Dr Kiong completed her undergraduate medical training in the Yong Loo Lin-National University of Singapore and her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in Singapore Health Services. She completed the prestigious fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and is currently Senior Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in Singapore General Hospital. She has published multiple papers in high impact peer-reviewed international journals in head & neck oncology. Her current research interests include health services research and emerging treatment for head and neck cancer