Assoc Prof Tan Kun Kiaang Henry

MBBS (NSW), MD (Spore), FCRS (Ed), FAMS (ORL)

Senior Consultant

Profile

Assoc Prof Henry Tan is currently a Senior Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, with a keen interest in pediatric otorhinolaryngology and complex airway management. He is also the main implant surgeon in KKH for cochlear implant and brain stem implant (in collaboration with neuro surgeon).

He graduated from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor in Medicine in 1981.

Assoc Prof Tan has exceptional contributions to clinical work that has impact on safety and quality of patient care. He has also demonstrated leadership in his field of specialty and actively engages in training junior staff and peers in the area of service excellence.

Education

MD (Spore) 2001
FRCSEd (Edinburgh) 1990
MBBS The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 1981

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Head of Department of Otolaryngology, KKH 2007 - Present
Senior Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology, KKH 2002 - Present
Adjunct Associate Professor, Duke NUS Medical School, 2013 - Present
Clinical Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 2006 - Present
Faculty Member, SingHealth Residency Program (ENT), 2011 - Present

Awards

NUS Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence AY16/17, 2017
Service with a Heart Award, 2015
Outstanding Faculty Award, RiSE Awards, SingHealth Residency, 2015
Outstanding Faculty Award, RiSE Awards, SingHealth Residency, 2014

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Diagnostic Dilemma of a Mature Parapharyngeal Teratoma in an Infant
Maria Pang CY, Tan KK
Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports 2017 4:197| ISSN: 2378-3656
Volume 4 Issue 12
Luc's abscess masquerading as severe otitis externa
Jereme Yijin Gan, Henry Kun Kiaang Tan, Lynn Huiting Koh
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology's online-only companion journal
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
March 2017 Volume 16, Pages 10–13
The Successful use of bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation (Coblation) In Treatment of A
Lymphatic Malformation Affecting The Upper Airway
Lynn H.Koh, Henry KK Tan
International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Vol 2 No 4 (2016)
Distribution of branchial anomalies in a paediatric Asian population
Neville Wei Yang Teo, Shahrul Izham Ibrahim, Kun Kiaang Henry Tan
Singapore Medical Journal 2015; 56 (4): 203-207
An unusual case of upper airway obstruction
Lim KH, Ang HC, Tan HKK
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2012; 7 (1): 18-20
A subglottic stenosis in infants and children
Choo KKM, Tan HKK, Balakrishnan A
Singapore Medical Journal 2012;51 (11): 848
Airway Management of an expanding soft palate haematoma in a parturient
SB Yeoh, WHL Teoh, HKK Tan
Anaesth Intensive Care. 2013 Sep;41(5):680-1.
Preauricular sinuses in the pediatric population: techniques and recurrence rates
Gan EC, Tan HKK
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngology. 77(2013) 372-378.
A review of the burden of disease due to otitis media in the Asia-Pacific
Mahadevan M, Navarro-Locsin G, Tan HK, Yamanaka N, Sonsuwan N, Wang PC, Dung NT, Restuti RD, Hashim SS, Vijayasekaran S
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 May;76(5):623-35.
Mastoiditis presenting as parietooccipital scalp abscess- A case report and literature review Somasundaram Subramaniam, Ang AHC, Tan HKK
International journal of pediatric Otolaryngology Extra, 2012, e1-e3.
Recurrent Kawasaki disease presenting as acute airway obstruction
See XA, Prakash V, Tan KK
Singapore Med J. 2012 Dec;53(12):e264-6
Kimura disease of the epiglottis- an unusual cause of upper airway obstruction.
Lim KH, Ang AHC, Tan HKK
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
A subglottic stenosis in infants and children
Choo KKM, Tan HKK, Balakrishnan A
Singapore Medical Journal 2012;51 (11): 848
Preauricular sinuses in the pediatric population: techniques and recurrence rates Gan EC, Tan HKK, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 77(2013) 372-378.
Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Rhinosinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis
Siow J K, Alshaikh N A, Balakrishnan A, Chan K O, Chao S S, Goh L G, Hwang S Y J, Lee C Y J, Leong J L, Lim L, Menon A, Sethi D S, Tan H, Wang D Y, Singapore Med J. 2010;51(3):190-199.
Sphenoid sinus: An anatomic and endoscopic study in Asian cadavers
Tan HKK, Ong YK, Clinical Anatomy 20:745-750 (2007)
A novel stent for the treatment of persistent buccopharyngeal membrane
Tan SS, Tan HK, Lim CS, Chiang WM, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Sep;70(9):1645-9
Auditory neuropath/auditory dys-synchrony detected by universal newborn hearing screening
Ngo RY, Tan HK, Balakrishnan A, Lim SB, Lazaroo DT
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 July;70(7):1299-306. Epub 2006 Jan 18
The development of sphenoid sinus in Asian children
HKK Tan, YK Ong, MSK Teo, SMC Fook-Chong, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol (2003)67, 1295-1302.
Airway foreign bodies (AFB) – A 10-year review
Tan KK, Brown K, McGill T, Kenna MA, Lund D, Healy GB, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2000;56(2):91-99.
The Singapore Swing, Gibb AG, Tan KK, Sim RST
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology June 1997, Vol. 111, pp. 527-530
Fragmented, Distorted Cricoid Cartilage: An Acquired Abnormality.
Tan KK, Holinger LD, Chen Jiann Chyuan, Gonzalez- Crussi F
Annals of Otology, rhinology & Laryngology May 1996; 105(5):348-355.
The Optic Nerve in the Posterior Ethmoid in Asians
Yeoh KH, Tan KK, Acta Otolaryngologica 1994; 114:329-336