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 highly experienced Certified Urogynaecologist and Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Surgeon based in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, and other female pelvic floor disorders. He offers advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery techniques to provide minimally invasive solutions with faster recovery times.
Dr Yong completed his medical degree at The University of Auckland and specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology before undertaking three years of subspecialty training in Urogynaecology at the Royal Women’s Hospital Pelvic Floor Unit in Melbourne. His main consulting rooms are at Epworth Freemasons, East Melbourne, with additional consultations available at Epworth Geelong. He is also part of the Pelvic Pain Service at Frances Perry House.
Committed to women’s health, Dr Yong understands that many women delay seeking help for pelvic floor problems due to embarrassment or stigma. He provides personalised, holistic treatment plans and works closely with a multidisciplinary team, including pelvic floor physiotherapists, colorectal surgeons, and urologists, to ensure the best possible outcomes.
In addition to clinical work, Dr Yong is involved in research and medical education, with interests in native tissue repair and conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse. He also provides independent medico-legal assessments and expert witness reports for legal professionals.
For patient convenience, Dr Yong is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.
Areas of expertise:
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery (laparoscopic & robotic)
Urinary incontinence treatment
Minimally invasive pelvic floor reconstruction
Native tissue repair
Multidisciplinary pelvic floor care
Medico-legal assessments
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
Matthew & Audrey Voss Gynaecological Cancer Research Grant by Epworth Medical Foundation 2025 - $AUD13,550 to support the research on “Sacrohysteropexy using autologous fascia lata for treatment of uterine prolapse: Initial expereince and outcomes”
Hickory Doctors Grant Fund by Epworth Medical Foundation 2025 - $AUD10,000 supporting overseas education workshop and presentation of sacrohysteropexy using autologous fascia lata
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 2023 - 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”
Zig & Helen Inge Doctors Grant by Epworth Medical Foundation 2023 - AUD$10,000 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.