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Dr Ong Yew Kwang

ENT Specialist

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WHO WE ARE

Dr Ong Yew Kwang

Dr Ong Yew Kwang is a full-fledged ENT specialist since 2008. He was awarded the gold medal in the ENT exit examination. He received his subspecialty fellowship training in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the prestigious University of Pittsburgh Medical Center under Professor Carl Snyderman and Professor Ricardo Carrau. He served at the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at National University Hospital (NUH) from 2008 to 2022 and was a Senior Consultant and the Department’s Director of Clinical Service.

Dr Ong is well-versed in managing complex sinus cases, nasal polyps, nasal allergies and smell disorders. He often co-manages complex airway cases with the respiratory physicians. He has also led the endoscopic skull base service service with his neurosurgical counterparts at NUH since 2010, which manages a variety of skull base pathologies such as pituitary tumours, meningiomas and sinonasal tumours.

22+

Years Experience

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WHO WE ARE

He collaborates with the oculoplastic surgeons to perform endoscopic tear duct and thyroid-related eye surgeries. He also helped to develop endoscopic ear surgery within the department due to his expertise in endoscopic work.

Concurrently, Dr Ong is an Associate Professor and is actively involved in teaching undergraduate medical students and postgraduate ENT residents. He has authored close to 50 publications and 3 book chapters. He continues to upgrade himself and has attained both the Masters of Medicine in Sleep Medicine and Post-Graduate Certificate in Allergy.

QUALIFICATION

  • MBBCh (Honours), Trinity College, The University of Dublin, Ireland

  • MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • M. Med (ORL) (NUS)

  • DO-HNS (Royal College of Surgeons England)

  • M. Med (Sleep Medicine) (University of Sydney)

  • PG Certificate (Clinical & Health Sciences with Allergy) (Newcastle University)

OUR COMMITMENT AND VALUE

Our Clinic and Teams

Our clinic and teams are dedicated to providing the highest quality care, and we are fully committed to your well-being.

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Qualified and Caring Staff

Our Clinic employs skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals.

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Clean and Comfortable Environment

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Efficient Appointment and Waiting Process

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High Quality Care

Our Clinic employs skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals.

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Articles for Patients

Please find below a selection of complimentary articles for patients that you can download and read.

Allergic Rhinitis & Allergen Immunotheraphy

Minimally-Invasive Pituitary Adenoma Surgery

Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Nasal Polyps – Current Understanding and Management

Specialist in Focus: Dr Ong Yew Kwang

Recent Publications

  1. Xu X, Ong YK, Loh WS, Anil G, Yap QV, Loh KS. Clinical predictors of internal carotid artery blowout in patients with radiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Head Neck. 2021 Dec;43(12):3757-3763. doi: 10.1002/hed.26869. Epub 2021 Sep 24. PMID: 34558142 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34558142/

  2. Gamage AM, Tan KS, Chan WOY, Liu J, Tan CW, Ong YK, Thong M, Andiappan AK, Anderson DE, Wang Y, Wang LF. Infection of human Nasal Epithelial Cells with SARS-CoV-2 and a 382-nt deletion isolate lacking ORF8 reveals similar viral kinetics and host transcriptional profiles. PLoS Pathog. 2020 Dec 7;16(12):e1009130. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009130. eCollection 2020 Dec.

  3. Liu X, Wang Y, Charn TC, Koh LT, Teo NW, Ong YK, Thong MK, Bachert C, Pfaar O, Schünemann HJ, Bedbrook A, Czarlewski W, Bousquet J. Next-Generation Allergic Rhinitis Care in Singapore: 2019 ARIA Care Pathways. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Nov;49(11):885-896. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202076.

  4. Xu X, Lwin S, Ting E, Ong YK. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of the Pericranial Flap and Its Local Effects Following Endoscopic Craniofacial Resection.Laryngoscope. 2021 Jan;131(1):E90-E97. doi: 10.1002/lary.28735. Epub 2020 Jun 23.PMID: 32574380

  5. Xu X, Ong YK, Wang Y. Role of adjunctive treatment strategies in COVID-19 and a review of international and national clinical guidelines. Mil Med Res. 2020 May 5;7(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s40779-020-00251-x

  6. Xu X, Ong YK. An endoscopic anatomical study of the levator veli palatini and its relationship to the parapharyngeal internal carotid artery. ad Neck. 2020 Aug;42(8):1829-1836. doi: 10.1002/hed.26101. Epub 2020 Feb 11.PMID: 32043685

  7. Xu X, Ong YK, Wang Y. Novel findings in immunopathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis and their role in a model of precision medicine. Allergy. 2020 Apr;75(4):769-780. doi: 10.1111/all.14044. Epub 2019 Oct 11.PMID: 31512248 Review.

  8. Chen ZG, Wang ZN, Yan Y, Liu J, He TT, Thong KT, Ong YK, Chow VTK, Tan KS, Wang Y. Upregulation of cell-surface mucin MUC15 in human nasal epithelial cells upon influenza A virus infection. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 15;19(1):622. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4213-y.

  9. Xu X, Lwin S, Ong YK. Delayed Breakdown of an Onlay Pericranial Flap Following Endoscopic Craniofacial Resection. J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Jun;28(4):1021-1023. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003676.PMID: 28277484

  10. Xu X, Chao SS, Ong YK. Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jun;27(4):1053-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002618.PMID: 27171943

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