Joshua K. Tay

Position

Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University Hospital

Education

• MBBS, National University of Singapore
• Residency in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
• Clinical and research training in head and neck oncology

Research Interests

• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening and early detection
• Head and neck cancer immunology and tumor microenvironment
• Translational research in otolaryngology
• Digital health technologies and diagnostic innovation
• Clinical trial design and implementation

Biography

Dr. Joshua K. Tay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a practicing clinician at the National University Hospital. His research focuses on translational approaches to head and neck oncology, with particular emphasis on nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening, tumor immunology, and the development of innovative diagnostic technologies. Dr. Tay has published extensively in leading medical journals and is committed to bridging clinical practice with cutting-edge biomedical research.

Selected Publications

• Moreno-Nieves U*, Tay JK*, et al. Landscape of innate lymphoid cells in human head and neck cancer. PNAS. 2021. (*joint first authors)
• Tay JK, et al. A comparison of EBV serology and serum cell-free DNA as screening tools for nasopharyngeal cancer. Int J Cancer. 2020.
• Tay JK, et al. 3D Printing of Nasopharyngeal Swabs for COVID-19 Testing. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021.

Contact

Email: joshtay@nus.edu.sg
Office: National University Hospital, Singapore