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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Spine Centre offers multidisciplinary, integrated care for patients with spinal diseases.
Tapping on broad expertise available across the network of SingHealth hospitals and specialty centres, we bring together the disciplines of orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery, rehabilitation medicine and pain medicine to offer one-stop integrated care for our patients.
Our patients can access the expertise of our specialists across five clinical sites at:
Singapore General Hospital
Changi General Hospital
Sengkang General Hospital
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
National Neuroscience Institute
The centre organises educational programmes such as:
1. Webinars
To share knowledge with general practitioners and clinicians on the topics of spinal disorders/conditions
2. Cadaveric workshops
To enhance skills through hands-on cadaveric sessions for junior surgeons
3. Annual scientific meetings
To allow for cross-institutional learning, sharing of best practices and potential collaborations
4. Public roadshows
To promote awareness to the general public on common spine problems
5. Local and international fellowships
To train orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons in the subspecialty field of spinal surgery
The centre plans to develop cutting-edge therapy for spinal cord injury and spinal disorders, to help paralysed patients restore their motor function.
The Centre offers treatments and services for various spinal diseases, including:
For GP referrals, please contact the SingHealth Duke-NUS Spine Centre: Singapore General Hospital: 6326 6060 Changi General Hospital: 6788 3003 Sengkang General Hospital: 6930 6000 KK Women's and Children's Hospital: 6692 2984 National Neuroscience Institute: 6330 6363
Website: www.singhealth.com.sg/spine-centre
Head
1. Assoc Prof Dinesh Shree KumarSenior Consultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, CGH;Head & Senior Consultant, CGH-NNI Integrated Spine Centre, CGH
Deputy Head & Campus Site Chief
2. Assoc Prof Reuben Soh Chee CheongSenior Consultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH
Directors
3. Dr Zheng ZhongxiConsultant, Dept of Anaesthesia & Surgical Intensive Care, CGH
4. Dr Jiang LeiConsultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH
5. Dr Marcus Ling ZhixingSenior Consultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH
6. Dr Ou Yang YouhengConsultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH
7. Dr Prasanna Kappaganthu VenkateshSenior Consultant, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, CGH;CGH-NNI Integrated Spine Centre, CGH
Campus Site Chiefs
8. Dr Chen HaobinConsultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SKH
9. Clin Assoc Prof Kevin Lim Boon LeongSenior Consultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, KKH
10. Dr Ling Ji MinHead & Senior Consultant, Dept of Neurosurgery, NNI;Head & Senior Consultant, NNI@CGH;Senior Consultant, CGH-NNI Integrated Spine Centre, CGH;Neurosurgery Service, SKH
11. Clin Asst Prof Terry Teo Hong LeeConsultant, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, CGH;CGH-NNI Integrated Spine Centre, CGH
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