Dr Goh Yau Hong graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 1990. He obtained his post-graduate degree from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1995. Between 1996 to 2004, Dr Goh served in the Department of Otolaryngology of Singapore General Hospital.

He was awarded the HMDP Fellowship award in 1998 and served in the Stanford University Medical Centre as the Visiting Assistant Professor / Clinical Instructor from 1999-2000. He was also Fellow to Professors Powell and Riley of Stanford University, the world pioneers of cutting edge surgery for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. From 2001 to 2003, Dr Goh was the Deputy Director of the Sleep Disorders Unit in Singapore General Hospital.

Outside of work, Dr Goh made time to serve in several committees over the past years. He was the Vice President of the Singapore Association for the Deaf (1997 - 2001), Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Society of Otorhinolaryngology (2000 - 2003) and Member of Post-Graduate Training Committee (Otolaryngology)..