Dr Ang Hui Chi Annette

Biography

 Dr Annette Ang currently holds the position of Senior Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, She graduated from the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin Medical School in 1998, having garnered multiple awards for academic excellence during her undergraduate years. In 2008, she completed her specialist training in Otorhinolaryngology and was awarded the Gold Medal for excellence. She pursued a clinical fellowship in pediatric otorhinolaryngology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City. She is proficient in the care of children with ear, nose and throat problemsDuring her fellowship at Weill Cornell, Dr Ang spent considerable time in laboratory research exploring the physiologic boundaries of pediatric airway distension on a rabbit model. Her innovative research into an endoscopic balloon dilation approach for subglottic stenosis received the Silver Award at the Society for ENT Advances in Children Annual Meeting (SENTAC) in 2009. Dr Ang has also been involved in several complex pediatric airway surgeries during her fellowship at Weill Cornell, and upon her return to Singapore was one of the first otorhinolayngologists to successfully use propanolol in the treatment of Subglottic Hemangiomas. .

Research Interest

  pediatric otorhinolaryngology and complex airway management.