Presentations & Posters

Voice Feminization, Instructional Course, Speaker. IFOS World ENT Congress, Dubai, U.A.E., 2023.
 
Surgical Approaches for Spasmodic Dysphonia. IFOS World ENT Congress, Dubai, U.A.E., 2023.
 
Dysplasia and Early Laryngeal Tumours. Round-Table. Panelist. IFOS World ENT Congress, Dubai, U.A.E., 2023.
 
Review of the current experience using a novel medialization thyroplasty implant system. IFOS World ENT Congress, Dubai, U.A.E., 2023.
 
Voice Feminization Surgery, Lecture. Chairperson. IFOS World ENT Congress, Dubai, U.A.E., 2023.
 
The Blue Laser. Instructional Course. Speaker. IFOS World ENT Congress, Dubai, U.A.E., 2023.
 
Voice Feminization and Masculinization – Plenary Speaker. 66th Philippine Society of
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Convention, 2nd Congress of the Asia-Pacific Laryngology Association (Faculty and Speaker), Manila, The Philippines, 2022.
 
Surgical Approaches for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis – Plenary Speaker. 66th Philippine Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Convention, 2nd Congress of the Asia-Pacific Laryngology Association (Faculty and Speaker), Manila, The Philippines, 2022.
 
Difficult / Rare Laryngeal Cases, Speaker. 66th Philippine Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Annual Convention, 2nd Congress of the Asia-Pacific Laryngology Association (Faculty and Speaker), Manila, The Philippines, 2022.
 
The inferior - most turbinate - a swell body in the nasal floor. (Poster) 6th Congress of the Confederation of the European Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery, Milan, Italy, 2022.
 
Nasopalatine duct cyst - case report and review. (Poster) 6th Congress of the Confederation of the European Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery, Milan, Italy, 2022.
 
Holmium laser ablation of external canal osteomas. (Poster) 6th Congress of the Confederation of the European Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery, Milan, Italy, 2022.
 
The Nasal Floor Swell Body – An Anatomical and Physiological Entity? (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Philadelphia, USA, 2022.
 
Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: Cases, Controversy, and Management (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Philadelphia, USA, 2022.
 
Muscle Tension Dysphonia – To operate or not to operate? Laryngology – Back to Basics. Laryngology Webinar Series. APLA and LVA. Pune, India, 18th June 2022.
 
Feminizing Voice Surgery (presentation). India Chapter of the International Voice Foundation Guntur, India. 15th Phonosurgery Course, Guntur, India November 7th 2021.
 
Flexible Robotics: Five Year Review (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Los Angeles, USA, 2021.
 
Novel use of a sealing device for excising intra-nasal lesions (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Los Angeles, USA, 2021.
 
An Atypical Case of Atypical Mycobacteria: Lessons Learned (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Los Angeles, USA, 2021.
 
Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: Cases, Controversy, and Management (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Los Angeles, USA, 2021.
 
TORS – Where we are and where we need to go (Presentation). 61st Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the West African College of Surgeons, Cotonou, Benin 8th June 2021.
 
The Carbon Dioxide Laser in Early Glottic Cancers. International Faculty and Speaker. Laryngology Webinar Series 2021: expert Opinions Unveiled. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 22nd April 2021.
 
Wendler’s Glottoplasty for voice feminization surgery – long term results for 14 consecutive patients. 6th BLK Voice and Laser Workshop & 9th Annual Conference of Laryngology and Voice Association, Pune, India, 2021.
 
Advances in Laryngeal Surgery (Miniseminar): An International Perspective. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2020.
 
Wendler Glottoplasty for Voice Feminization Surgery: Long-Term Results of 31 Consecutive Cases. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2020.
 
Persistent Post-Auricular Pain – A Unique First presentation of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma in the Otolaryngology Clinic. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2020.
 
Holmium -YAG Extirpation of False Ear Fundus Secondary to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media - A Novel Tool to Spare Canal Skin. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2020.
 
Intra-Thyroidal Large Isthmic Parathyroid Adenoma - An Unusual Site. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2020.
 
Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: Cases, Controversy, and Management (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2020.
 
CO2 laser applications in laryngology – free beam and fibre delivery. ENT Summit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2020
 
Transoral Robotic Surgery – A flexible robotic system for laryngeal surgery. British Laryngological Association – Cutting Edge Laryngology Meeting, Edinburgh U.K. 2019.
 
Metastatic Cervical Cancer in The Neck: A Rare Cause of Neck Pain (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, New Orleans, USA, 2019.
 
Subtotal Arytenoidectomy for Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, New Orleans, USA, 2019.
 
Robotic Laryngeal Surgery: To the Pharynx and Beyond (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, New Orleans, USA, 2019.
 
Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: Cases, Controversy, and Management (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, New Orleans, USA, 2019.
 
Innovation in ENT Surgery – A Flexible Robotic System. 4th Tri-Society Head and Neck Oncology Meeting, Hong Kong, 2019.
 
Removal of An Extraluminal Oesophageal Foreign Body via the Lateral Pharyngotomy Approach: A Case Report. 18TH ASEAN ORL-HNS Congress, Singapore, 2019.
 
Dyspnoea and the ENT Surgeon. Farrer Park Hospital Grand Rounds, Singapore, 2019.
 
Des cas intéressants de paralysie bilatérale des cordes vocales. Société Française de Phoniatrie (Round table) Luxembourg 2018.
Robotic Laryngeal Surgery: To the Pharynx and Beyond (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Atlanta, USA, 2018.
 
Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: Cases, Controversy, and Management (Miniseminar). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Atlanta, USA, 2018.
 
Use of the Laryngeal Anterior Commissure Stent (LACS) for Treatment of Anterior Glottic Webs: Single Tertiary Centre’s Experiences. American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Atlanta, USA, 2018.
 
Pulsatile Oropharyngeal Mass: Case Report and Review of the Literature (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Atlanta, USA, 2018.
 
Single Centre Review of Voice in Adults with Benign Laryngeal Lesions Using the CO2 Laser (Poster).  American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Atlanta, USA, 2018.
 
Preliminary experience with a semi-robotic system for laryngeal surgery. British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO), Manchester, UK, 2018.
 
Pulsatile oropharyngeal mass in a patient with globus. Case report and literature review (Poster). British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO), Manchester, UK, 2018.
 
The laryngeal anterior commissure stent for anterior glottic synechiae (Poster). British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO), Manchester, UK, 2018.
 
Retroperitoneal Haematoma in a head and neck patient (Poster). British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO), Manchester, UK, 2018.
 
Post-auricular abscess from osteoradionecrosis after radical radiotherapy for NPC (Poster). British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO), Manchester, UK, 2018.
 
Supraglottic laryngectomy – Classification and controversy – Round Table. Chairperson. 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
Preliminary experience in transoral laryngeal surgery with a flexible robotic system for benign lesions of the vocal folds. 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
Raised Pollutant Standard Index - a source of concern for the upper airway. 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
A fifteen-year review of the use of the Laryngeal Anterior Commissure Stent (LACS) for the treatment of anterior glottic synechiae. 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
Lateral pharyngotomy for removal of embedded oesophageal foreign bodies - case report and review of literature (Poster). 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
A rare case of protein-losing nephropathy presenting with neck swelling and retropharyngeal oedema (Poster). 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
The use of a novel wound dressing regimen for management of pharynogocutaneous leak post salvage laryngectomy (Poster). 12th Congress of The European Laryngological Society, London, 2018.
 
A single tertiary centre's 18-month experience of subtotal arytenoidectomy for bilateral vocal fold immobility" (Poster). Research Symposium, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, 2017.
 
Laryngeal ossification and its impact on the management of ingested foreign bodies (Poster) – Research Symposium, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, 2017.
 
A single tertiary centre's 18-month experience of subtotal arytenoidectomy for bilateral vocal fold immobility" (Presentation). The 4th Congress of European ORL-HNS, Barcelona, Spain, 2017.
Vocal fold leukoplakia: Cases, Controversy and Management. (Miniseminar – Invited Panelist). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Chicago, USA, 2017.
 
Forest fires and suppurative airway obstruction. (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Chicago, USA, 2017.
 
Laryngeal ossification and ingested foreign bodies. (Presentation). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Chicago, USA, 2017.
 
Development of a novel computerized acoustic assessment. (Presentation) American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Chicago, USA, 2017.
 
Lasers in benign laryngeal conditions. (Poster). American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Chicago, USA, 2017.
 
Head and neck melioidosis – a Singaporean centre’s experience (Poster). American Academy Otolaryngology of Annual ENT Expo, Chicago, USA, 2017.
 
Management of laryngeal injuries in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. (Faculty, Panelist and Presenter). Singapore Postgraduate Advanced Course in Endocrine Surgery – Challenges and Advances (SPACES) Congress, National University Hospital, Singapore and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, 2017.
 
Difficult cases in phonosurgery. (Presentation, Panelist and Invited Speaker). ENT World Congress, IFOS, Paris, France, 2017.
 
Starting a laryngology service – pitfalls and pearls from Singapore. (Poster) ENT World Congress, IFOS, Paris, France, 2017.
 
The role of lasers in benign laryngeal surgery. (Presentation). ENT World Congress, IFOS, Paris, France, 2017.
 
Laryngeal ossification and its impact on the management on ingested foreign bodies. (Poster). ENT World Congress, IFOS, Paris, France, 2017.
 
Head and neck melioidosis –a Singaporean centre’s experience. (Poster). ENT World Congress, IFOS, Paris, France, 2017.
 
Flexible robotic systems for laryngeal lesions –a paradigm shift. (Poster). ENT World Congress, IFOS, Paris, France, 2017.
 
Laryngology and an Integrated Voice and Swallow Service at NTFGH (Presentation). Jurong Medical Centre, Singapore, 2017.
 
Integrated Voice and Swallow Services (Presentation). Jurong Health Campus, National University Health System, Singapore, 2017.
 
Optic Neuropathy and Visual Loss due to Posterior Ethmoidal Mucocoele. (Poster) 32nd Annual congress of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. March 1st. Singapore, 2017.
 
Innovation in ENT – A Novel Flexible Robotic System. (Presentation) ENT Summit 2017. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017.
 
International Symposium: Early Multi-Center Experience in TORS with the Flex® Robotic System Moderator: Dr. Eugene Myers. (Presentation) American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, USA, 2016.
 
Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility: A Tertiary Hospital's Experience over 5 years. (Presentation) American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, USA, 2016.
 
Practical Experiences in Flexible Robotic Surgery. (Presentation) American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, USA, 2016.
 
TORS with the Flex® Robotic System for Glottic Lesions. (Presentation) American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, USA, 2016.
 
Panel Discussion: Clinical Experience with the Flex® Robotic System Moderator: Dr. Marshall Strome, New York Head and Neck Institute, USA. (Presentation) American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, USA, 2016.
 
Miniseminar: Controversies in the management of leukoplakia. (Panelist) American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, USA, 2016.
 
Using peak direct subglottic pressure level as an objective measure during medialization thyroplasty: a prospective study. (Presentation). European Laryngological Society Annual Meeting, Genoa, Italy, June 2016. 
 
A prospective study comparing objective and subjective ratings of patients post-laryngectomy - the development of a novel computerized acoustic assessment. (Presentation) European Laryngological Society Annual Meeting, Genoa, Italy, June 2016. 
 
The Medrobotics Flex System – First use of a novel system for operating on three benign laryngeal cases. (Presentation). European Laryngological Society Annual Meeting, Genoa, Italy, June 2016. 
 
Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility: A tertiary hospital’s experience over 5 years. (Presentation) European Laryngological Society Annual Meeting, Genoa, Italy, June 2016. 
 
A review of an increase in the caseload of Supraglottitis with or without suppuration in Singapore during the haze crisis of South East Asia – A single centre’s experiences. (Presentation) European Laryngological Society Annual Meeting, Genoa, Italy, June 2016.
 
Hearing loss and cognitive decline in Singapore: status quo of an island nation. (Poster) 10th International Conference in Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery. Edinburgh, UK. June 2016.
 
Fibre delivery and other advances in laser surgery. (Presentation) ENT CO2 laser safety workshop. Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, April 24th 2016.
 
Theatre Organization for TORS. (Presentation). International conference on robotic surgery in the head and neck - Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) Namur Expo, Belgium, 2015.
 
L’utilisation du Stent Laryngé LACS ‘Laryngeal Anterior Commissure Stent’ dans la prise en charge des Synéchies Glottique Anterieure. (Presentation in French) 122nd Congress of the French Society of ORL-HNS, Marseille, France. 2015.
 
Laryngeal Anterior Commissure Stent (LACS) for treatment of anterior glottic synechiae. Spring Days in Laryngology. (Presentation) Yvoir, Belgium, 2015.
 
Deglutition. A synopsis (In French). (Presentation) Department of Speech Therapy, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2015.
 
Laser diverticulotomy/cricopharyngeal myotomy. (Presentation) 1st Manchester Laser Phono-Laryngeal Surgery Course, UK, 2014.
 
Laser arytenoidectomy, cordectomy including Steiner’s technique. (Presentation) 1st Manchester Laser Phono-Laryngeal Surgery Course, UK, 2014.
 
Laser Safety. Singapore General Hospital ENT Week. (Presentation) Singapore, 2014.
 
Management of Ear Infections. (Presentation) Bukit Batok Polyclinic, Singapore, 2014.
Lingual nerve Ancient Schwannoma – removal with nerve preservation. (Presentation) 145th Semon Club, London, UK, 2013.
 
CO2 laser vapourisation of Stage 1 Glottic Cancer. Results of 56 cases. (Poster). The 14th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Glasgow, UK, 2012.
 
Congenital Fistula between the Second and Fifth Hillocks of His: A Unique Otological Anomaly? (Poster). The 14th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Glasgow, UK, 2012.
 
A Unique Otological Anomaly? (Presentation). 143rd Semon Club, London, UK, 2012.
 
A Side by Side Double Blind Randomized Controlled Study of Intracapsular Laser Tonsillectomy compared with Bipolar Dissection. (Presentation). American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Conference, Florida, USA, 2012.
 
Narrow-Band Imaging in assessing Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. (Poster). American Academy Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, San Francisco, USA, 2011.
 
Fishbone Foreign Body Migrating into Left Lobe of Thyroid. (Poster). American Academy Otolaryngology Annual ENT Expo, Boston, USA, 2010.
 
Prospective, randomised, cross-over study of three nasal hygiene systems to assess patient preference for such irrigation devices. (Presentation). ENT UK Annual Conference, Coventry, UK, 2010.
 
A twin centre study of nasal tip anaesthesia following open rhinoplasty. (Presentation). AAFPRS -10th International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery, Miami, USA, 2010.
 
A twin centre study of nasal tip anaesthesia following open rhinoplasty. (Poster). The 13th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Liverpool, UK, 2009.
 
A single centre retrospective review of unilateral and bilateral Dysport® injections in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia (Poster). The 13th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Liverpool, UK, 2009.
 
Salivary Gland Surgery (Presentation). ENT Operative Surgical Anatomy Course, Northwick Park Hospital, UK, 2009.
 
A single centre study of nasal tip anaesthesia following open rhinoplasty. (Presentation). Kilcoyne Prize ENT Meeting, High Wycombe, UK, 2008.
 
Hamman’s Syndrome (Presentation). Hartopp Dixon Prize, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK, 2008.
 
Prospective, longitudinal electroglottographic study of voice recovery following accelerated hypofractionated radiotherapy for T1/T2 larynx cancer. (Presentation). Northwick Park /Wexham Park Joint ENT Meeting, London, UK, 2007.
 
Electroglottographic and perceptual evaluation of tracheoesophageal speech. (Presentation). First World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. The Netherlands, 2007.
 
Formant analysis in patients following total laryngectomy compared to normal volunteers. (Presentation). Hartopp Dixon Prize, London, UK, 2007.
 
Massive cervicothoracic haematoma following upper respiratory tract infection. (Presentation). 132nd Semon Club, London, UK, 2006.
 
Analysis of formant frequencies in patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancers treated by glossectomy. (Poster). American Head and Neck Society Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2006.
 
Questionnaire analysis of the swallowing related quality of life following total laryngectomy. (Poster). American Head and Neck Society Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2006.
 
Assessment of formant frequencies in normal and laryngectomised individuals using linear predictive coding.  (Poster). VII International Voice Symposium, Salzburg, Austria, 2006.
 
Analysis of formant frequencies in total laryngectomy and partial glossectomy patients. (Presentation). 3rd World Congress of International Federation of Head and Neck Oncology Societies, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006.
 
Voice-related quality of life in glossectomies: assessment using the VHI and V-RQOL symptom scales – (Poster). 3rd World Congress of International Federation of Head and Neck Oncology Societies, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006.
 
Tonsillectomy for Psoriasis. A review. (Poster). The 12th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Birmingham, UK, 2006.
 
A twin centre study comparing the impact of digital imaging in the ENT clinic setting. (Poster). The 12th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Birmingham, UK, 2006.
 
Analysis of formant frequencies in total laryngectomy and partial glossectomy patients. (Poster). The 12th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Birmingham, UK, 2006.
 
Multi-dimensional assessment of female tracheoesophageal prosthetic speech. (Poster). The 12th British Academic Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Birmingham, UK, 2006.
 
The management of recurrent neck metastases by resection, flap cover and iridium192 afterloaded brachytherapy. (Presented by Mr. P.H. Rhys-Evans). BAHNO Conference, London, UK, 2006.
 
A twin centre study comparing the impact of digital imaging in the ENT clinic setting. (Poster). North of England Otolaryngology Society Meeting, York, UK, 2006.
 
Gut hormone profiles may explain reduced appetite and food intake following bariatric surgery. (Presented by Dr. C. Leroux) 2nd Congress of the IFSO-European Chapter, - 3rd Combined Meeting of Bariatric and Plastic Surgery - Congress Palace, Lyon, France - Thursday April 27-Saturday April 29, 2006.
 
Tonsillectomy for psoriasis –Does it work? (Presentation). Royal Society of Medicine and ENT-UK Summer Meeting, Edinburgh, UK, 2005.
 
Marrow proliferation as a cause of hearing loss in b thallasemia major. (Presentation) The European Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Rome, Italy, 25 – 30 June 2005.
 
Surgical Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Post-Partum. (Poster). The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Quincentennary Congress, Edinburgh, UK, 2005.
 
Gut hormone profiles may explain reduced appetite and food intake following bariatric surgery. 10th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity / 19th International Symposium on Obesity Surgery / 4th International Symposium on Allied Health Science. 2005. Maastricht, The Netherlands, 31st August – 3rd September 2005.
 
Parotid and submandibular masses associated with cervical lymphadenopathy – malignant or benign? (Presentation). 127th Semon Club. London, UK, 2004.
 
Gut hormone changes may explain appetite and glycaemic control effects of bariatric surgery. (Presentation) Proceedings of symposia at the summer meeting of the Nutritional Society and the Association for the Study of Obesity. July 5-8, 2004. Dublin, Ireland.
 
PYY and decreased appetite following jejunum intestinal bypass in rats. (Poster). British Endocrine Society Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 2003.
 
Surgical aspects of Tracheostomy. (Presentation). Middlesex University School of Nursing, London, UK, 2003.
 
Female Adenocarcinoma arising within a urethral diverticulum. (Presentation). East Anglia Urological Meeting, Cambridge, UK, 2002.
 
Fournier’s Gangrene. (Presentation). Grand Rounds, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, UK, 2002.
 
Outcome following oesophagectomy for cancer in the elderly patient. (Presentation). 23rd Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture and Surgical Symposium, University College Galway, Ireland, 1999.
 
Reconstruction following Pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy using the jejunal free flap. (Presentation). Irish Otolaryngological Society Annual General Meeting, Limavady, Northern Ireland, 1998.