We see this as paramount to advance the level of ENT care in the private sector to help maintain Singapore’s leading position as a healthcare hub in the region. In setting up Amandela ENT, our aim is to establish an ENT subspeciality group practice where patients will be taken care of by the most appropriate subspecialist for their condition, thus ensuring their best possible care. “Aman” in Hebrew means “believe” (Gen 15:6) and “dell” is a “place of peace”, and our aim is to provide “subspecialty care you can trust”. Dr Samuel Yeak was head of the ENT department in Tan Tock Seng Hospital for the last 10 years where he helped to establish true subspecialty care in a public institution. He was also Chief of the Rhinology Service, overseeing a group of 3 surgeons providing comprehensive care to patients with nasal and sinus problems. This included not only state-of-the-art Computer-Guided Endoscopic Sinus Surgery but also a strong Allergy Service with laboratory facilities and immunotherapy to avoid surgery in the first place. Dr Mark Khoo, one of the co-founders of the group, first started the Head and Neck Surgery Centre in 2009 with the vision to be the first clinic in Singapore to focus entirely on the specialty of head and neck surgery. This was always his passion, and is the field in which he excelled. His aim was not only to provide state-of-the-art, comprehensive care to patients with head and neck problems, but to also ensure that whatever advice and treatment they receive is appropriate, timely and with their interests at heart.
