Dr. Ker Liang

Otorhinolaryngology / Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery

Credentials	MBBS (S’pore), MRCS (Edin), MMed (ORL), ACGME-I (ORL), FAMS (ORL)
Language	English, Mandarin Chinese
Info	Dr Ker Liang graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009. She subsequently served as a Consultant with the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Singapore’s National University Health System (NUHS). She accumulated more than 13 years of experience in the field of Otolaryngology, providing specialised ENT outpatient services as well as surgical care in all three hospitals in Singapore’s western hospital cluster, namely National University Hospital (NUH), Alexandra Hospital, and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). Dr Ker Liang specialises in treating patients, including children and seniors, with general ENT conditions and has a particular interest in Laryngology. She underwent fellowship training under Professor Marc Remacle and is well-versed in Laryngological conditions related to the throat, voice, and swallowing. She is a seasoned Laryngologist and has treated many esteemed overseas patients, such as military generals, in her Voice and Swallowing Clinic at NUH.
Associated Treatments	ENT clinic services and treatment includes nasoendoscopy, microscopic ear clearance, swabs for microbiology, fine needle aspiration cytology (with/without ultrasound guidance), biopsy, toilet & suture of wounds, incision and drainage of abscesses, tracheostomy tube change as well as nasogastric tube insertion/change.
Special Treatments	Special clinical services and treatment includes videostroboscopy, therapeutic injection of filler/botox, and tracheo-esophageal prosthesis (TEP) change.
Publications	High-risk HPV genotypes and P16INK4a expression in a cohort of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients in Singapore, Oncotarget, December 27th 2016
Achievements	Phase IV Medical Undergraduate Director (ENT), NUS YLLSOM, 2021 to 2024 Assistant Professor, Clinical Educator track, for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies at National University Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, since 2020
Associations	Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Singapore (SOHNSS) member Academy of Medicine, Singapore, member Singapore Medical Association (SMA), member
Awards and Honours	National Health System, Long service award – 10 years, in 2020 Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) sponsorship recipient in 2019
Fellowships and Accreditations	Completed fellowship in Laryngology under Prof Marc Remacle, in Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, from 2019 to 2020.