Adj A/Prof Ng Chew Lip

Senior Consultant and Clinical Director, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System
Adjunct Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Adjunct Associate Prof Ng Chew Lip is Senior Consultant and Clinical Director of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Fellow of the International Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

He has keen interest in innovation in surgery and surgical systems, having developed novel surgical techniques and instruments in Rhinoplasty and Sinus Surgery. He received the National Healthcare Innovation Gold Medal in 2023 as the lead of a team that optimised the hospital surgical system harnessing deep data analytics and visualisation to optimise processes and human resource, leading to significant manpower, time and cost savings.

As a committed educator, A/Prof Ng serves as the Undergraduate Director of the Department and former Associate Program Director of the NUHS ENT Residency Programme. He also directs a Clinical Observership Programme to train international surgeons. He received over $1million in grants as Principal Investigator, has authored several medical text book chapters and serves on the Editorial Boards of medical journals.

Beyond clinical work, A/Prof Ng serves in the following professional organisations:

- Honorary Secretary, Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Exco and Council Member, Singapore Medical Association
- Secretary-General, Medical Associations of ASEAN
- Chairperson, Section of Rhinoplasty, ASEAN Rhinologic Society
- Honorary Secretary, Section of FPRS, Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Board member, SMA Charity Fund
- Appointed member, Law Society Inquiry Panel