Dr Lau has had extensive medical experience in both governmental and private medical practice, and in the Singapore Armed Forces (he holds the rank of Captain (Reservist)). He also worked in the United Kingdom, for the following hospitals:

• Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London
• Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (ENT Department), London
• London Hospital (ENT Department), London
• City Hospital (ENT Department), Edinburgh
• Royal Infirmary (ENT Department), Edinburgh

Dr Lau has been a consultant ENT surgeon in private practice at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre for over 15 years. He has surgical and visiting rights to all the private hospitals in Singapore.

Dr Lau is a medical expert and specialist (ENT) appointed to the Subordinate Courts’ Mediation Expert Panel. He has served on many boards and panels of various embassies, legal bodies and associations and societies.

Dr Lau is also a seasoned speaker on ENT topics, having given lectures in Singapore, Australia, India and Malaysia. In 2002, he was the Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker at the conference of the Society of Otorhinolaryngologists of Southern India (attended by over 400 ENT surgeons). Dr Lau lectured on the management of paediatric snoring and sleep disorders and endoscopic management of severe epistaxis. Dr Lau also demonstrated surgical technique for temporal bone surgery.

Dr Lau’s practice covers all areas – surgical and medical – of ENT practice. He has particularly strong interest and expertise in the areas of:

• Paediatric ENT (children)
• Treatments for snoring, sleep apnea and sleep disordered breathing (in adults and children)
• Endoscopic sinus surgery with and without the Image - Guided (Navigational) System
• Cochlear implants
• Otology and middle ear surgery
• Treatment of head and neck cancers

Dr Lau also enjoys scuba diving, tennis, fencing, shotgun shooting, wildlife and cooking.