Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Clinical Appointments:
Emeritus Consultant
University Spine Centre Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
National University Hospital
Qualifications
M.B.B.S., University of Singapore, Singapore
M.Med. (Surgery), National University of Singapore, Singapore
F.R.C.S. (Glasglow), Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, United Kingdom
M.Ch.Orth. (Liv), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
F.A.M.S., Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Awards and Prizes
National Medical Excellence Awards 2012: National Outstanding Clinician Award, Ministry of Health
Master Clinician 2011, National University Health System
Outstanding Oral Paper Award. Fusion performance of a bioresorbable cage used in a porcine model of anterior lumbar interbody fusion. S.A. Abbah, C.X.F. Lam , K. Yang J.C.H. Goh,, D.W. Hutmacher, H.K. Wong. The 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Singapore, 3-6 Dec 2008.
Winner of N Balachandran Best Paper Award for the paper, ‘Fusion performance of a novel bioresorbable cage used in anterior lumbar interbody fusion’. S.A. Abbah, C.X.F. Lam , K. Yang J.C.H. Goh,, D.W. Hutmacher, H.K. Wong. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of Singapore Orthopaedic Association, Singapore, 12-16 November 2008.
Award winner for the Best Deformity Paper, Adolescent Undergoing Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): Does Surgery and Surgical Technique Affect Patient Outcomes? At the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Worldwide Meeting, New Delhi, India, October 2-4, 2008.
Research Areas of Interests
Identification and validation of reference markers for neuropathic pain
Biology and biomechanics of spinal fusion
Bioresorbable scaffolds as bone graft substitutes in spinal reconstructive surgery
Evaluation of carriers for stem cells and growth factors in spinal fusion
Adolescent spinal deformity, adult and complex spinal deformity surgery
Minimally invasive spinal surgery
Genetic factors in curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Selected Research Projects
Development of novel yolk shell nanoparticle based moldable putty for surgery
Functionalization of bioresorbable poly-epsilon-caprolactone-20% tricalcium phosphate cage devices to enhance delivery of biological factors in interbody spine fusion
Fabrication of growth factors eluting nano particles tubes from polymeric bioceramic composites for orthopaedic tissue engineering applications
Genetic prognostication of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Asian School Children
Control release of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein type 2 from heparin conjugated multilayered alginate microbeads to enhance new bone formation in spine fusion
