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Acute Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis

Acute Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis - What it is

Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis occur when the pharynx and tonsils become infected with a virus or bacteria. They are common ailments that cause sore throat and the tonsils to become swollen and painful.

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Lim Chwee Ming Assoc Prof

Assoc Prof Lim Chwee Ming

Head & Senior Consultant

2​MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Toh Song Tar Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Toh Song Tar

Senior Consultant

MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), MMED(Sleep Med), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Sleep Apnoea Surgery, Snoring

Chan Yew Meng Dr

Dr Chan Yew Meng

Senior Consultant

​MBBS, FRCS (Edin), FAMS (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Skull Base Surgery, Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Management, Vertigo, Dizziness and Imbalance, Labyrinthine/ Inner Ear Tumors

Charn Tze Choong Assoc Prof

Assoc Prof Charn Tze Choong

Senior Consultant

MBBS (NUS), MRCS (Edin), GDFM (NUS), MMed (ORL), DOHNS (Eng), FEBEORL

Clinical Interests: Rhinology

Constance Teo Ee Hoon  Dr

Dr Constance Teo Ee Hoon

Senior Consultant

​MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Kimberley Kiong Dr

Dr Kimberley Kiong

Senior Consultant

MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Neville Teo Wei Yang Dr

Dr Neville Teo Wei Yang

Senior Consultant

​MBBS (Spore), MRCS (Glasgow), MMed (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis, Rhinology, Revision Sinus Surgery

Shalini Arulanandam Dr

Dr Shalini Arulanandam

Senior Consultant

​MBBS(S’pore), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL), MBA

Clinical Interests: Laryngology

Siti Radhziah Binte Sudirman Dr

Dr Siti Radhziah Binte Sudirman

Senior Consultant

​MBBS, MRCS (Ireland), MMED (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Isabelle Jang Jia Hui Dr

Dr Isabelle Jang Jia Hui

Consultant

​BSc (Hons), MD, MRCS(Glasg), MMed (ORL), FAMS (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck

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