Dr. Soon Sue Rene is a Senior Consultant Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) surgeon and the Medical Director of Soon Adult Child ENT Specialist Clinic. Her sub-speciality interests are in snoring, sinus, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and pediatric ENT.
She is one of the very few ENT surgeons in Singapore who holds dual certified fellowship training in pediatric and adult ENT. With her training and vast experience, she is well versed in managing ENT conditions such as allergic rhinitis, rhino-sinusitis, adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid and laryngeal conditions in the different age groups.
Prior to starting her own ENT practice, Dr. Soon was an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of ENT – Head and Neck Surgery at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), Visiting Consultant to the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Singapore, and the Head of Division of Otorhinolaryngology at Asian Healthcare Specialists. She is well known for her Minimally Invasive Snoring, OSA surgical techniques, and is a regular international and local teaching faculty to fellow surgeons. She was part of the multidisciplinary sleep disorder team in NTFGH and was the surgical lead in obstructive sleep apnea surgery.
Dr. Soon obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and completed her Masters of Medicine in Otolaryngology from the National University of Singapore. She subsequently underwent further clinical training in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the prestigious Stollery Children’s Hospital in Canada, where she gained valuable experience in managing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), airways and sinus problems in children. She was thereafter awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan scholarship at the renowned G.B. Morgagni, L Pierantoni Hospital in Italy, where she completed her second subspecialty clinical training in Adult Snoring, Sleep Disordered Breathing Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery and Advanced Surgical Head and Neck Oncology.
Dr. Soon was also active in education and research. She was the Undergraduate ENT Director and was a regular examiner at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore. In research, she had given award-winning presentations in both international and local conferences, published in numerous peer-reviewed medical journals and has co-authored chapters in ENT textbooks. She was also a previous NUS medical society award winner for her contribution to volunteer associations.
Dr. Soon's specialty interests are pediatric ear nose throat (ENT), sinus, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
