Dr. Andrea
Dr. Andrea Ooi Se En graduated from Kastuba Medical College, Mangalore, India in 1996. Thereafter, she returned to her home country Malaysia to pursue her interest in weight management. On her return to her home country, she commenced the Andrea Bariatric Surgery clinic. Dr. Andrea has helped many individuals achieve and sustain their ideal weight through bariatric surgery. She also helps those with metabolic diseases gain back their health. Her work focuses mainly on improving and advancing the efficiency and methods of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. She believes in improving herself and collaborating with other colleagues in the industry.
Dr. Andrea is the first surgeon to perform pediatric bariatric surgery in Malaysia for an obese child. Dr. Andrea is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of UTAR and a visiting Consultant Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeon for the Ministry of Defence Hospital in Malaysia.
She subsequently served in various disciplines within the Ministry of Health including General Surgery, General Medicine, Orthopaedic, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Psychiatry prior to specialising in General Surgery from University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. After completing her Master's Degree in General Surgery, she continues to develop her surgical skills in minimally invasive Laparoscopic Surgery.