Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore
Undergraduate Medical Education Director Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore
Clinical Appointments
Senior Consultant University Spine Centre Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital
Qualifications
M.B.B.S.
M.S. (Orth)
D.N.B (Orth)
F.R.C.S. (Edinburgh), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
F.R.C.S. (Trauma & Orth)
DM (Orth & Spinal Surgery), University of Nottingham, UK
Awards and Prizes
‘Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards’, Academic Year 2010-2011, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
‘EXSA Silver Award’ 2009, for contribution & commitment to excellent service at National University Hospital
‘Clinical Excellence Award’, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK (April 2005) for consultations for development of Spinal Services at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, with consideration to contribution to research and teaching
Research Areas of Interests
Metastatic spinal disorders
Pain pathways associated with spinal problems
Minimal invasive spinal surgery
Improvement in delivery of training to medical students
Research with regards to post-graduate training
Selected Research Projects
Is it safe to transfuse Leucocyte Depletion Filter (LDF) processed Intra-Operative Cell Salvage (IOCS) blood, in spine tumour surgery?
Standardisation of Clinical Examination Techniques
