Dr Kimberley Kiong

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

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty/Department: Otorhinolaryngology/ENT, Surgery ＆ Surgical Oncology

Clinical Interest: Head ＆ Neck Surgery

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Acute Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis, Enlarged Neck Lymph Nodes, Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Reconstruction: Local Flaps, Head and Neck Reconstruction: Microsurgical Free Flaps, Head and Neck Reconstruction: Regional Flaps, Hypopharyngeal Cancers, Laryngeal Cancer, Larynx Cancer, Mouth Cancer, Mouth Ulcers, Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer), Neck Lumps, Oropharyngeal Cancers, Paranasal Sinus Tumours, Parotid Lumps, Salivary Gland Tumours, Sialendoscopy, Swallowing Difficulties, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Lumps, Thyroid nodules, Thyroid Nodules, Tonsils and Adenoids, Transoral Robotic Surgery for Cancer.

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Clinical Appointments

Site chief (SGH), SDDC Head & Neck
Consultant SingHealth Duke-NUS Head and Neck Centre
Senior Consultant Otorhinolaryngology - Head ＆Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital
Senior Consultant Otolaryngology (ENT) Sengkang General Hospital
Senior Consultant National Cancer Centre Singapore
Visiting Consultant Children's ENT Centre KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Kiong completed her undergraduate medical training in NUS and ENT Residency in Singhealth. She underwent further subspecialty training in Head & Neck Surgery at the prestigious MD Anderson… View More +

Education

MBBS (Singapore)
MRCSEd (ENT)
MMed ORL (Singapore)
Specialist Accreditation in ENT (Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Clinical Faculty, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Member, Singapore Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 2017 - present
Member, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2013 - present

Awards

Service with a Heart Award (2022)
Singhealth Outstanding Resident Award (2015/2016)
Singhealth Outstanding Resident Award (2014/2015)
Singhealth Outstanding Resident Award (2013/2014)

Publications

Meta-analysis of induction chemotherapy as selection marker for chemoradiation in the head and neck. Kiong KL, DeSouza NN, Sultana R, NG Iyer. Laryngoscope, 2017 Nov 24.
Salivary fistula: Blue dye testing as part of an algorithm for early diagnosis. Kiong KL, Tan NC, Skanthakumar T, Teo EH, Soo KC, Tan HK, Roche E, Yee KS, NG Iyer. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2017 Dec;2(6):363-368.
Biobrane for burns of the ear - a novel technique. Kiong KL, Chong SJ, Tan BK. Burns, 2015 Mar; 41(2):414.
Transaxillary thyroidectomies: a comparative learning experience of robotic vs endoscopic thyroidectomies. Kiong KL, Iyer NG, Skanthakumar T, Ng JC, Tan NC, Tay HN, Tan HK. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 May; 152(5):820-6.
Transoral robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apnea in Asian patients: a Singapore sleep centre experience. Toh ST, Han HJ, Tay HN, Kiong KL. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2014 Jul:140(7):624-9.
Laparoscopic repair of esophageal perforation due to Boerhaave syndrome. Kiong KL, Ganesh R, Anton CK. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 2011 Aug;21(4):e203-5
Early improvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in Asian patients. KL Kiong, Ganesh R, Anton CK, Lim SC. Singapore Medical Journal, 2010 Dec;51(12):937-43