Plastic Surgeon

Dr Andrew Tay is a consultant plastic surgeon in private practice. He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1990, and upon completion of basic surgical training, became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1995. It was during his basic surgical training that he first became exposed to the fascinating specialty of Plastic Surgery, and this prompted him to enter the advanced specialty training program in Plastic Surgery, at the Singapore General Hospital. He was subsequently awarded the Health Manpower Development Programme scholarship to further his training in plastic surgery and the subspecialty of craniomaxillofacial surgery at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
Upon his return to Singapore and successful completion of his Plastic Surgery training in 2002, he was admitted to the Register of Specialists and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He was appointed as Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Singapore General Hospital in 2003, and commenced private practice in 2006. He maintains his ties with the public healthcare sector as a visiting consultant to Singapore General Hospital and to Changi General Hospital, and has been appointed as a clinical teacher at the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Dr Tay’s main clinical interests are cosmetic surgery of the face and body, as well as in craniomaxillofacial surgery (reconstructive surgery of the facial skeleton). He has a particular interest in the management of facial trauma, and has served as a member of the AO Centre Executive Committee (Craniomaxillofacial Surgery). He has participated actively as a member of the AO international teaching faculty for craniomaxillofacial courses. Dr Tay is a member of The Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons, The Singapore Society of Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgeons and The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Dr Tay has always had a keen interest in clinical and laboratory research. These include research in the fields of skin and cartilage regeneration, and craniomaxillofacial trauma. These have been presented at international medical conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Tissue Engineering.

The Plastic Surgery Practice

10 Sinaran Drive, #11-33
Novena Medical Center
Singapore 307506

T: (65) 6397 6618
F: (65) 6397 7076
M: (65) 9770 0869

290 Orchard Road, #16-03
Paragon Medical Suites
Singapore 238859

T: (65) 6732 1719
M: (65) 9770 0869

About Terence Goh Lin Hon

Dr. Terence Goh is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He graduated from National University of Singapore in 2001, completed his Basic Surgical Training in Singapore General Hospital, before embarking on Advanced Surgical Training (Plastic Surgery) at the same hospital. He is also a member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and has a Masters of Medicine (Surgery). His subspecialties are Reconstructive Microsurgery (with special interest in head & neck surgery, lower limb salvage and reconstruction, and lymphatic surgery), Cosmetic Surgery (with special interest in blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty).

After being in practice for more than 10 years, in 2012, under the sponsorship of the hospital, he obtained the Singhealth Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) award for further specialty training (Plastic Surgery) in Seoul, South Korea, at the prestigious Asan Medical Centre under Professor Joon Pio Hong. His training encompassed various aspects of reconstructive surgery, as well as, cosmetic surgery. During this period of time, he had the opportunity to serve as a visiting surgeon with some of the top cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons in Seoul, South Korea.

Dr. Goh takes pride in constantly refining his technical skills in order to ensure that the patient is able to achieve the best outcome tailored to their specific needs with superior results. He is dedicated to improving the well being of his patients through the use of cutting edge technology resulting in high patient satisfaction, high success rates and the best medical and surgical outcomes.

His current workload includes reconstruction of complex head and neck cancers, and lower limb reconstruction after trauma, cancer surgery or from diabetic infections. His cosmetic workload includes blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, body contouring and liposuction. Dr. Goh believes firmly that good reconstructive surgery skills form the foundation for development of safe aesthetic surgery. He divides his time and tries to strike a balance between developing both skill sets. He champions safe aesthetic surgery and sits as a member on the Aesthetic Surgery Guidelines Workgroup, Academy of Medicine Singapore.

Dr. Goh is passionate about training and education and is currently and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Duke-NUS Medical School and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in NUS. He is also part of the core faculty of the Singhealth Plastic Surgery Residency Program. He has mentored many juniors in various clinical and translational research projects. He is committed to continual medical education, attending both international and national conferences throughout the year sto bring back the latest innovations. He has authored more than 20 scientific publications in the top 3 plastic surgery journals (Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery and Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery). His scientific work is well cited and he has delivered numerous presentations at medical conferences worldwide. He has numerous invitations to speak on reconstructive plastic surgery. He believes that the learning journey is constant one and that his patients deserve the best possible techniques in surgery available. He also gives back by sharing his expertise with fellow physicians, students and trainees.

His research interests lies in reconstructive microsurgery and cadaveric dissections. For his research work on the masseter nerve for facial reanimation, he was awarded a podium presentation for Best Clinical Paper at the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He has served as an instructor and chairman for numerous cadaver courses for both reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. He is currently still working in close collaboration with his mentor Professor JP Hong at Asan Medical Centre, Seoul with a recent publication on osteomyelitis in PRS in 2017. He is also collaborating with Dr. Geoffrey Hallock at Pennsylvania, USA to do a 3-center study on outcomes in lower limb reconstruction.

Dr. Goh has a keen interest in volunteer mission work having volunteered his time with the Tzu Chi organisation. He currently volunteers his time with Operation Smile and the Ang Kor Wat Hospital for Children. With the help of his colleagues, he has started a plastic surgery program at the Ang Kor Wat Hospital for Children. He has also volunteered as a medical specialist for the Singapore Grand Prix Formula One medical team and the Singapore Rugy Sevens medical support.