Research & Publications

Dr Mok and Dr Lau have researched and published extensively. Below is a selection of some of their published works:

Dr Paul Mok

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

• 2nd Congress on Contemporary Topics in Laryngology and XII Annual Pacific Voice Conference,  1-4 Sep 1999, Amsterdam. (Oral Presentation : Swallowing Problems in Post Irradiated NPC Patients)
• UICC Conference on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, 11-14 Feb 1998,
  Singapore (Poster : What are the Clinically Significant Titres ?)
• 9th ASEAN ORL Head & Neck Congress, 2-4 April 2001, Singapore (Oral Presentation : Prosthetic Voice Restoration : Outcomes and Predictors of Success in Laryngectomised Patients)
• Workshop on Prosthetic Voice Restoration in Laryngectomised Patients, 5th April 2001, Singapore (Course Organizer)
• Mount Sinai-University of Iowa Head and Neck  Surgery Course, New York, USA, March 2002 (Presentation: Swallowing problems in Head and Neck Cancer Patients)
• American Broncho-eosphageal Association Annual Scientific Meeting, April 2002, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. (Presentation: Hypopharyngeal pharyngoplasty in the management of pharyngeal paralysis: a new procedure). Won 2nd prize in Resident's Essay Award.
• Voice Foundation Meeting, May 2002, Philadelphia, USA. (Presentation: Transverse cordotomy and thyroarytenoid myectomy in the management of bilateral vocal fold immobility: a new procedure).
  
• 10th ASEAN ORL Head and Neck Congress, 26-29 February 2003, Brunei. (Presentation: Bilateral Vocal Cord Immobility - approach and treatment options)
• National Healthcare Group Annual Scientific Congress 2003, 4-5 October 2003, Singapore. (Presentation: Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: a new paradigm)
• 13th Indonesian ORL-HNS Congress, 15-16 October 2003, Bali. (Presentation: Perceptual Voice Analysis & Voice Care in Dysphonia)
  
• 10th Asia Oceania ORL-HNS Congress, 22-26 February 2004, Kuala Lumpur. (Presentation: Injection Laryngoplasty & Hypopharyngeal Pharyngoplasty)
• Shanghai International Conference of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 12-14 April 2004, Shanghai, China. (Presentation: Hypopharyngeal Pharyngoplasty)
• NHG Voice Workshop for Teachers, Pei Chun Public School, Nov 26-27 2004 (Organizer)
• Lectures in Advanced Diploma in Nursing, Nanyang Polytechnic (2003-present)
• NUH/NUS 1st Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Conference, Jan 26-30, 2005. (Faculty member)
• 11th ASEAN ORL Head and Neck Congress, 22-25 August 2005, Bali, Indonesia (Presentation: Acoustic Parameters and its Clinical Correlation)
• Basic Laser And Application in ENT-HNS, 26-27 November 2005, Makassar, Indonesia. (Presentation: Principles of Cancer Resection with Laser, Management of Early Glottic Cancers)
• 2nd NUH-NUS Otolaryngology Head and Neck Conference and Workshop 21-24 March 2006. (Instructor: Workshop on airway Reconstruction Surgery)
• 6th Laryngeal & Phonosurgery Course and Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 Sept 2006. (Teaching Faculty)
• Voice Alive! Workshop, Nov1-3, 2006, Singapore. (Organizer)
• 1st Indonesian Head & Neck Conference, 13-15 December 2006, Jakarta. (Invited speaker: Surgery in OSA)
• Management of Snoring & OSA Workshop, 14-15 July 2007, Surabaya, Indonesia.  (Teaching Faculty)
• XIVth National Congress of Indonesian ORL-HNS Society Meeting, 11-13 July 2007, Surabaya, Indonesia. (Invited Speaker: Spasmodic Dysphonia, Transverse Cordotomy for Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis).
• Asia Pacific Voice Symposium, 6-8 September 2007, Singapore. (Invited Speaker: Recognizing the Danger Signs of Damage in your Voice)
• Chinese University of Hong Kong ENT Conference 2007, 9-11 November 2007, Hong Kong. (Teaching Faculty for Laryngology Course & Invited Speaker)
• Singapore 2nd Sleep Surgery Course, 14-16 March 2008. (Speaker & Organizer)
• Sound Voice Workshop, 26-27 May 2008, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore. (Organizer & Speaker)
• 1st University of Malaya CO2 Laser Course and Live Surgery, 16-17 December 2008 (Invited Speaker)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Course, organized by Ministry of Health Malaysia & ENT Department, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, 17-20 October 2008 (Invited Speaker)
• 7th Annual Meeting of Indonesian ORL-HNS Association, Bandung, 30 July - 1 August 2008 (Invited Speaker)
• 7th  Laryngeal & Phonosurgery Course and Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, 1-3 Nov 2008. (Teaching Faculty)
• Voice for Life! Public Symposium. April 18 2009 (Organizer)
• Chinese University of Hong Kong ENT Conference 2009, 29-31 October 2009, Hong Kong. (Invited Speaker)
• Workshop on OSA (WOSAK 2010) in Kochin and Mumbai 16-20th October 2010 (Invited Speaker)
  
• Singapore 3rd Sleep Surgery Course, 29-31 October 2010. (Invited Speaker)
• 4th Malaysian International MSOHNS Congress and Inagural ASEAN Sleep Congress, 28-30th June 2012 (Invited Speaker)
• NUH ENT Surgical Course 2013, 2-6th February 2013 (Invited Speaker)
• Singapore General Hospital 2nd  Snoring and Sleep Apnea Surgery Course, 27-29 July 2013 (Invited Speaker)
• OSACON 2013, 19-20 October 2013, Kochi, India (Invited Faculty)
• SGH Snoring and Sleep Apnea Surgery Course, 11-13 July 2014 (Invited Speaker)

RESEARCH: SCIENTIFIC POSTER PRESENTATION

• Xu Xinni, Mok P, Loke D.  Factors influencing success in myringoplasty
  Presented at AH research Forum 2009
  Presented at the NHG Scientific Conference 2009
  Presented at the ORL ASEAN Conference 2009, Siem Reap, Cambodia
  Presented at Singapore-Malaysia ENT meeting 2010
• Thong J, Mok P, Loke D. Nodular fasciitis in the Head and Neck
  Presented at the ISIAN conference 2011, Tokyo, Japan.
• Thong J, Loke D, K Ranjini, Mok P. Use of Narrow-Band Imaging in Detection of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Meeting in San Francisco, Sept 2011.
• Charn TC, Mok P. Voice Problems amongst Primary School Teachers in Singapore.
  Presented at Singapore-Malaysia ENT meeting 2009,
  Presented at 4th World Voice Congress September 2010, South Korea
  Presented at American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Meeting Sept 2011, San Francisco, USA
• Lynn Koh, Paul Mok. Comparing Friedman's tongue position and Muller maneuver with Sleep Nasendoscopy in the evaluation of base of tongue obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Meeting, September 2012, Washington DC, USA

RESEARCH: JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

• ASM Saurajen, NWC Chee, JK Siow, F Lim, P Mok (2000).  Tracheoesophageal Puncture Outcomes and Predictors of Success in Laryngectomised Patients.  Ann Acad Med Singapore2000;29:452-6.
• Mok P, Seshadri RS, Siow JK, Lim SMF. Swallowing Problems in Post Irradiated NPC Patients. Singapore Med J. 2001 Jul;42(7):312-6.
• Chee G, Mok P, Sim R. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the External Auditory Canal : A Retrospective Review of 14 Patients. Singapore Medical Journal Vol 41 (9):441-446,451
• Thong J, Loke D, Mok P. Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Masquerading as an Acoustic Neuroma. Singapore Med J. 2012 Mar;53(3):e60-2
• Thong J, Mok P, Loke D. A Quality Assurance Survey to Improve Communication between ENT Specialists and General Practitioners.  Singapore Med J 2010;51(10): 796
• Mok P, Woo P, Mojica J. Hypopharyngeal pharyngoplasty in the management of pharyngeal paralysis: a new procedure. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003 Oct;112(10):844-52.
• Thong J, Mok P, Loke D. Nodular Fasciitis in Head and Neck. Accepted into Ear Nose Throat Journal 2011, awaiting publication
• Charn TC, Mok P. Voice Problems amongst Primary School Teachers in Singapore. Accepted for publication in Journal of Voice 2011
• Use of narrow-band imaging in detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Thong JF, Loke D, Karumathil Sivasankarannair R, Mok P. J Laryngol Otol. 2013 Jan 2:1-7
  

Dr Lau Hung Tuan

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

• Chang Gung Forum 2019, 7-9 Oct 2019, Taiwan
  (Invited Speaker : Maxillomandibular Advancement for OSA: Long-term Outcomes & Predictors)
• World Sleep 2019, 20-25 Sep 2019, Vancouver, Canada
  (Oral Presentation : Long-term Outcome & Cephalometric Analysis of Maxillomandibular Rotational Advancement Surgery for Treatment of OSA in Asian Patients)
• World Sleep 2019, 20-25 Sep 2019, Vancouver, Canada
  (Oral Presentation : Maxillomandibular Advancement for OSA: Does Previous Palatal Surgery Affect Outcome?)
• World Sleep 2019, 20-25 Sep 2019, Vancouver, Canada
  (Oral Presentation : Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Is there a Difference in the Degree of Collapsibility at Different Sedation Levels?)
• 1st SARC Sleep Workshop, 25-26 Apr 2019, Singapore
  (Research Symposium Speaker : Maxillomandibular Advancement for OSA: Does Previous Palatal Surgery Affect Outcome?)
• TCPA Annual Meeting 2019, Taiwan.
  (Invited Speaker : Keys to Successful Management for OSA)
• 12th Congress of Asian Pacific Craniofacial Association, 2-4 Dec 2018, Seoul, Korea.
  (High Impact Oral Presentation : Long-term Result of MMRA Surgery for Treatment of OSA in Asian Patients)
• 12th Congress of Asian Pacific Craniofacial Association, 2-4 Dec 2018, Seoul, Korea.
  (Oral Presentation : MMA in OSA. Does Previous Palatal Surgery Affect Outcome?)
• Chang Gung North-South Craniofacial Meeting 7 Sept 2018
  (Invited Speaker : The Role of the Nose in Orthognathic Surgery & OSA)
• 2018 Asian Pacific Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Forum, 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2018
  (Oral Presentation : Long-term Result of MMRA Surgery for Treatment of OSA in Asian Patients)
• 2018 Asian Pacific Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Forum, 29 Nov-1 - Dec 2018
  (Oral Presentation : MMA for OSA: Does Previous Palatal Surgery Affect Outcome?)
• IX International Symposium on Recent Advances in Rhinosinusitis & Nasal Polyposis, 21-23 Nov 2016, Malaysia
  (Oral Presentation: Silent Sinus Syndrome: Unusual Presentation of Isolated Upper Alveolar Numbness and a Current Literature Review)

RESEARCH: SCIENTIFIC POSTER PRESENTATION

• Leow YG, Lau HT, Tan TSH. Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Is there a Difference in the Degree of Collapsibility at Different Sedation Levels?
  Presented at World Sleep 2019, 20-25 Sep 2019, Vancouver, Canada
• Leong R, Tan TSH, Lau HT. Palate surgery from the patients’ perspective: Comparison of barbed reposition pharyngoplasty and relocation pharyngoplasty techniques using a post-operative palate surgery specific questionnaire
  Presented at 9th International Surgical Sleep Society Meeting, 5-7 Apr 2018, Munich, Germany
• Lau HT, Lim KH. Isolated Upper Alveolar Numbness in Silent Sinus Syndrome.
  Presented at AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting 2016, San Diego, USA
• Lau HT, Uppal S. Endoscopic removal of a cervical oesophagus impacted denture using a laser laryngoscope and laparoscopic instruments
  Presented at 68th Annual General & Scientific Meeting NZ-ORL, Nelson, New Zealand

RESEARCH: JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

• Maxillomandibular Rotational Advancement: Airway, Aesthetics and Angle’s Considerations. Lin CH, Wang PF, Loh SRH, Lau HT, Hsu SP. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2019;14:83-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.10.011. Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID: 30709537
• Isolated unilateral upper alveolar numbness in silent sinus syndrome. Lau HT, Lim KH. BMJ Case Rep 2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219322. PMID: 28343157
• Swelling in the upper arm: The presentation and management of an isolated brachial artery aneurysm. Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2011;93(5):e37-8.