Dr Tay Sok Yan

Dr Sok Yan Tay, Annabelle graduated with the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2007. As a medical student, she was awarded the Jane prize in Pediatrics in 2006.  She completed her residency in otolaryngology and was accredited as a Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) by the Singapore Medical Council and Specialist Accreditation Board in 2014. Following the completion of the surgical specialty examinations, she was admitted as a fellow of the Royal College Of Surgeons, Glasgow in 2010.

Sok Yan, Annabelle made the decision to pursue a career in Pediatric Otolaryngology following her residency. She was awarded an Academic Medicine Development Award (AMDA) in 2015 for a Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship. The same year, she completed her USMLE exams (Step 1 to Step 3) and received ECFMG certification.  She spent a year between 2016 and 2017 in the renowned Texas Children’s Hospital in the United States of America as a clinical fellow in an American ENT Board Accredited Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program with the Baylor College of Medicine. Her training has equipped her the ability to perform complex and routine cases in pediatric ear problems and hearing loss such as cochlear implant, bone anchored hearing aids, ossicular chain reconstruction, tympanomastoidectomy, endoscopic ear surgery, otoplasty and auricular reconstruction surgery.   She has been trained to perform airway reconstruction surgery (Laryngotracheal reconstruction) for children with congenital and acquired airway stenosis and pediatric airway disease. Her other consults include management of pediatric snoring issues, sinus and allergy disease, voice problems, dysphagia, salivation problems (Sialorrhea) and pediatric head and neck tumours.

Annabelle has been the mentor of multiple medical students and residents. She has published consistently in peer-reviewed scientific journals and had presented her research in both regional and international meetings. She enjoys working on quality improvements projects on tracheostomy and tonsillectomy care to improve the care her patients receive.

• USMLE (2014-2016)
• ENT Board Examinations (2014)
• MMED ORL (2011)
• MRCS Part 1-3 (2008 - 2010)
• MBBS (2007)

• Senior Consultant, Department of Otolaryngologology Head and Neck Surgery, NUH (2014- April 2025)
• Lecturer at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) (2023- present)
• International member of American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (2019- present)
• Member Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Singapore

• Proactive Risk Management Excellence Award 2017
• Best Free Paper Oral Presentation for the 4^th Asian Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Congress 2013
• Best Poster Presentation for the 15^th Asian Research Symposium Rhinology 2012
• Best Clinical award for Doctors, 2012
• Finalist for Investigational Medicine Unit Grant Writing Award Competition, NUHS, 2011
• Jane Prize in Pediatric, Best essay on a pediatric subject, National University of Singapore 2006

• Eosinophilic allergic rhinitis is strongly associated with the CD45RB^1o subset of CD161⁺Th2 cells that secretes IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, and IL-13. One of the co-authors. Allergy Oct 2023.
• Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Lymphadenitis in Children- 10- Year Experience in a Tertiary Pediatric Center. Leow O, Aoyama R, Loh WS, Shih E, Tay SY, Chew KL, Shen L, Chan SM. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. Jul 2023.
• Pediatric Oncology patients with vincristine induced recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy: Two case reports and a brief review of literature. Sok Yan Tay, Jen Foster, Andras Heczey, Matthew Sitton. Ear Nose Throat J 2020 May 19.
• Cutaneous “Fibroma-Like” Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa): a case report and review of literature. Eugene Odono, Victor Lee, Sok Yan Tay, Kong Bing Tan. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2019.
• Cervical Myxoid Solitary Fibrous Tumor: Report of an Unusual Variant and a Brief Overview of the Literature. Wu B, Sok Yan Tay, Fredrik Petersson. Head and Neck Pathology.2019 Dec 3.
• A Ten-Year Review of Audiological Performance in Children with Inner Ear Abnormalities Post Cochlear Implantation in Singapore.  Sok Yan Tay, Rosslyn Anicete, Henry KK Tan International Journal of Otolaryngology 2019.
• Predictive Factors for Perinatal Outcomes of Infants Diagnosed with Micrognathia Antenatally. Sok Yan Tay, Rekha Krishnasarma, Deepak Mehta, Amy Mehollin-Ray, Binoy Chandy. Ear, Nose and Throat Journal. 2019. June 3.
• Hemoptysis in a 17-year-old Chinese Boy. Yang Chern Lim, Sok Yan Tay. Pediatrics in Review 2017 Dec 38 (12); 570-571.
• A case report of absent epiglottis in children with Nager syndrome: Its impact on swallowing.  Sok Yan Tay, W S Loh, T C Lim. The cleft palate-craniofacial journal 2017;54(6): 754-757
• Laryngeal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour (IMT): A case report and a review of the literature. Sok Yan Tay, Abhilash Balakrishan. J Med Case Rep 2016 Jun 23;10 (1):180.
• Comparison of the distribution of intranasal steroid spray using different application techniques. Sok Yan Tay, S S Chao, Kim Thye Thong Mark, De Yun Wang. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology 2016 Nov ;6(11):1204-1210.
• Management of Common Foreign Bodies in Otolaryngology for the Family Physician- Tips and Pearls. The Singapore Family Physician Jul- Sep 2015; 41(3):20-23.
• Malignant transformation of keratocystic odontogenic tumour: Two case reports. Bernard Tan, Tay Sok Yan, Lee Shermin, Kwa Chong Teck, Poon Choy Yoke, Christopher Goh, Abhilash Balakrishnan. American Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery 2013 Jul-Aug; 34(4): 357-61.
• Epinephrine auto-injector prescriptions as a reflection of the pattern of anaphylaxis in an Asian population. Tham EH, Tay SY, Lim DL, Shek LP, Goh AE, Giam YC, Chng HH, Lee BW. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 2008 Mar-Apr; 29 (2): 211-5.
• Anaphylaxis following the Ingestion of Flour Contaminated by House Dust Mites – A Report of Two Cases From Singapore. Tay SY, Tham E, Yeo CT, Yi FC, Cheong N, Chua KY, Lee BW. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology 2008 Jun- Sep; 26(2-3): 165 – 70.