Practice overview
K&L Endo is a medical practice based on the southside of Brisbane founded by husband and wife medical specialists in Endocrinology and Gastroenterology. Dr Yee Kim Ku and Dr Linus Chang are locally trained and have almost 50 years of experience between them working in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia.
Both have internal medicine qualifications from the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dr Pui Yee (Greece) Wu has joined the practice as a Endocrinologist with an interest in general endocrine conditions and special interest in pituitary disease.
Dr Emi Khoo and Dr Richard Lee have joined K&L Endo as gastroenterologists who between them have subspecialty interests covering the span of general gastroenterology, surveillance endoscopy and inflammatory bowel disease.
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Endocrinologist - Dr Yee Kim Ku, Dr Pui Yee (Greece) Wu
Gastroenterologist - Dr Emi Khoo or Dr Richard Lee
For further enquiries, please contact via email: admin@knlendo.com.au
For appointments with Dr Linus Chang, please contact via email: admin@materhillgastro.com.au
Dr YEE Kim Ku - ENDOCRINOLOGIST
Dr Kim Ku is a specialist endocrinologist who has been in practice since 2009. She is a University of Queensland graduate and undertook her advanced specialty training at Princess Alexandra Hospital and The Townsville Hospital. Her basic physician training was completed at various hospitals in Queensland, as well as in the United Kingdom and Singapore.
She has expertise in all aspects of diabetes and general endocrinology including pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid and metabolic bone disease. She is a member of the internationally renowned Hypertension team at Greenslopes Hospital working alongside the eminent Professor Michael Stowasser. Dr Ku is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.
Please note that Dr Ku has no experience or expertise in transgender medicine and will not be of assistance in these areas.
Dr linus Chang - GASTOENTEROLOGIST
Dr Chang completed bachelor degrees in law and commerce prior to studying medicine at the University of Queensland. He undertook basic physician and gastroenterology training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane before further specialty training in Townsville. He has also practised throughout the United Kingdom and Singapore and completed basic physician training in the UK.
Dr Chang then underwent gastroenterology subspecialty training in endoscopic ultrasound and its role in the diagnosis and staging of upper gastrointestinal cancer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, with further periods of observation and hands-on training in the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, USA and St Luc Hospital in Montreal, Canada.
Along with upper digestive tract malignancies, Dr Chang has special interests in diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree, Hepatitis B, high quality colonoscopy in the prevention of colorectal cancer and upper endoscopy in screening for gastric intestinal metaplasia and prevention of gastric cancer.
Dr Chang is a partner of the Mater Hill Gastroenterology practice. He consults at Suite 21, Sunnybank Private Specialist Centre and endoscopes at the Sunnybank Private Hospital. He also sees and endoscopes patients at Mater Private Hospital in South Brisbane and Westside Private Hospital. For patients who are seeking endoscopy who have limited or no associated medical history a direct access pathway to endoscopy is available without a prior consultation. For all appointments and procedure bookings please contact 07 3163 7820 or admin@materhillgastro.com.au.
DR PUI Yee (GREECE) WU - ENDOCRINOLOGIST
Dr Pui Yee (Greece) Wu is a specialist endocrinologist and general physician. She completed her medical degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and internal medicine specialty training in both Endocrinology and General Medicine. Dr Wu was a specialist in Hong Kong for over 10 years at a tertiary public hospital before migrating to Australia with her family.
Dr Wu provides quality care to patients with general endocrine conditions and diabetes. She has a special interest in managing conditions of the pituitary gland. Please note that Dr Wu has no experience in transgender medicine and will not be able to assist in this area.
Dr Wu can speak fluent Cantonese and some Mandarin. Currently, she practices privately at Suite 21 and publically as a staff specialist in Redland Hospital.
Dr Wu is a caring doctor to patients and engages constructively with general practice and specialty colleagues. For leisure, she enjoys cooking and singing. She is a Choir member of St Barnabas Anglican Church. She looks forward to working with the general practice and patient community of the Sunnybank area.
DR emi khoo - GASTROENTEROLOGIST
Dr. Emi Khoo studied Biomedical Science at the University of Melbourne and Medicine at the University of Queensland. She completed basic physician training at the Gold Coast, Logan and Redland Hospitals, followed by gastroenterology training at Gold Coast, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the Mater Hospital Brisbane. In 2021 she subspecialised in Inflammatory Bowel disease at Mater Hospital Brisbane and is currently pursuing a PhD in IBD research. She holds a public appointment at Mater Hospital Brisbane and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital.
Dr. Khoo is a lecturer at the University of Queensland and Griffith University, a strong advocate for education and research, and an active investigator on numerous pharmaceutical and investigator-initiated studies. She received the inaugural GESA Celltrion Healthcare IBD Fellowship and Pfizer Global Medical Grant to support her research project, which is an Australia wide randomized withdrawal-controlled trial investigating inflammatory bowel disease through the University of Queensland. Dr Khoo is committed to on-going professional development and is a member of several professional organizations, including Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), The International Bowel Ultrasound Group (IBUS), and The Gastroenterology Network of Intestinal Ultrasound (GENIUS).
Dr Emi Khoo consults at Suite 21 Sunnybank Specialist Centre and performs upper endoscopy and colonoscopy at the Sunnybank Private Hospital and Greenslopes Hospital. She also performs capsule endoscopy and intestinal ultrasound in public hospitals. Dr. Khoo is fluent in Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, and English and is dedicated to providing holistic care to your patients and the Sunnybank community.
Dr Emi Khoo offers a direct access pathway for patients to undergo endoscopy or colonoscopy without prior consultation, provided they do not have complex comorbidities or morbid obesity. Please refer in the usual way but indicate on the referral a preference for direct access.
Dr Richard Lee - GASTROENTEROLOGIST
Richard is a Queensland trained gastroenterologist with a broad interest in all aspects of general gastroenterology and hepatology. In particular, he has a keen interest in the provision of high-quality endoscopy and colonoscopy to effectively diagnose and treat a variety of gastrointestinal conditions.
Richard obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Queensland in 2008. He was engaged as a corporate medical advisor in occupational health before completing his Master in Occupational Health and Safety (MOHS) with Distinction in 2015. He subsequently returned to the public sector and commenced gastroenterology training in 2017. He owes his current knowledge and skillset to the excellent training received at Cairns Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital. Richard became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2020. In addition, he undertook comprehensive training in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy during his final advanced training year at the QEII Hospital, with a strong focus on screening and prevention of cancers involving the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. He also obtained his accreditation in small bowel capsule endoscopy there. He is also actively involved with teaching medical students and gastroenterology advanced trainees, and is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland. Away from work, Richard enjoys building Lego sets, travelling and spending time with his family.
Richard currently works at the QEII Hospital as Staff Specialist, providing quality, patient-focused gastrointestinal consultation and endoscopic services to patients from a wide range of ethnicities and backgrounds. He will be consulting at Suite 21 Sunnybank Specialist Centre and perform endoscopy and colonoscopy at the Sunnybank Private Hospital. Aside from English, Richard is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay/Indonesian.
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All patients attending our clinic MUST WEAR A MASK if they are unwell.
If you have travelled recently or have had close contact with someone diagnosed or suspected of having COVID-19 in the last 14 days, or have a fever, cough, sore throat, or shortness of breath, please call our office to postpone or make alternative arrangements for your consultation.
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