Woffles Wu
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Dr. Woffles Wu Tze Liang FRCS, FAMS |
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| Born | 1960 (age 56–57) Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | MBBS |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
| Occupation | Plastic surgeon |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | Making developments and creating new inventions in plastic surgery; hosting art exhibitions; volunteer work; involvement and making appearances in the Singapore media |
| Spouse(s) | (wife) |
| Children | Ollie Wu (son), (daughter) |
| Relatives |
Ong Teng Cheong (maternal uncle) Tina Tan-Leo (cousin) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Surgery |
| Field | Plastic surgery |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Singapore |
| Service/branch | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1978–1987 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | HQ 3rd Division |
Dr. Woffles Wu Tze Liang (simplified Chinese: 吴志良; traditional Chinese: 吳志良; pinyin: Wú Zhìliáng; born 1960), FRCS, FAMS, is a Singaporean plastic surgeon.
Wu was born in Singapore but he grew up in London, UK His mother, a beautician who later became a lawyer, affectionately nicknamed him "Woffles", after a rabbit from the novel The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, and he grew to accept this nickname. In his childhood, he helped his mother with manicures, pedicures and make-up application.
At the age of 12, Wu returned to Singapore and attended Saint Andrew's School. He just passed the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and barely scraped through the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations because he nearly failed his second language.
Wu served compulsory military service (National Service) from December 1978 to July 1987, disrupting for six years in between to study medicine. He was a medical officer in the 3rd Division of the Singapore Army and held the rank of Captain.
Wu obtained his MBBS degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the 1980s while working on paediatrics at the Toa Payoh Hospital (now part of the Changi General Hospital). He moved to the Singapore General Hospital in 1989 and worked as a plastic surgeon for 12 years before setting up his own private practice at Camden Medical Centre in Singapore.
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