About Dr Kenny Pang

Dr Kenny Pang graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He attained his Fellowship from both the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and Ireland and proceeded to attain his Masters of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology). Thereafter, he went on to complete a sleep surgery and sleep medicine fellowship in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgia Sleep Centre, Medical College of Georgia (MCG) in the USA. He directed and ran the sleep medicine and sleep surgical clinics and research in Georgia, under the mentorship of Professor David J Terris; and under Professor Tucker Woodson in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Dr Pang is well versed in treating all forms of sleep disorders, including snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia, sleepwalking, night terrors and bedwetting. He invented 2 very successful surgeries namely, the Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty and the Anterior Palatoplasty.

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships:

  • The Founder and President of the ASEAN Sleep Surgical Society
  • The Chief Editor of the International Surgical Sleep Society
  • The Medical Director of Asia Sleep Centre, Singapore.
  • A Member of American Academy Sleep Medicine
  • The Founder of ASEAN Sleep Surgical Society
  • A Member of Singapore Sleep Association
  • A Member of World Sleep Society
  • A Board Member of Italian Sleep Disorders Board
  • A Member of the British Association of Sleep Surgeons
  • The Course Director of a few major international courses in Singapore, attending by more than 1000 ENT specialist from all over the world.

Aside from being a specialist, Dr Pang is also a passionate educator. He was a clinical teacher at the National University Hospital from 2003 to 2006. Currently, he teaches doctors in his Mini-Fellowships programs available in his Sleep Centre for ENT/Dental/Respiratory specialists.

To add on, he is also the author of numerous chapters in ENT and Sleep Disorders books. He has also published over 50 research papers and clinical trials in the various international peer-reviewed journals and has been an invited speaker (over 70 conferences) to various sleep surgery courses in the region and internationally.


Contact Dr Kenny Pang

Phone: 68360060

Education

  • MBBS
  • MRCS(Edin)(UK)
  • FRCS(Edin)(UK)
  • FRCS(Ireland)(OTO)
  • M Med (ORL)

Awards and Achievements

  • Pathology Distinction Award, 1993
  • Young ENT Investigator’s Award at the Annual ENT Society Meeting, 2002.
  • HMDP (Higher Medical Development Program) Award by Ministry of Health, 2003
  • Singapore People’s Association Appreciation Award, 2003
  • Courage/Valour Award from the Singapore Ministry of Health, for caring for the SARS patients, 2003
  • Service Excellence Star Award in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 2006
  • The Most Outstanding Achievement Award from India for his surgical innovations and contribution to the sleep surgery arena, 2014
  • The inventor of the Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty, a new technique for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnoea, 2006
  • The inventor of the Anterior Palatoplasty, a surgery for patients with snoring and sleep apnoea, 2004
  • The first to introduce a new Pang-Rotenberg sign that helps prognosticates the likelihood of success of nose and palate surgery for snoring treatments, 2015

Dr Kenny Pang offers the following treatments

  • Thyroid Diseases
  • ENT Diseases
  • Sinus Allergy Diseases
  • Snoring & Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Disorders

Recent Answers

Is snoring in children indicative of a medical problem?

Snoring can occur in children too. Snoring is a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea. It may represent the likelihood that the upper airway is narrow. These children could be noted to have gasping and or choking during their sleep at night, and their mouths may be open as their noses are blocked. During the day, they are either tired, have a poor concentration span, or they could be hyperactive from the excessive sympathetic overdrive. A thorough physical examination is required. There should be attention given to the nose, sinus turbinates, the adenoids, and the tonsils in the mouth.

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How to treat snoring and blocked nose in a 7 year old child?

This sounds like your son might have allergic rhinitis and likely swollen sinus turbinates and adenoids. He is snoring because of his blocked nasal passages and narrow airway. He is likely a mouth breather that would aggravate the situation and narrow the airway further. This can lead to obstructive sleep apnea and lack of oxygen at night, which in turn can lead to poor quality sleep, disruptive sleep and daytime tiredness, poor concentration and poorer school results. He would need an ENT consult and assessment soon.

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Could high blood pressure and loud snoring in a 40 year old man be due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Hello, Thanks for the D2D. Absolutely. You are a fairly young gentleman to have high blood pressure (hypertension). This could be also be due to a strong family history of hypertension, a high salt diet and certainly aggravated by Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Scientific studies have shown that a young gentleman (below 50 years of age) who snores badly and has hypertension, would likely have a 80% chance of having Obstructive Sleep Apnea. It might be wise to see a Sleep specialist.

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Recent Sessions

Sleep & Snoring

Dr Kenny Pang is a world renowned ENT and snoring specialist. He is well versed in treating all forms of sleep disorders, including snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia, sleepwalking, night terrors and bedwetting. He invented 2 very successful surgeries namely, the Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty and the Anterior Palatoplasty. Both surgeries have yielded very successful results.

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290 Orchard Road Paragon #18 - 04 Singapore 238859

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* This profile has been last updated on October 30, 2020.