Dr. Andrew Loy Heng Chian

Otorhinolaryngology / Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery

Credentials

BA Hons (Oxford) MA (Oxford) MBBS (London) FRCS (ENT) (Edin) FRCS (Glasg) FAMS (Otorhinolaryngology) Fellow, American Head & Neck Society

Language

English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Hokkien Dialect, Cantonese Dialect

Background

BA Hons (Oxford)
MA (Oxford)
MBBS (London)
FRCS (ENT) (Edin)
FRCS (Glasg)
FAMS (Otorhinolaryngology)
Fellow, American Head & Neck Society

Consultant Ear Nose Throat – Head & Neck Surgeon
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Visiting Consultant, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Loy graduated with Honours from the University of Oxford, and completed his medical training at the University of London. He obtained the Fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1999. Apart from ear, nose and throat surgery, he is also a fellowship-trained head & neck surgeon, having done his subspecialty training in head & neck surgery and surgical oncology in the USA. His special interest is in thyroid surgery. He was awarded the Healthcare Humanity Award in 2005 by President SR Nathan for his volunteer medical work, and has received the EXSA Excellent Service Award three times. He is a two-time Singapore 70.3 Ironman finisher, and is married with 2 daughters.

Achievements

1986	Tan Chin Tuan Gold Medal (Top Student), Anglo-Chinese Junior College
1987 – 1993	Loke Cheng-Kim Foundation Scholarship for Medicine

Articles

What Is Nose Cancer?

What is Nose Cancer (Nasopharyngeal Cancer)? Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) or commonly called ‘nose cancer’, develops in the nasopharynx, an area in the back of the nose toward the base of skull. The nasopharynx lies just above the soft palate, just in...