Dr Lee

MBBS, MRCS (Edin), MMed (ORL), FAMS (ORL)

Senior Consultant

Specialty: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose ＆ Throat)

Sub-specialties: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nasal Reconstructive Surgery

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Allergic Rhinitis, Facial Deformities, Facial Trauma, Head and Neck Tumours, Nasal Obstruction, Sinusitis.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Otorhinolaryngology- Head ＆ Neck Surgery Changi General Hospital
Deputy Director, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Service Otorhinolaryngology- Head ＆ Neck Surgery Changi General Hospital
Visiting Consultant, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Visiting Consultant, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Visiting Consultant, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Visiting Consultant Singapore National Eye Centre

Profile

Dr Lee Tee Sin is presently a senior consultant with the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH) and is the Deputy 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. He then completed the board certification process in 2017 and is a Diplomate of the International Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr Lee is active in teaching and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is Visiting Consultant to the Singapore National Eye Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He is also the past Honorary Treasurer and present Vice President of the Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Singapore.

Education

IBCFPRS
Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
FAMS (ORL)
MMED (ORL)
MRCS (Edin)
MBBS

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Clinical Senior Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Physician Faculty, SingHealth Otolaryngology Residency Program
Vice President, Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Singapore, 2017-present
Honorary Treasurer, Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Singapore, 2016-2017
Member, Pan Asia Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017-present
Member, Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society, 2011-present
Member, Singapore Medical Association, 2004-present

Awards

• Silver Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2018

• 10-Year Long Service Award, Changi General Hospital, 2015

• Claus D. Walter Award for Academic Excellence for achieving the highest international score for the IBCFPRS examination, in cooporation with the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2014

• Health Manpower Development Plan Award (HMDP), Ministry of Health, 2013

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Publications

Pang KP, Yung SW, Lee TS, Pang CE. Bipolar Clavicular Injury. Med J Malaysia. 2003 Oct;58(4):621-4.
Pang CE, Lee TS, Pang KP, Pang YT. Thoracic Ranula: an extremely rare case. J Laryngol Otol. 2005 Mar;119(3):233-4. JIF: 0.844
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. JIF: 1.033
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. 2017 Nov 10. pii: S0196-0709(17)30836-0. [Epub ahead of print] JIF: 1.033

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