A/Prof Mark LC Khoo
ENT Surgeon (Ear, Nose and Throat) / Otorhinolaryngologist
31 years of experience
Specialty
ENT Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat) / Otorhinolaryngology
Qualifications
MBBS (S’pore), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glasg)
What I do
A/Prof Mark LC Khoo provides clinical services such as:
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Thyroid cancer
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Professional Statement
A/Prof Mark LC Khoo is highly regarded as a head and neck surgical oncologist. He is also widely published in international journals in the field of head and neck cancer and has authored several notable articles on nasopharyngeal cancer and thyroid cancer.
His love for Head and Neck Surgery began early, inspired greatly by his mentor Prof. Soo Khee Chee (Director, National Cancer Centre, Singapore). With the blessings of TTSH, Dr Khoo had the good fortune of operating with Prof. Soo in SGH once a week for 5 years from 1995 to 1999. Simultaneously, he started the first dedicated ... See more [ + ]cancer service for head and neck cancer patients in TTSH in 1996. This critical and formative 5 year period set the foundation for his practice today.
In August 1999, Dr Khoo left for Toronto, Canada to complete a 2 year fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery under the auspices of the American Head and Neck Society. To date, he remains one of only a handful of people in Singapore to have completed the official American head and neck surgery fellowship programme.
Upon returning to Singapore in 2001, Dr Khoo was appointed Chief of the head and neck service in TTSH, as well as visiting consultant to the National Cancer Centre Singapore, both appointments he continues to hold today. In 2007, he was amongst the founding faculty of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School where he is currently Adjunct Associate Professor.
Dr Khoo is highly regarded as a head and neck surgical oncologist. He is also widely published in international journals in the field of head and neck cancer and has authored several notable articles on nasopharyngeal cancer and thyroid cancer. He has won several awards including a National Day Award (Pingkat Kepujian) and Courage Award for his work during the SARS crisis.
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His love for Head and Neck Surgery began early, inspired greatly by his mentor Prof. Soo Khee Chee (Director, National Cancer Centre, Singapore). With the blessings of TTSH, Dr Khoo had the good fortune of operating with Prof. Soo in SGH once a week for 5 years from 1995 to 1999. Simultaneously, he started the first dedicated ... See more [ + ]cancer service for head and neck cancer patients in TTSH in 1996. This critical and formative 5 year period set the foundation for his practice today.
In August 1999, Dr Khoo left for Toronto, Canada to complete a 2 year fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery under the auspices of the American Head and Neck Society. To date, he remains one of only a handful of people in Singapore to have completed the official American head and neck surgery fellowship programme.
Upon returning to Singapore in 2001, Dr Khoo was appointed Chief of the head and neck service in TTSH, as well as visiting consultant to the National Cancer Centre Singapore, both appointments he continues to hold today. In 2007, he was amongst the founding faculty of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School where he is currently Adjunct Associate Professor.
Dr Khoo is highly regarded as a head and neck surgical oncologist. He is also widely published in international journals in the field of head and neck cancer and has authored several notable articles on nasopharyngeal cancer and thyroid cancer. He has won several awards including a National Day Award (Pingkat Kepujian) and Courage Award for his work during the SARS crisis.
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Languages Spoken
English, Mandarin
Education
National University of Singapore, Faculty of Medicine
Awards and Publications
National Day Award (Pingkat Kepujian)
Courage Award for his work during the SARS crisis
Courage Award for his work during the SARS crisis
Professional Positions and Memberships
Former Chief of the head and neck service in Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Fellow, Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery under the auspices of the American Head and Neck Society
Visiting Consultant to the National Cancer Centre Singapore
See more [ + ] Amongst the founding faculty of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Adjunct Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
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Fellow, Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery under the auspices of the American Head and Neck Society
Visiting Consultant to the National Cancer Centre Singapore
See more [ + ] Amongst the founding faculty of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Adjunct Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
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Accredited Hospitals
Gleneagles Hospital
Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital
See more [ + ]Parkway East Hospital
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Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital
See more [ + ]Parkway East Hospital
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Insurances Accepted
MHC
Aviva
IHP
Aviva
IHP