MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), FAMS (ORL) Senior Consultant, Otorhinolaryngology
Prof Christopher Goh is an ear, nose, throat (ENT) surgeon with about 20 years experience in the field. He provides specialised care for patients with nose and throat conditions through his advance surgical techniques. He currently practices at his clinic in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. He is also a Visiting Consultant to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National Cancer Centre.
Upon his graduation from the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (MBBS, 1985), Prof Goh obtained his postgraduate qualifications in Otolaryngology (FRCS Glasgow and Edinburgh, 1991). His training in Otolaryngology included a one-year stint at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland under the Health Manpower Development Programme Award. There, he was mentored by Professor Arnold Maran, a leading ENT-Head & Neck Surgeon in the United Kingdom. When he returned to Singapore, he completed his Advanced Specialist Training in Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery and was admitted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
In 1995, through the SGH Scholarship, Prof Goh went on to do a year-long fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery in Toronto, Canada. Under the mentorship of Professor Patrick Gullane, a world renowned ENT-Head & Neck Surgeon, Prof Goh successfully completed his training and was awarded the American Head & Neck Society Joint Council Certification for Advanced Training in Head & Neck Oncology.
Prior to his move to private practice, Prof Goh was the Head of Department and Senior Consultant of Otolaryngology at SGH. He remains a Visiting Consultant to the Hospital as well as to the National Cancer Centre Singapore.
Teaching and moulding future generations of doctors is an aspect of medicine that Prof Goh has a passion for. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, a Clinical Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore as well as the Chairman of the Residency Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health which oversees the training of residents in Singapore. He has been Chief Examiner of the Otolaryngology Exit Examinations since 2007 and has been invited as an external examiner for several overseas examinations. Prof Goh has also previously served as the Chairman of the Specialist Training Committee in Otolaryngology.
Apart from his teaching commitments, Prof Goh is actively involved in the otolaryngology arena. He is currently the Treasurer of the ASEAN Federation of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He served as President of the Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Singapore from 2007 to 2009 and is a founding member of the Asian Society of Head & Neck Oncology.
Committed to providing the best for patients, Prof Goh has helped train surgeons through several medical missions to countries like Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos and Bangladesh, so that they can continue to serve their community. He is also presently the Chief Commissioner of St John’s Ambulance Brigade whose goal is to provide service to mankind through the promotion of first aid skills and CPR. Prof Goh’s dedicated care to his patients has also won him several Service with a Heart Awards, a national Excellent Service Award (EXSA) and the Singapore Health Quality Service Star Award. His commitment to work and patients was recognized with a Long Service Award the Singapore General Hospital in 2004.
Prof Goh’s work in ENT-Head & Neck surgery is highly regarded and he is frequently invited as a guest speaker at regional and international conferences. An extensively published surgeon, Prof Goh has more than 35 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals to his name. He is also a guest reviewer for several local and international scientific journals.
Service with a Heart Award
Singapore General Hospital
January 2011
Singapore Health Quality Service Star Award
2011
International Outstanding Leadership Award in Endoscopy
China National Office for Science & Technology
October 2010
Best Oral Presentation (2nd Place)
Malaysia-Singapore Otolaryngology Society Joint Meeting
October 25 2009
EXSA Star Award
Excellent Service Award Committee & SPRING Singapore
2009
EXSA Gold Award
Excellent Service Award Committee & SPRING Singapore
2008
EXSA Silver Award
Excellent Service Award Committee & SPRING Singapore
2007
Service with a Heart Award October
Singapore General Hospital
2006
Service with a Heart Award April
Singapore General Hospital
2005
Heart of Gold Service Award
Singapore General Hospital
Jan – Apr 2004
Long Service Award
Singapore General Hospital
April 2004
Service with a Heart Award
Singapore General Hospital
April 2004
Serving Brother of The Order of St John 3
November 2002
Service with a Heart Award
Singapore General Hospital
July 2000
Best Teacher for Undergraduate Teaching
Singapore General Hospital
April 2000
Service with a Heart Award
Singapore General Hospital
January 1998
Chairman
Residency Advisory Committee
Specialist Accreditation Board
Ministry of Health
March 2010 to present
Chairman
Specialist Training Committee in Otolaryngology
Specialist Accreditation Board
Ministry of Health
September 2006 to August 2011
Designated Officer
Human Organ Transplant Act
Ministry of Health
July 2007 to Nov 2012
Medical Specialist Panel
Workmen’s Compensation Medical Board
Ministry of Manpower
August 2005 to Nov 2012
Medical Specialist Resource Person
Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession for Persons with Disabilities
National Council of Social Service
Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports
May 2007 to April 2010
Adjunct Professor
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
April 2011 to present
Clinical Associate Professor
National University of Singapore
July 2003 to present
Coordinator, Yr 2 & Yr 4 Surgical Electives
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
February 2010 to Nov 2012
Adjunct Professor Duke
NUS GMS
April 2011 - present
Clinical Associate Professor
National University of Singapore
Jul 2003 – present
Visiting Consultant
National Cancer Centre
1999 – present
Chairman Specialist Training Committee
Sept 2006 – 2011
Chairman Residency Advisory Committee
Mar 2010 – present
Honorary Consultant
Dover Park Hospice
Jan 2003 – present
Chief Commissioner
St John’s Ambulance Brigade
Jul 2012 – present