Ong, Kimberly Mae C.

Philippine National Ear Institute
Email Address: 
kcong1@up.edu.ph
Research Areas: 
Ear and Hearing Health
Occupational Hearing Loss
Newborn Hearing Screening
General Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Dr. Kimberly Ong obtained her medical degree from the UP College of Medicine, and completed her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in UP-PGH. As a resident, her research work has focused on improving the newborn hearing screening program in the country. At present, she is a Research Assistant Professor at the Philippine National Ear Institute and the Coordinator for External Affairs of the Newborn Hearing Screening Reference Center, while currently taking her Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology in the UP College of Medicine. Her research interest has expanded to include occupation hearing loss and general ear and hearing health.
Relevant Publications: 
  1. Ong, K., Rivera, A. S., Chan, A. L., & Chiong, C. M. (2020). Corrigendum to "Determining concordance and cost impact of otoacoustic emission and automated auditory brainstem response in newborn hearing screening in a tertiary hospital" [Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 128 (2020) 109704]. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 132, 109966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109966
  2. Kimberly Mae C. Ong, Adovich S. Rivera, Abner L. Chan, Charlotte M. Chiong, Determining concordance and cost impact of otoacoustic emission and automated auditory brainstem response in newborn hearing screening in a tertiary hospital, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Volume 128, 2020, 109704, ISSN 0165-5876, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109704.
  3. Omar Ii, A. T., Arbizo, J. L., Ong, K., Olivar, C., Rivera, J. P., Chiong, C. M., Cabungcal, A., & Khu, K. (2021). In Reply to the Letter to the Editor regarding "Temporal Bone Chondroblastoma: Systematic Review of Clinical Features and Outcomes". World neurosurgery, 148, 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.104
  4. Claudio, E. R., Dealino, M. A., Dela Cruz, A. P., & Ong, K. M. (2021). ESOPHAGEAL IMPACTION OF FERTILIZED DUCK EGG ALBUMEN (HARDENED BALUT WHITE) IN A TERTIARY GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN THE PHILIPPINES: A CASE SERIES. Journal of Southeast Asian Medical Research, 5(2), 99-104. https://doi.org/10.55374/jseamed.v5i2.91
  5. Frank DN, Giese APJ, Hafren L, et al Otitis media susceptibility and shifts in the head and neck microbiome due to SPINK5 variants Journal of Medical Genetics 2021;58:442-452.