Dr. Kimberley Lau May Ee
ConsultantOtolaryngology (ENT) - Head And Neck SurgeryKhoo Teck Puat Hospital
Languages

English; Mandarin

Credentials
MB ChB (UK), FRCS (UK)
Clinical Interests
Otology and Implant Surgery

Biodata

Dr Kimberley received her MBChB undergraduate degree at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (UK). She then underwent her Basic Surgical Training in Oxford Deanery UK, and completed her ENT Specialty Training in South Yorkshire UK, and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

During her specialist training years, she was awarded the Sri Iyer Surgical Trainee of the Year Award, Sir Ernest Finch Travelling Fellowship Award, the CWJ Travelling Fellowship as well as the Ear Aid Nepal Scholarship. After completing her specialty training in 2021, she was awarded the prestigious Graham Fraser Memorial Fellowship in Otology and completed her Cochlear Implantation Fellowship in Sydney, Australia in 2022. She is currently registered with both the Singapore Medical Council and the General Medical Council (UK) as a specialist in Otolaryngology.

She manages all types of ENT conditions - including ear, throat and sinus issues. She has subspecialty interests in hearing, implants and dizziness/balance disorders.

Dr Kimberley performs a wide variety of basic and complex ENT operations including myringoplasty, mastoidectomy (cholesteatoma surgery), cochlear implants, middle ear implants and bone conduction devices.

Dr Kimberley was previously a Sub-investigator for several commercial otology clinical trials and overall, her research work (in otology, rhinology and head and neck) is well-published in numerous international peer-reviewed journals. She has presented her research at multiple international conferences and has been invited to be guest reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals. She was awarded the Journal of Laryngology and Otology Best Paper Prize in 2022 for her article regarding age-related hearing loss and mild cognitive impairment.

She has previously organised and facilitated the yearly Yorkshire and Humber ENT Crash Course and the Sheffield Hospitals Airway Course in the UK. She continues to be involved in teaching and training and has been appointed Physician Faculty of NHG Residency and Clinical Lecturer with the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and she also teaches students from NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.

Research Interest
Hearing Loss, Hearing Implants, Hearing Rehabilitation

Publications

  • Lodhi S, Dodgson K, Dykes M, Vishwanath V, Bazaz R, Mathur S, Watson G, Cartwright K, Pearson A, Wearmouth D, List R, Yates P, Dixon J, Puveendran A, Wilson M, Watson K, Cullinan M, Mentias Y, Capper R, Jewes L, Wallis S, Hamilton D, Adams B, Khalid-Raja M, Faris B, Khan M, Linton S, Abrar R, Owen E, Bisbinas V, Ijaz A, Lau K, Timms S, Bruce J, Stapleton E. Diagnostic criteria and core outcome set development for necrotising otitis externa: the COSNOE Delphi consensus study. J Laryngol Otol. 2024 Apr 22:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S0022215124000513. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38644734.
  • K Lau, P Dimitriadis, C Mitchell, M Martyn-St James, D Hind, J Ray. "Age Related Hearing Loss and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta- analysis and systematic review of Population Based Studies" The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2021 Dec 13;1-16