Clin Asst Prof Lee Tee Sin

Dr Lee Tee Sin is currently the Deputy Head and a Senior Consultant with the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He is also the Director of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service. Upon completing his Otorhinolaryngology training, he was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan to pursue a 1-year clinical fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with the University of Toronto, Canada, endorsed by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He also achieved the highest international score in the 2014 IBCFPRS examination, and was honoured with the Claus D. Walter Award for Academic Excellence. He then completed the board certification process in 2017 and is a Diplomate of the IBCFPRS.

Dr Lee is active in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, holding appointments such as Associate Programme Director of the SingHealth Otolaryngology Residency Programme and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, as well as Clinical Senior Lecturer of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is also a visiting consultant to Singapore General Hospital, Singapore National Eye Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He has also contributed significantly to the Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Singapore, having previously held the positions of Honorary Treasurer, Vice President, and President.

• IBCFPRS, 2017
• Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013-2014
• FAMS (Otolaryngology), 2014
• MMed (Otolaryngology), 2010
• MRCSEd, 2008
• MBBS, 2004

• Member, Pan Asia Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 – Present
• Member, Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society, 2011 – Present
• Member, Singapore Medical Association, 2004 – Present
• Executive Committee, Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Singapore, 2021 – 2023
• President, Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Singapore, 2019 – 2021
• Vice President, Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Singapore, 2017 – 2019
• Honorary Treasurer, Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Singapore, 2016 – 2017

• Faculty Star Award, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 2026
• Long Service Award (20-Year), Changi General Hospital, 2026
• Star Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2025
• Star Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2025
• Star Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2024
•  Silver Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2023
•  Silver Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2022
• Outstanding Faculty Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels (RiSE), SingHealth Otolaryngology Residency Programme, 2022
• Gold Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2020
• Silver Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2018
• Long Service Award (10-Year), Changi General Hospital, 2015
• Claus D. Walter Award for Academic Excellence for achieving the highest international score for the IBCFPRS examination, in cooperation with the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2014
• Health Manpower Development Plan Award (HMDP), Ministry of Health, 2013

Publications

• Ng CHL, Huang E, Azman K, Low DY, Kwek JWM, Pang MCY, Loh ICY, Lee TS. Comparing Merocel versus Surgicel as Nasal Packing for Post-Inferior Turbinoplasty Surgery. J Laryngol Otol. 2026 Mar 30:1-5.
• HY Cheong, SH Tan, TS Lee, YMD Low. Beyond the Usual Suspects: A Case of Actinomyces Infection affecting the Middle Ear and Mastoid. Otolaryngology Case Reports. 2024 Nov;33:100633.
• Lim AWY, Lee TS, Wee JJ, Pang MCY. Chronic Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Mimicking Malignancy Post-Radiotherapy: A Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 June;76:4086-4090.
• Fong PY, Low DYM, Lee TS, Pang MCY. Managing a complex pituitary tumor: A case study on effective diagnosis and treatment of a challenging clival lesion. Arch Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024;8(1):1.
• Chu C, Soh L, Tan SH, Lee TS, Loh I. Lupus Erythematous Profundus: An Unusual Manifestation in the Otolaryngological Setting. Cureus. 2023 Oct 3;15(10):e46402.
• Chu C, Tan THL, Ng KS, Tan CS, Lee TS, Yuen HW, Lee W, Huang XY. Novel use of precipitating hydrophobic injectable liquid (PHIL) in pre-operative angioembolisation of a large posterior auricular arteriovenous malformation. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Mar-Apr;44(2):103786.
• Goh Co Ian J, Huang XY, Pang MJ, Lee TS. Convulsive Syncope from Carotid Sinus Syndrome as a manifestation of Laryngeal Cancer. Ann of Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023; Jan;132(1):100-104.
• AD Tan, JWM Kwek, TS Lee. Spontaneous Osteogenesis of Dehiscent Frontal Sinus Wall after Endoscopic Removal of Mucocele. J Craniofac Surg. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;33(1):e1-e2.
• J Lee, J Loh, TS Lee. Double Thumb Sign in a case of Epiglottitis. Radiol Case Rep. 2021 May 9;16(7):1810-1814.
• H Shafi, S John, TS Lee. Fungal auricular perichondritis after myringoplasty; A case report. Otolaryngology Case Reports. 2020 Sept;16:100208.
• Kwek WMJ, Chua SMCA, Xu SH, Tan THL, Huang XY, Loh I, Lee TS. Randomized controlled study comparing tonsillectomy safety and patient satisfaction outcomes between HARMONIC ACE®+ shears and monopolar diathermy in an adult population – A pilot study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Sept-Oct;41(5):102568.
• Lee TS, Kwek JWM, Ellis DAF. Treatment of periocular and temporal veins with 1064-nm Nd:YAG Laser. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2020 Sep;19(9):2306-2312.
• TS Lee, A See, C Lim, XY Huang. Successful Treatment of Cavernous Sinus Metastasis from Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma with Lenvatinib. Int J Thyroidol. 2020 May;13(1): 60-63.
• James WM Kwek, TS Lee, Ian CY Loh. Helical rim advancement – A technique to avoid keloid recurrence. JPRAS Open. 2019 Mar;19:61-66.
• Tan B, Lee TS, Loh I. Reconstruction of preauricular soft tissue defects using a superiorly based rotation advancement scalp flap – A novel approach to the surgical treatment of preauricular sinuses. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Mar-Apr;39(2):204-207.
• Hoe YM, Lee TS, Tan B, Loh CY. When the simple migrated hair results in distressing ear symptoms. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Mar-Apr;35(2):274-5.
• Pang CE, Lee TS, Pang KP, Pang YT. Thoracic Ranula: an extremely rare case. J Laryngol Otol. 2005 Mar;119(3):233-4.
• Pang KP, Yung SW, Lee TS, Pang CE. Bipolar Clavicular Injury. Med J Malaysia. 2003 Oct;58(4):621-4.

Book Chapters

• Tee Sin Lee, David A.F. Ellis, 2016, Treatment of Acne Rosacea., William H. Truswell, in Lasers and Lights, Peels and Abrasions, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 1, 102-108
• Tee Sin Lee, Stephen S. Park, 2016, Endoscopic Forehead and Brow Lift., Hong Ryul Jin, in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of the East Asian Face, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 1, 324-338