Dr. Li Hao is a senior consultant ENT, head and neck surgeon with a special interest in the diagnosis and management of benign or cancerous growths of the head and neck.

Education

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (National University of Singapore)
• Master of Otorhinolaryngology (National University of Singapore)
• Master of Clinical Investigation (National University of Singapore)
• Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
• Fellow (Honours), International Federation of Head and Neck Oncological Societies (IFHNOS)
• Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
• Fellow, Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Singapore
  
   

Awards

• Merit Award, Clinical Practice Improvement Project on antibiotic prophylaxis, 2025
• Silver medal in clinical research: Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2024
• Bronze medal in clinical research: Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2023

Conditions he manages

• Cancer of the head and neck including skin, nose, sinuses, tongue, mouth, nasopharynx, tonsil, base of tongue (oropharynx), hypopharynx (throat), voice box (larynx), thyroid, salivary gland (parotid, submandibular, sublingual, minor salivary glands), lymph nodes of the neck, tumours of nerves (schwannoma), blood vessels (carotid body tumour) or sarcomas. He is experienced in working with plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, thoracic surgeons and ophthalmologists in the performance of complex head and neck surgeries for advanced tumours.
• Thyroid nodule, goitres, parathyroid adenoma, carcinoma, or hyperplasia
• General ear, nose and throat conditions
  
   

Academic appointments

• Senior clinical lecturer, National University of Singapore
• Senior clinical lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore
• Core faculty, Otorhinolaryngology residency of NHG Health
  
   

Research interests

• Value-based management of thyroid nodule and thyroid cancer
• Clinical trial of medical technology