Dr Tay Hin Ngan – StarMed Specialist Center
Dr Tay Hin Ngan Profile Details
Designation: Visiting Senior Consultant, Colorectal Surgery
Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology, ENT
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore
- Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Master of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Clinical Interests:
- Head and neck surgery
- Endoscopic and robotic approaches to thyroid surgery
- Advanced sinus surgery
- Surgery for sleep apnoea
- Ear, nose and throat cancers
Current Appointments
- Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore (Otorhinolaryngology)
Languages
- English
- Hokkien
- Mandarin
- Teochew
Training
- Graduated from the NUS faculty of medicine and completed his training in otolaryngology in Singapore. He was the first ever distinction candidate in the Exit Examinations.
- Underwent Senior Fellowship training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, upon receiving the Health Manpower Development Program Award. He was rated top 5% among his 35 years of trainees by Professor Jatin Shah, recognized as the leading head and neck surgeon in the world today.
- Underwent further training in robotic surgery in Korea’s Yonsei Severance Hospital.
About Dr Tan Enjiu Pauleon
- Dr Tay Hin Ngan is an ear, nose, throat (otolaryngology) specialist with clinical interests in thyroid surgery, head and neck surgery, advanced sinus surgery, and endoscopic and robotic procedures for ear, nose, and sleep apnea, and throat cancer surgery.
- Dr Tay founded the Robotic Head and Neck Surgery Program at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and was one of the pioneers of robotic tongue base surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in the region.
- Passionate about teaching, Dr. Tay has been awarded the STAR Inspiring Surgical Teacher Award and the Most Innovative Teacher Award for Residency Education. He continues to spend time teaching Duke-NUS students as an Adjunct Assistant Professor after leaving his position as Head of Head and Neck Service at SGH ENT to start his private practice.
- Dr. Tay’s practice philosophy is to educate patients and empower them to make informed choices to manage their conditions. He strives to stay on the cutting edge and is able to offer patients all possible options in the management of their problems. But above all, he aims to be compassionate and uncompromising in morality.
Gmail: info@starmedspecialist.com
Phone: +65 6322 6333
Address: 12 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore 217565
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