PRESENTATIONS

Invited Lectures

• HPV in Larynx Cancer, World Congress on Larynx Cancer, Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia, Jul 2015.
• The History of Open Partial Laryngeal Surgery, World Congress on Larynx Cancer, Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia, Jul 2015.
• Aetiology of Laryngeal Cancer, World Congress on Larynx Cancer, Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia, Jul 2015.
• Management of Chronic Rhinitis in Primary Care, Practical Tips for Primary Care Physicians, Grand Copthorne Hotel, Singapore, Feb 2015.
• Occult primary, National ENT Residency lecture series on Head & Neck Cancer, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Mar 2014.
• How to look after your voice, Ear, Nose & Throat Public Symposium, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, Mar 2014.
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Healthway Dental Group CDE, TripleOne Somerset, Singapore, Sep 2013.
• Dizziness and Vertigo – Tips for the busy GP, Healthway Medical GP Update, Sheraton Hotel, Singapore, Aug 2013.
• Neck Lumps – Causes and Treatment, Health Talks, Brahm Centre, Singapore, May 2013.
• The Harmonic scalpel in Thyroid Surgery, Chapter of Otorhinolaryngologists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Mar 2013.
• Management of Thyroid Nodules, Updates in ENT for the Family Practitioner, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Aug 2012.
• Management of Dysphonia, Updates in ENT for the Family Practitioner, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Aug 2012.
• Update On Management Of Neck Lumps, 100 Years of Surgical Excellence - Centenary Conference, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Jul 2012.
• Problems With Your Voice, 100 Years of Surgical Excellence - Centenary Conference, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Jul 2012.
• Occult primary, Head & Neck Cancers Symposium, Hospital Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2012.
• Neck dissection: time for a change? Head & Neck Cancers Symposium, Hospital Ampang, Kuala  Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2012.
• Human papillomavirus and Head & Neck Cancer, Head & Neck Cancers Symposium, Hospital Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2012.
• ‘Warts and all'- an update on HPV in head and neck cancer, 7th Malaysia -Singapore Joint Scientific Meeting, Melaka, Malaysia, Nov 2011.
• Human papillomavirus and Head & Neck Cancer: What Does this Mean for Singapore? Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress, Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, Nov 2011.
• Managing Hoarseness in Primary Care, Updates in ENT for the Family Practitioner, Sheraton Hotel, Singapore, Jul 2011.
• The Anatomy of the Larynx, Laryngeal Framework Surgery Workshop, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Jul 2009.
• Hunterian Lecture: MHC, HPV and HNSCC: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, ENT–UK / RSM Annual Meeting, Church House, Westminster, London, Sep 2007.

Oral Research Presentations

• Fu E, Lim MY, Kanagalingam J, Hobbs CGL. Outcomes following Total Laryngectomy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma at a Singapore Tertiary Referral Centre. World Congress on Larynx Cancer, Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia, Jul 2015.
• Narayan NS, Marziliano P and Hobbs CGL. Automatic Removal of Manually Induced Artefacts in Ultrasound Images of Thyroid Gland. 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Osaka, Japan, Jul 2013.
• Wong RCK, Lim RQQ, Kanagalingam J, Hobbs CGL. Is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis a risk factor for papillary thyroid cancer? A retrospective study of consecutive cases in a Singapore tertiary referral centre. Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC), Singapore, Nov 2011.
• Hobbs CGL, Gallagher RM, Bova RJ, Fan F, Cole IE. Outcome of patients presenting to a head and neck tertiary referral centre with a lateral neck lump. ASOHNS Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia, Mar 2010.
• Hobbs CGL, Heyderman RS, Bailey M, Birchall MA. The effect of lifestyle on MHC class I expression in the upper aerodigestive tract. AAO-NSF Annual Meeting, San  Diego, USA, Oct 2009.
• Hobbs CGL, Rees LEN, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Bailey M. The effect of lifestyle on MHC class I expression in the upper aerodigestive tract. 60th anniversary meeting of the Midland Institute of Otolaryngology, Cheltenham, UK, Oct 2007.
• Hobbs CGL, Rees LEN, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Bailey M. The effect of lifestyle on MHC class I expression in the upper aerodigestive tract. Spring meeting of the Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, Glasgow, UK, Mar 2007.
• Hobbs CGL, Groves E, Davenport V, Bailey M, Birchall MA, Heyderman RS. Tonsil T Cell Immunity to HPV in Healthy Adults. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Sep 2006.
• Davenport V, Groves E, Horton R, Guthrie T, Hobbs C, Findlow J, Borrow R, Meyer Naess L, Oster P, Williams NA, Heyderman RS. Vaccination re-programmes naturally acquired mucosal immunity against Neisseria meningitidis. The 15th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Cairns, Australia, Sep 2006.
• Birchall MA, Hobbs CG, Phillips A, Bailey M, Rees LEN, Johnston N, Koufman J. MHC molecule expression in laryngeal epithelium of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux compared to normal subjects. Autumn meeting of the Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, London, UK, Sep 2005.
• Hobbs CGL, Rees LEN, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Bailey M. MHC class I expression in tonsillar and laryngeal epithelium. Autumn meeting of the Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, London, UK, Sep 2005.
• Hobbs CGL, Heyderman RS, Bailey M, Williams NA, Birchall MA. Human papillomavirus infection of the upper aerodigestive tract. XVIII IFOS World Congress, Rome,  Italy, Jun 2005.
• Hobbs CGL, Sterne JAC, Bailey M, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Thomas SJ. Human papillomavirus in head and neck cancer.  XVIII IFOS World Congress, Rome, Italy, Jun 2005.
• Hobbs CGL, Heyderman RS, Bailey M, Williams NA, Birchall MA. Human papillomavirus infection of the upper aerodigestive tract. Spring meeting of the Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, Bristol, UK, Apr 2005.
• Hobbs CGL, Bailey M, Heyderman RS, Williams NA, Birchall MA. Human papillomavirus infection of the tonsil. Winter meeting of the Midland Institute of Otolaryngology, Birmingham, UK, Jan 2005. (Awarded 2rd prize)
• Williams NA, Davenport V, Guthrie T, Groves E, Hobbs C, Horton R, Findlow J, Borrow R, Naess L, Oster P, Heyderman RS. Programming of natural and vaccine immunity to Neisseria meningitidis in the mucosal and systemic compartments. British Society for Immunology Annual Congress, Harrogate, UK, Dec 2004.
• Heyderman RS, Davenport CV, Guthrie T, Hobbs C, Horton R, Borrow R, Williams NA. Characterisation of naturally acquired immunological memory to Neisseria meningitidis at the mucosal surface. The 14th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Sep 2004.
• Hobbs CGL, Bailey M, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Thomas SJ. A systematic review of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal carcinoma. Postgraduate Symposium, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, UK, May 2004.
• Hobbs CGL, Heyderman RS, Bailey M, Birchall MA, Thomas SJ. A systematic review of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal carcinoma. Spring meeting of the Otorhinolaryngological Research Society, Newcastle, UK, Apr 2004.
• Hobbs CGL, Bailey M, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Thomas SJ. Human papillomavirus as a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil: A systematic review. Winter meeting of the Midland Institute of Otolaryngology, Birmingham, UK, Jan 2004. (Awarded 3rd prize)
• Hobbs CGL, Saunders MW. Sunken eyes caused by nasal tubes – a new perspective on silent sinus syndrome. Parker Prize meeting, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University, UK, Jan 2002.​​​

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PUBLICATIONS

A list of Dr. Hobbs' publications on PubMed can be found here

Media articles

• Your medical questions answered: Oh, my throat! Lifewise, Sept-Oct 2012.
• More people seeking help for voice disorders. The Straits Times, May 2011.

Book chapters

• Hobbs CGL. “Etiology of head and neck cancers.” Head and Neck Surgery. Ed. De Souza C. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. 648-663.

Medical education articles

• Neck lumps – A guide to assessment and management. Hobbs C, Bova R.  Medicine Today 2010 Apr;11(4):26-34.
• Thyroidectomy. Hobbs CGL, Watkinson JC. Surgery (Oxford) 2007 Nov;25(11):474-8.
• Surgical Quiz. Hobbs CGL, Corbridge RJ. The Foundation Years 2006 Dec;2(6):266.
• Epistaxis. Hobbs CGL, Pope LER. Surgery (Oxford) 2004 Aug;22(8):184-5.
• Oesophageal perforation following a meat bolus Hobbs CGL, Corbridge RJ. Surgery (Oxford) 2004 Feb;22(2):48g.

Peer reviewed scientific papers

• Ernest Fu WZ, Lim MY, Kanagalingam J, Hobbs CGL. Outcomes following total Laryngectomy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma at a Singapore
  Tertiary Referral Centre. Arch Otolaryngol Rhinol 2016;2(1):038-043.
• Narayan N, Marziliano P, Kanagalingam J, Hobbs C. Speckle Patch Similarity for Echogenicity based Multi-Organ Segmentation in Ultrasound Images of the Thyroid Gland. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2015 Oct 19.
• Narayan NS, Marziliano P, Kanagalingam J, Hobbs C. Speckle in ultrasound images: Friend or FOE? Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014.
• Narayan NS, Marziliano P, Hobbs CG. Automatic Removal of Manually Induced Artefacts in Ultrasound Images of Thyroid Gland. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013;2013:3399-402.
• Kumar S, Darr A, Hobbs CG, Carlin WV. Endoscopic, endonasal, trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy: retrospective analysis of 171 procedures. J Laryngol Otol. 2012 Oct;126(10):1033-40.
• Kieu V, Tassone P and Hobbs CG. Successful conservative management of the spontaneous rupture of a superior thyroid artery aneurysm. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2012 May;82(5):371-2.
• Kieu V, Yuen A, Tassone P, Hobbs CG. Cervical Paraganglioma Presenting as Thyroid Neoplasia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Mar;146(3):516-8.
• Hobbs CG, Darr A, Carlin WV. Management of intra-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak following endoscopic trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery. J Laryngol Otol. 2011 Mar;125(3):311-313.
• Davenport V, Groves E, Horton RE, Hobbs CG, Guthrie T, Findlow J, Borrow R, Næss LM, Oster P, Heyderman RS, Williams NA. Mucosal Immunity in Healthy Adults after Parenteral Vaccination with Outer-Membrane Vesicles from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B. J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;198(5):731-40.
• Hobbs CGL, Groves E, Davenport V, Bailey M, Williams NA, Birchall  MA, Heyderman RS. Tonsil T cell Immunity to Human Papillomavirus in the Absence of Detectable Virus in Healthy Adults. Laryngoscope. 2008 Mar;118(3):459-63.
• Mylvaganam S, Hobbs CGL. Spontaneous cervical surgical emphysema following child birth. J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Dec;121(12):e23.
• Davenport V, Groves E, Hobbs CG, Williams NA, Heyderman RS. Regulation of Th-1 T cell dominated immunity to Neisseria meningitidis within the human mucosa. Cell Microbiol. 2007 pr;9(4):1050-61.
• Maitra S, Hobbs CGL, Evans KL. Foreign body mimicking a nasal bone fracture. J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Mar;121(3):271-3.
• Hobbs CGL, Rees LEN, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Bailey M. Major histocompatibility complex class I expression in human tonsillar and 
• laryngeal epithelium. Clin Exp Immunol. 2006 Aug;145(2):365-71.
• Hobbs CGL, Sterne JAC, Bailey M, Heyderman RS, Birchall MA, Thomas SJ. Human papillomavirus and head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Otolaryngol. 2006 Aug;31(4):259-66.
• Graterol JF, Hobbs CGL, Youngs RP. Late presentation of choanal atresia. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2006 Jan;67(1):40-1.
• Pope LER, Hobbs CGL. Epistaxis: an update on current management. Postgrad Med J. 2005 May;81:309-14.
• Guthrie T, Hobbs CGL, Davenport V, Horton RE, Heyderman RS, Williams NA. Parenteral Influenza Vaccination Influences Mucosal and Systemic T Cell–Mediated Immunity in Healthy Adults. Jour Inf Dis. 2004 Dec;190(1):1927-35.
• Hobbs CGL, Saunders MW, Potts MJ. "Imploding antrum" or silent sinus syndrome following naso-tracheal intubation. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;88(7):974-5.
• Hobbs CGL, Birchall MA. Human papillomavirus infection in the etiology of laryngeal carcinoma. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Apr;12(2):88-92.
• Hobbs CGL, Saunders MW, Potts MJ. Spontaneous enophthalmos: silent sinus syndrome. J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Apr;118(4):310-2.
• Hobbs CGL. An unusual cause of acute upper oesophageal obstruction. Postgrad Med J. 2003 Jun;79(932):354.
• Hobbs CGL, Pinder DK. Parapharyngeal abscess: a diagnosis not to miss. Hosp Med. 2003 Feb;64(2):118-9.
• McDermott ID, Hobbs CGL, Gupte C, Hollingdale J. Day case anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a feasibility study. Journal 
• of One-Day Surgery 2001;10(4): 8-9.
• Kodikara M, Hobbs CG, Bordin P, Pacy PJ, Venkatasan S, Halliday D. Apolipoprotein CII & CIII in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients. Biochem Soc Trans. 1996 May;24(2):172S.
• Hobbs CG, Kodikara M, Gray R, Bordin P, Robinson A, Pacy PJ, Venkatesan S, Halliday D. Lipoproteins in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Biochem Soc Trans. 1996 May;24(2):153S.