Asst Prof HEY Hwee Weng Dennis
Academic Appointment:
- Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Clinical Appointment:
- 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
Qualifications
- 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
Awards and Prizes
- 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
Research Areas of Interests
- 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
