Dr Yeo Wei Xin

MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology/ENT

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About Doctor

Languages Spoken

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Allergic Rhinitis & Nasal Obstruction (Deviated Nasal Septum / Turbinate Hypertrophy) Laryngeal Cancer Nasal Polyps Retrograde Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction (RCPD) Salivary Gland (Parotid & Submandibular) Disorders Sinusitis Swallowing Disorders Thyroid Nodules Tonsil & Adenoid Pathologies Tympanic Membrane (Ear Drum) Perforations Voice & Vocal Cord Disorders

Clinical Interests

Laryngology

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Otorhinolaryngology - Head ＆Neck Surgery

Consultant

Surgery and Surgical Oncology, SGH & NCCS

Academic Appointments

Adjunct Research Fellow, Duke-NUS Medical School

About Doctor

Dr Yeo Wei Xin is a Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist (ENT Surgeon) at Singapore General Hospital.

Dr Yeo obtained his medical degree (MBBS) and his Masters of Medicine (MMed) in Otorhinolaryngology from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He became a certified ENT specialist upon completion of his SingHealth residency training in Singapore, and is currently embarking on an advanced fellowship training in Laryngology under the Ministry of Health (MOH) Healthcare Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scholarship in 2026.

His subspecialty interest is in Laryngology - diagnosis and management of Voice and Swallowing disorders. A proponent of minimally-invasive and in-office procedures, he pioneered Singapore's first multidisciplinary Trans-Nasal Esophagoscopy (TNE) Clinic with Gastroenterology at SGH.

Languages Spoken

English
Chinese

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

National ENT Residency Teaching Programme - Laryngology Module Director (2025)
SingHealth ENT Residency Programme - Faculty Member

Awards

Singapore Health Quality Service Awards (2026) – Gold Award
SGH Service with a Heart Award (2025) – Service Champion
SingHealth Best Medical Officer Award (2018)
NUS Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Undergraduate Book Prize Winner (2012)

Publications

Yeo WX, Tan BKJ, Gao EY, Yeap SYY, Leong ZH. Botulinum Toxin Injection in Retrograde Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis. Laryngoscope. 2025 Nov;135(11):4030-4041. doi: 10.1002/lary.32296. Epub 2025 Jun 7. PMID: 40481760.
Yeo WX, Phua CQ, Lo S. Is routine chest X-ray after surgical and percutaneous tracheostomy necessary in adults: a systemic review of the current literature. Clin Otolaryngol. 2014 Apr;39(2):79-88. doi: 10.1111/coa.12233.
Yeo WX, Xu SH, Tan TY, Low YM, Yuen HW. Surgical management of pulsatile tinnitus secondary to jugular bulb or sigmoid sinus diverticulum with review of literature. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Mar-Apr;39(2):247-252. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2017.12.019.
Phua CQ, Yeo WX, Su C, Mok PKH. Multi-level obstruction in obstructive sleep apnoea: prevalence, severity and predictive factors. J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Nov;131(11):982-986. doi: 10.1017/S0022215117001906.
Chu Qin Phua, Wei Xin Yeo, Sanjay Menon, Partha Prathim DE, Stephen Lo, Eu Chin Ho. Clinical evaluation of flexible nasoendoscope decontamination. Archives of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 2017;1(2):5. doi: 10.24983/scitemed.aohns.2017.00034
Yeo WX, Tan KK. Congenital Intranasal Teratoma in a Newborn. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2018 Apr 19;2018:1403912. doi: 10.1155/2018/1403912.
Yeo WX, Chan CY, Tan KKH. Importance of Imaging in Congenital Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Case of Neck Neuroblastoma Presenting with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2021 Dec 6;2021:7368567. doi: 10.1155/2021/7368567. PMID: 34912584; PMCID: PMC8668306.
Wee LE, Yeo WX, Yang GR, Hannan N, Lim K, Chua C, Tan MY, Fong N, Yeap A, Chen L, Koh GC, Shen HM. Individual and Area Level Socioeconomic Status and Its Association with Cognitive Function and Cognitive Impairment (Low MMSE) among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Singapore. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2012 Jan;2(1):529-42. doi:10.1159/000345036
Wee LE, Yeo WX, Tay CM, Lee JJ, Koh GC. The pedagogical value of a student-run community-based experiential learning project: The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Public Health Screening. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2010 Sep;39(9):686-6
Wee LE, Xin YW, Koh GC. Doctors-to-be at the doorstep- comparing service-learning programs in an Asian medical school. Med Teach. 2011;33(9):e471-8. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.588739.
Wee LE, Koh GC, Yeo WX, Chin RT, Wong J, Seow B. Screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors in an urban low-income setting at baseline and post-intervention: a prospective intervention study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013 Feb;20(1):176-88. doi: 10.1177/2047487311433890. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.04.011.
Wee LE, Koh GC, Chin RT, Yeo WX, Seow B, Chua D. Socioeconomic factors affecting colorectal, breast and cervical cancer screening in an Asian urban low-income setting at baseline and post-intervention. Prev Med. 2012 Jul;55(1):61-7
Neo FJX, Loh JJP, Ting P, Yeo WX, Gao CQH, Lee VJM, Tan BH, Ng CG. Outbreak of caliciviruses in the Singapore military, 2015. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 14: 17(1):719. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2821-y