanced specialist training in Urology in 2011. She is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. From 2013 to 2014, Dr Koh Li-Tsa did a one year fellowship in Urinary Incontinence and Uro-Oncology at Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Sydney, Australia. She has served as Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in NUS, Clinical Teacher at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and a physician faculty member of the SingHealth Urology Residency Program. In recognition of her passion to teach, Dr Koh has previously received the Best Teacher Award (Surgery) from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore as well as the Best Educator Award (Medical – Undergraduate) from Changi General Hospital.
Dr Koh Li-Tsa has presented and published her research findings in Urology at local as well as international conferences and journals, some of which received awards for best scientific poster. She has also served as a reviewer for various international Urological journals. Dr Koh Li-Tsa has been invited to speak at local and regional conferences regarding urinary incontinence, nocturia and UTIs.
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
Dr Koh Li-Tsa’s commitment to her patients has earned her Gold and Silver Caring Awards from SingHealth. Dr Koh Li-Tsa volunteered with Filos Community Services as a befriender to the elderly from 2018 to 2023. She has also previously been involved in medical missions providing humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka following the 2004 Tsunami and running clinics in Cambodia.
A mother of three sons, Dr Koh spends her free time enjoying the outdoors with her family. She is an avid runner and swimmer who has completed a triathlon.
