Otorhinolaryngology/ENT, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Otolaryngology (ENT), Woodlands Hospital
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
Publications
1. A Low-Cost, Point-of-Care Test for Confirmation of Nasogastric Tube Placement via Magnetic Field Tracking.
2. Otolaryngology Surgery in Time of COVID-19-What PPE to Use When?
3. Prospective anatomical study to determine the site of insertion of recurrent laryngeal nerve into the larynx
4. Perioperative management of endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery
5. Chyloma: A Manifestation of Chyle Leak Six Months After Neck Dissection
6. Managing buccal space tumours
7. The Growth Kinetics of Collision Nodal Metastasis from Medullary and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, A Case Report.
8. Margin status, local control, and disease-specific survival in surgically resected parotid carcinomas with parapharyngeal extension.
9. Reply to Letter from Dr. Ushakov on “Thyroid nodules that disappear—a case report on pseudonodules in thyroiditis”
10. Refining the Management of Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules by Combining Nuclear Atypia with Sonographic Suspicion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Jul 29.
11. Total Thyroidectomy and Quality of Life in Patients with Hashimoto Thyroiditis, a Systematic Scoping Review. J Surg Res. 2025 Dec;316:185-195
12. Feasibility of a low-cost magnet tracking device in confirming nasogastric tube placement at point of care, a clinical trial. Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 25;14(1):7068
13. Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features and the risk of malignancy in thyroid cytology: Data from Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Dec;50(12):903-910.
14. Connexin 43 expression in irradiated human neck skin: a prospective case-control study. Ann Transl Med 2025;13(1):3. doi: 10.21037/atm-24-158
15. Margin status, local control, and disease-specific survival in surgically resected parotid carcinomas with parapharyngeal extension. Head Neck. 2021 Sep;43(9):2644-2654. PMID: 33931905
16. Routine intraoperative frozen section adds little value to the management of thyroid nodules with Bethesda III cytology. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Nov;50(11):865-867
17. The Growth Kinetics of Collision Nodal Metastasis from Medullary and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, A Case Report. European Thyroid Journal. Eur Thyroid J. 2021 Jul;10(4):345-352
