Education Qualifications: MBBS, FRCSEd
Dr Lu is an otolaryngologist whose subspecialty practice is in Head and Neck Surgery and Laryngology. He completed his specialist training in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and went on to a fellowship at Stanford University Medical Centre in 1994. He joined Changi General Hospital (CGH) in 1997 and was appointed Head of the ENT Division in 2001, then became Chief of the Department of ENT when it was formed in 2002. He was appointed Deputy Chairman of Medical Board, Surgical Disciplines in 2007. Dr Lu is heavily involved with Clinical Quality and serves as CGH's chairman for the Medical Audit Committee since 2007.
Dr Lu has been actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education for several years. He has been chairman of the Residency Advisory Committee for Otolaryngology since 2013. He has also served as clinical physician faculty in the Singhealth Otorhinolaryngology Residency Program since its inception. He has been an examiner for the Otolaryngology Exit Examinations for many years and is currently the deputy chair of the National Examinations Workgroup for Otorhinolaryngology.
He recently completed a 4-year term as Chairman, Chapter of Otorhinolaryngologists, College of Surgeons Singapore.
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships:
- Senior Consultant, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Changi General Hospital
- Clinical Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore 2010- Present
- Member, Table of Surgical Procedures (TOSP) Review Committee MOH, May 2013- present.
- Member, Singapore Medical Council (SMC)’s Working Committee for the Review of the Guidelines on Aesthetic Practices for Doctors, 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2016
- Member, workgroup on the practice of aesthetic medicine from 1 June to 31 June 2017, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- Faculty member (Surgical), Singapore Healthcare Improvement Network (SHINe), 2012- present
- Member, Core committee for Product Vigilance Advisory Committee, HSA (August 2014 - July 2017)
- Deputy Chairman CGH Medical Board, Surgical Disciplines 2007- present
- Chairman, CGH Medical Audit Committee(Quality Assurance) 2007-present
- Chairman, CGH Medical Devices Oversight Committee 2014-present
- Chairman, CGH Healthcare Performance Office 2010-2017
- Chairman, CGH OT Committee 2007-present
- Chairman, CGH Tracheostomy Care Steering Committee 2014-present
- Chairman, CGH Surgical Credentialling Sub-Committee 2011-present
- Member, CGH Credentialling Committee 2007-present
- Programme Advisor, CGH Medical Emergency Team (MET) Committee 2012-present
Awards:
- Master Academic Clinician 2024, Duke-NUS Medical School
- Distinguished Senior Clinician Award 2016
- SingHealth Residency Top Faculty Award 2012/13, 2015/16
- CGH Best Educator Award (Medical Postgraduate) 2013
- Service Quality Awards: Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards, Gold Award 2014
- Changi General Hospital Quality Convention, Gold Award, 2011,2013
- Changi General Hospital, Best Service Award January – March 2012
- Changi General Hospital, Gold Service Award 2011
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award April 2010 – March 2011
- Changi General Hospital, Best Service Award April - January 2010
- Best Teacher Award (Surgery), Changi General Hospital, 2008
- Service Quality Award, Changi General Hospital, 2004
- Best Teacher Award (Surgery), Changi General Hospital, 2000
- Service Quality Award, Changi General Hospital, 1997
Leadership positions / roles in Education:
- Member, Otolaryngology Specialist Training Committee 2003-2010
- Deputy Chief Examiner, National Examination workgroup for Otorhinolaryngology (ABMS-S/PMES), 2016 – 2017
- Examiner, National Examination workgroup for Otorhinolaryngology, (ABMS-S/PMES), 2013 – 2016
- Clinical Physician Faculty member, Otorhinolaryngology, SingHealth Residency Program, 1 April 2011 – Present
- Mentor, Singapore Chief Residency Program, MOHH, 2013-present
- Examiner, Master of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology) Examination 2002-7, 2013, 2016
- External Examiner, AY2011/2012 Fourth Professional Examination for the Degrees of M.B.,BS (Examiner in Viva Voce for distinction candidates)
- Examiner for the AY2011/2012 Fourth Professional Examination for the Degrees of M.B.,BS
- Chairman, ENT Residency Advisory Committee 2013-present
- Deputy Chief Examiner, National Examination workgroup for Otorhinolaryngology (ABMS-S/PMES), 2016 – present
- Examiner, National Examination workgroup for Otorhinolaryngology, (ABMS-S/PMES), 2013 – 2016
- Examiner, ENT exit examination 2002-2013
- Mentor, Singapore Chief Residency Program, MOHH, 2013-present
Selected Publications:
Effects of tonsillectomy on sleep study parameters in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea – A prospective study. Tan LT, Tan AK, Hsu PP, Loh IC, Yuen HW, Chan YH, Lu PK.. Sleep Breath May 2014; 18(2): 265-8.
Preventing hearing loss from portable music player use. D Koh, JJ Lim, P Lu. Singapore Med J 55(3), 171
Hyoid expansion with titanium plate and screw. A human cadaveric study using computer-assisted airway measurement. Toh ST, Hsu PP, Tan KL, Lu KS, Han HJ. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Aug 2013; 139(8): 817-21.
Effects of tonsillectomy on sleep study parameters in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. L Tan, A Tan, PP Hsu, YH Cahn, P Lu. Sleep and Biological Rhythms 10, 53
Computer-assisted quantitative upper airway analysis following modified uvulopalatal flap and lateral pharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective case-controlled study. Hsu PP, Tan AK, Gan EC, Chan YH, Goh MM, Lu PK, Howe WL. Clin Otolaryngol Jun 2012; 37(3): 188-96.
Impact of tinnitus as measured by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory among tinnitus sufferers in Singapore. J Lim, PKS Lu, DSQ Koh, SP Eng. Singapore Med J 51(7) 551
Submandibular Mass Excision in an Asian population. DYK Chua, C kop, KS Lu. Annals Academy of Med Singapore 39(1) 33
Intratonsillar abcess: A rare complication of a common clinical presentation. EC Gan, YH Ng, SY Hwang, PKS Lu. ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal 2008
Incidence of complications after temperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment for sleep-disordered breathing: a Singapore sleep centre experience. Toh ST, Hsu PP, Ng YH, Teo TW, Tan KL, Lu KS. J Laryngol Otol May 2008; 122(5): 490-4.
Uvulopalatoplasty outcome assesment with quantitative computer-assisted videoendoscopic airway analysis. Hsu PP, K Leong Tan, B Yau Boon Tan, E Cern Gan, YH Chan, Blair RL, PKS Lu.
Benefits and efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis in adults. PP Hsu, KL Tan, HJ Han, PKS Lu. Acta oto-laryngologica 127(1), 62-62
Coblation vs electrocautery tonsillectomy: postoperative recovery in adults. AKL Tan, PP Hsu, SP Eng, YH Ng, PKS Lu….Otolaryngology- Head and Neck surgery 135(2 supp) P278-P278
P199: CPAP Compliance of OSA Patients in Singapore. AK Tan, PP Hsu, PK Lu. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery135(2supp) p278-p278