International Experience

Post-graduate training in Edinburgh and London, United Kingdom. Lectured and organised workshops, instructional courses Vietnam, Brunei and Australia.


Specialty Training – in Singapore and the United Kingdom

  • Graduated from the University of Singapore with an MBBS degree in 1978.

  • Post-graduate training in Edinburgh on a Singapore Government scholarship in 1981 / 82.

  • Awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS) in 1982 in Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery.

  • Advanced training in Head & Neck Surgery in Guys Hospital and Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital, London 1987 / 88.

  • Post-graduate sub-specialty training in Head & Neck Surgery at Guys Hospital, Royal Marsden Hospital, Royal National Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, University College London, UK.

  • Other areas of sub-specialty interest include Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Allergy-Related ENT diseases, Snoring and Sleep Apnea Management.

Dr Ralph Stanley performing a medical procedure.

Training in Edinburgh with Prof AGD Maran

Dr Ralph Stanley with a colleague.

Prof AGD Maran visit to Singapore General Hospital

A concrete wall with a decorative engraved panel and a metal gate to the right.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

A classical Greek-style temple with tall columns and a triangular pediment.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK (building)


Visiting Professor at Stanford University Medical Centre, Palo Alto, California, USA

  • Invited to be Visiting Professor at Stanford University’s Department of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery in 1993.

  • Dr Stanley delivered lectures and engaged Residents and Faculty members in clinical discussions and ward rounds.

Dr Ralph Stanley with a medical colleague.

Royal Marsden Hospital London with International Fellow from India

Outside of a building structure.

The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK

The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK (building)

Dr Stanley with teaching faculty at Stanford University

Ward rounds with Staff & Residents at Stanford University

Live Surgery in Ho Chi Minh City

Plenary Lecture in Recent Advance in Sinusitis Treatment


Live Surgery and Course Director in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Vietnam

  • Demonstrated ‘LIVE’ Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and gave keynote lectures to ENT specialists, doctors and students at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

  • Organised and directed an Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course for ENT surgeons in Ho Chi Minh City.

Course Director in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Ho Chi Minh City ENT Centre

Ward rounds with Staff & Residents at Stanford University


  • International Guest Speaker at the Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Update organised by the Canadian Society of Otorhinolaryngology in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

  • Guest lecturer in Myanmar, Brunei and Western Australia.

  • Continues to lecture at numerous CME programmes in Singapore and ASEAN region.

International Lectures & Patient Consultation in Canada, Myanmar, Brunei, Australia


Indonesia

Bandung Lecture and Consultation 2011


Myanmar

  • 2011 Lecture / Consultation Tour in Myanmar

Patient Consultation in Myanmar 2011

TV Interview in Yangon

Speaker on Snoring in Myanmar

Clinical Ward Rounds in Mandalay

Hospital Visit in Mandalay

Medical Conference in Yangon

Dr Stanley with patients from Myanmar whom he has treated


  • Lecture presentation to General Practitioners in Perth, Western Australia.

Australia

Lecture in Perth, Australia


  • Fellow of American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Surgery.

  • Member of American Rhinologic Society.

  • Member of the American Society for Head & Neck Surgery.

Member of International ENT Societies


Authored & Co-Authored Local and International Journals

  • Authored several international papers on Acute Epiglottitis, Recurrent Parotid Tumours, Foreign Bodies in the Throat, Laryngotracheal Stenosis.

  • Co-authored chapter in the book “Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma” edited by VHF Chong & S Y Tsao.


Keeping Abreast of Global Developments in ENT

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston, USA 2010.

  • Robotic head and neck surgery.

  • Electronic medical records.

  • Cutting edge technology in sinus surgery instrumentation.

  • Dr Stanley keeps himself up to date with cutting edge technologies in ENT including 'Robotic Surgery' as seen here at the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Annual Meeting in Boston, USA, 2010.

Learning Electronic Medical Records

Robotic Surgery in Head & Neck Surgery, 2010

New Sinus Surgery Instrumentation

AAO-H&N Meeting in Boston, 2010

AAO-H&N Meeting in Boston, 2010

AAO-H&N Meeting in Boston, 2010


  • American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) annual meeting is the world’s largest gathering of otolaryngologists. It is a premier event in the ENT world, and draws more than 6,000 medical experts and professionals from around the world.

  • Dr Stanley makes a point to attend the AAO-HNS meetings regularly. He was at the Boston conference in 2010 and the San Francisco conference in 2011, where he attended instruction courses, mini-seminars and networked with some of the world’s leading names in this specialty to exchange ideas and experiences.

  • An exhibition of the latest cutting edge technology in the ENT world is held in conjunction with the Conference.

Attend Annual ENT Meetings in the USA

AAO-HNS Meeting 2011 – San Francisco, USA

AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Expo