Dr Leong Jern-Lin

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Fellowship:

Rhinology, sinus surgery, and skull base surgery
Fellowship directors: Martin J. Citardi, MD & Pete S. Batra, MD
Head & Neck Institute
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
August 2004 to September 2005

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow
Inducted January 16, 2001

Residency:
Singapore Otolaryngology Residency Programme
Singapore
May1998 to April 2004

Internship:
Respiratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
November 1993 to February 1994
General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
March 1994 to June 1994
Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Hospital
July 1994 to October 1994

MEDICAL/UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

MBBS (S’pore)
National University of Singapore
August 1988 to October 1993

CERTIFICATIONS

Singapore Medical Council Specialist Registration for Otolaryngology
July 4, 2004
Certificate No: 002632

Singapore Health Ministry Specialist Accreditation in Otorhinolaryngology
July 4, 2004
Certificate No: OT0071

FELLOWSHIPS
MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURES

• Fellow Academy Of Medicine, Singapore

7 March 2011

• Full Medical Licensure in Singapore

June 1995

License No: 03086

• United States Medical Licensing Examinations

USMLE ID: 0-516-659-0

USMLE 1: October 1997

USMLE 2: August 1994

Full certification:    January 1998

HONOURS AND AWARDS

• American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Resident Travel Grant Award (September 2005)
• American Rhinologic Society Poster Award, 1^st place (May 2005)
• Singapore General Hospital Human Manpower Development Programme scholarship 2004-2005 for clinical fellowship training in Rhinology and Allergy, Head & Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA (2004)
• Residents’Research Forum, Singapore Otolaryngology  Society Scientific Meeting, 1^st prize (2003)
• American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting Poster Award, 3^rd place (May 2003)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Travel Fellowship Award (September 2002)
• Singapore Cancer Society Overseas Research Fellowship (June 1999 –May 2000)

EDUCATION COMMITMENTS

• Reviewer Laryngoscope since 7/2009
• Reviewer Respirology since 2007
• Co-Director SGH Rhinology Fellowship Programme 2007
• Reviewer for Singapore Medical Journal since 2006
• Mentorship of Otolaryngology residents in clinical and surgical care
• Mentorship of Medical students in clinical and surgical care
• Lecture to Undergraduates of School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (23/2/2006)
• Mentorship of Junior College students in jobshadowing programmee
• Didactic education of residents through rhinology lectures and teaching conferences

COURSE DIRECTOR

•  1^st International Advanced Allergy Course. 21-23 July 2011.
• 14^th SGH FESS Course. 31 July to to 2 Aug 2010.
• 1^st International Basic Allergy Course. 28-30 July 2010.
• SGH Rhinology Week 2009. 16 to 22 July 2009.
  • 1^st Functional Septorhinoplasty Course. 16 to17 July 2009.
  • 13^th SGH FESS Course. 18 to 20 July 2009
  • 2^nd SGH Otolaryngic Allergy Course. 21 to 22 July 2009.
• 12^th SGH FESS Course. 6 to 8 July 2008.
• 2^nd Asia Pacific Rhinology Innovators and Leaders Forum. 7 to 9 Aug 2008. (Course Co-ordinator)
• 1^st SGH Otolaryngic Allergy Course. 30 June 2007.
• 11^th SGH FESS Course. 1 to 3 July 2007.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Fellow of the American Rhinologic Society (9/2007 till present)
• Member European Academy of Allergology & Clinical Immunology (2006 -2007)
• Member Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Singapore (2000 till present)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• National ENT Trainee Review Committee (9/2005 till present)

HOSPITAL PROJECTS/COMMITTEES

• Department Clinical Coordinator for Duke-NUS GMS medical students
• Department Clinical Coordinator for NUS medical students
• Allergy Centre set up committee
• Brain Suite/Navigation OT set up committee
• Infection Control Audit Team in event of flu pandemic (Representative for ENT)