Asst Prof HEY Hwee Weng Dennis

Asst Prof HEY Hwee Weng Dennis

Academic Appointment:
  • Assistant Professor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
    National University of Singapore
  • Director of Clinical Services
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
    National University Hospital
  • Senior Consultant
    University Spine Centre
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
    National University Hospital
  • Director and Senior Consultant
    Motion-preserving and Minimally-invasive Spine Unit (MMSU)
    Alexandra Hospital
  • Visiting Consultant
    Division of Spine Surgery
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • M.B.B.S., National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  • M.R.C.S., Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Ireland)
  • M.Med (Orth), National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  • M.C.I., National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  • F.R.C.S (Orth), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
  • Fellowship Accreditation (Spine Surgery) Hokkaido, Japan
    • Sapporo Orthopaedic Hospital – Center for Spinal Disorders
    • Hokkaido Medical Center
    • Hokkaido Chuo Rosai Hospital – Spinal Cord Injury Center
    • Hokkaido Orthopaedic Memorial Hospital
    • Eniwa Hospital
  • Fellowship Accreditation (Spine Surgery) Seoul – Seongnam, South Korea
    • Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
    • Kyung Hee University Medical Center (Dongdaemun-gu)
    • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
    • Wooridul Hospital (Gangnam-gu)
  • Fellowship Accreditation (Spine Surgery) Lyon, France
    • Centre Médico-Chirurgical de Réadaptation (CMCR) des Massues
  • Fellowship Accreditation (Spine Surgery) Berlin – Munich – Bogen, Germany
    • Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau (Berlin)
    • Schon Klinik Munchen Harlaching (Munich)
    • Pro-Spine, Klinik Bogen-Kreiskrankenhaus (Bogen)
  • Asia Pacific Mobi-Expert Program for Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery, France
    • Strasbourg – Hospital Hautepierre 2
    • Nantes – CHU de Nantes
    • Dijon – University Hospital Bocage Central
  • Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Program for Professionals in Spine Surgery, Germany
    • Frankfurt – Ketteler Hospital Offenbach
  • Advanced Artificial Disc Replacement Surgeon Programme 2022
    • DOCS Spine and Orthopaedics – DOCS Surgical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spinal Restoration Center, Beverly Hills, California, USA
  • National Research Foundation – Ministry of Health (NRF-MOH) Healthcare Research Scholarship Award 2011
  • NUS Leadership in Acaedemic Medicine (NLAM) Mentoring Program Award 2012
  • Ministry of Health (MOH) Training Scholarship Award 2013
  • P Balasubramaniam Young Orthopaedic Investigator Award (YOIA) 2015
  • NUHS Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Best Teacher Award 2015
  • Ambassador to Jaipur, India (Combined Singapore and Indian Orthopaedic Association Programme) Award 2015
  • Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) – Academic Medicine Development Award (AMDA) 2016 – 2017
  • Japan Orthopaedics Traumatology Research Foundation (JOTRF) Traveling Fellowship Award 2017
    • Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan
    • Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, Japan
  • Combined Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS) – Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) Fellowship Award 2017
  • Ambassador to Hongkong (Combined Singapore and Hongkong Orthopaedic Association Programme) Award 2017
  • National Medical Research Council – Individual Research Grant – New Investigators Grant (NMRC-IRG-NIG) Award 2017-2019
  • Japanese Scoliosis Society (JSS) 52nd Annual Meeting – Outstanding English Paper Award 2018
  • Quality Improvement Project (QIP) – Recognition Award Sep-Dec 2018
  • Cervical Scoliosis Research Society – Asia Pacific (CSRS-AP) – Traveling Fellowship Award 2019
    • Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
    • Peking University Third Hospital (PUTH), Beijing, China
    • Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
    • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China
    • Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
    • Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
    • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUH), Seoul, South Korea
    • International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
  • ASEAN Orthopaedic Association 2019 Senior Travelling Fellowship Award (AOA-STF) to Malaysia and Brunei, 2019
    • School of Medicine Hospital, University Sans Malaysia (USM), Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
    • RIPAS Hospital, Brunei
    • Jerudong Park Medical Centre/ Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre, Brunei
  • Singapore Teaching and Academic Research Talent Scheme NUS Inauguration Grant Award 2019
  • Quality Improvement Project (QIP) – Recognition Award Sep-Dec 2019
  • Singapore Spine Society 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting (First Prize) Best Paper Award 2020
  • National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSoM) – Special Recognition Award for Educators 2020
  • National University Health System (NUHS) – Seed Fund Award 2020-2022
  • National Medical Research Council – Individual Research Grant (NMRC-IRG) Award 2021-2024
  • National University Health System (NUHS) – Teaching Excellence Award 2021
  • National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine – Special Recognition Award for Educators 2021
  • Biomedical Engineering Programme (BEP) Grant Award 2022-2023
  • Singapore Medical Association Charity Fund (SMACF) – Outstanding Mentor Award 2022
  • National University Health System (NUHS) – Mochtar – Riady Pinnacle – Young Achiever Award 2022
  • National University Health System (NUHS) – Teaching Excellence Award 2022
  • National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine – Special Recognition Award for Educators 2022
  • Alexandra Hospital – The Esprit de Corps (Team) Service Award Jan-Mar 2023
  • National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine – Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) 2023
  • Complex Spinal Instrumentation for Deformity Correction
    • Restoration of Patient-Specific Spinal and Whole Body Alignment
    • Optimal Deformity Correction Surgical Techniques
  • Motion-Preserving, Advanced Spinal Reconstruction
    • Optimal Design and Use of Spinal Prosthesis
    • Biomechanical Analysis of the Normal, Diseased, and Instrumented Spine
  • Minimally-Invasive (MI) Spine Surgery (Tubular retraction techniques and endoscopy)
    • Cutting Edge Applications to Optimize MI Spine Surgery
    • Critical Analysis of Pros and Cons of MI Spine Surgery

Asst Prof Dennis Hey’s Publication list at NUS Discovery

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