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Chua Hwa Sen

Bones & joints · Kuala Lumpur

Dr. Kreangsak Lekkreusuwan, MD

Bones & joints · Bangkok

Orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and lower limb reconstruction, spine-related pain, and advanced surgical techniques.

Ng Hua Bak Ivan

Brain surgery · Singapore

Dr Ivan Ng is a neurosurgeon at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. With more than 20 years’ experience in the field, he provides specialised care in skull base neurosurgery, brain tumour treatments and neurovascular surgery. In addition to brain and spinal tumours, he treats conditions such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, back and neck pain, degenerative spine, hydrocephalus, moyamoya disease (a rare condition where the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain become narrowed), occlusive disease and trigeminal neuralgia. Prior to setting up his private practice, Dr Ng was a senior consultant at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI). During his tenure, he served as the deputy director of the institution as well as the head of department of both the NNI campuses at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Singapore General Hospital. He was also instrumental in setting up several research laboratories while he was there as well as the acute brain injury programme. He continues to be a visiting consultant at NNI. Upon graduation from the faculty of medicine at the National University of Singapore, Dr Ng underwent basic training and completed specialty training in surgery. Then, through the Health Manpower Development Plan award, he attended a 2-year fellowship programme at Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK. There, he served as the chief resident of the neurosurgical unit. In 2000, he was admitted as an inter-collegiate fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons (surgical neurology) and at the same time, was awarded the Norman Dott Medal for most outstanding performance. He introduced high-flow EC-IC bypass operations for complex neurosurgical scenarios and performed the earliest awake craniotomy for brain tumour in Parkway in 2012. He performs 150 to 180 major neurosurgical operations a year. He is the course director for the Aesculap Academy in minimally invasive neurosurgery and the AO Foundation course director for neurotrauma in the Asia-Pacific region. He is also the past vice-president of the Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and executive committee member at the Society of Intensive Care Medicine (Singapore) and the Asia Pacific Brain Injury Consortium. Dr Ng is an associate professor and director of the brain and behaviour programme at Duke-NUS Medical School. He is also an external lecturer at the School of Health Sciences at Nanyang Polytechnic, as well as an external examiner for the conjoined Edinburgh-Hong Kong Neurosurgery exit examinations. In the field of research, he used to head the acute brain injury research team at NNI and has been the principal investigator of more than 20 research projects. He is also published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. A frequently mentioned name at conferences, Dr Ng has been an invited speaker at more than 100 Asia-Pacific and international neurosurgical meetings. With an interest to serve the public, Dr Ng has been a volunteer doctor at St Andrew’s Hospital and TOUCH Community Services. He was also part of the Singapore volunteer overseas team to the Philippines during the Mount Pinatubo eruption.

Poh Keng Soon

Bones & joints · Singapore

Dr Poh Keng Soon is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His primary interest is in shoulder and elbow conditions, ranging from sports injuries and trauma to degenerative conditions such as labral injuries, rotator cuff tears and osteoarthritis. Dr Poh specialises in minimally invasive keyhole (arthroscopic) and joint replacement (arthroplasty) surgeries, particularly of the shoulder and elbow joints, such as arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs and reconstruction for recurrent shoulder dislocations. He performs a high volume of shoulder replacement surgeries for advanced arthritis, employing computer planning and 3D printed patient-specific instrumentations. Prior to joining private practice, he was a consultant in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the National University Hospital’s (NUH) division of shoulder and elbow and at the Joint Replacement and Reconstruction Centre at Alexandra Hospital. He is still a visiting consultant at NUH. He joined the postgraduate specialists’ training programme in orthopaedics surgery at NUH. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He received the Health Manpower Development Plan award to further pursue his training in Australia with a special focus in sports, shoulder and elbow surgery. Besides his clinical work, Dr Poh is an adjunct professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Dr. Mohd Farid Saidin

Bones & joints · Bukit Mertajam

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of bone, joint, muscle, and musculoskeletal disorders.

Dr. Anandakumar VellasamyMRCS

Bones & joints · Singapore

Orthopaedic surgeon specializing in complex foot and ankle conditions, minimally invasive surgery, and sports injuries with Swiss fellowship training.

Tu Tian MingMRCP (UK)

Brain & nerves · Singapore

Dr Tu Tian Ming is a neurologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. His subspecialties are stroke and general neurology. He was a former senior consultant in the department of neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI). He was also a visiting consultant at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Dr Tu graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained his membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. He subsequently completed his neurology advanced specialist training at NNI. Additionally, he completed a master’s degree in clinical investigation at NUS as well as an overseas research fellowship supported by the National Medical Research Council of Singapore at Duke University, USA. He is currently a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. At CGH, he co-chaired the stroke services and later headed the neurology service. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. His clinical and research interests are in acute ischaemic stroke and neurocritical care. He has also published more than 40 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Besides his clinical work, he is a clinical tutor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr Tu is a member of several organisations including the American Academy of Neurology, the Stroke Council, the American Heart Association, and the Singapore Medical Association. He has received several awards including the NNI Quality Service Award (Star).

Dr Wan Faisham Nu’Man Wan Ismail

Bones & joints · Kuala Lumpur

Orthopaedic surgeon experienced in trauma care, joint replacement, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Dr. Mohd Jazlan Dato' Mohd Adnan

15+ years of experience · Bones & joints · Kota Kinabalu

Datuk-honoured senior consultant in orthopaedic surgery at KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital. Holds MBBS(UM).

Dr Kamalanathan Palaniandy

Brain surgery · Melaka City

Dr Kamalanathan Palaniandy is a Neurosurgeon with advanced expertise in spine, neurospine, and minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures.

Dr Ravindran Karuppiah

Brain surgery · Subang Jaya

Consultant Neurosurgeon specialising in brain, spine, and complex neurosurgical conditions

Ramesh Subramaniam

Bones & joints · Singapore

Dr Ramesh Subramaniam is an orthopaedic surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals and Parkway East Hospital, Singapore. He subspecialises in arthroscopic sports surgery of the shoulder, knee, hip and elbow. He is also trained to perform knee, shoulder and elbow joint replacements. Dr Ramesh started the hip arthroscopy service at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). He is a visiting consultant at TTSH and Ng Teng Fong Hospital. He attained his bachelor's degrees from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and completed his master's degree in orthopaedic surgery in Singapore. He underwent advanced surgical training in orthopaedic surgery and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK in trauma and orthopaedics. Dr Ramesh was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award by the Ministry of Health to pursue subspecialty training in shoulder and knee surgery at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, Ireland. He was then awarded the TTSH scholarship to pursue a sports fellowship in knee surgery at the Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Spain. As part of this training, Dr Ramesh spent time with the Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes' orthopaedic teams to care for the soccer players in Barcelona and the Spanish province of Catalunya. He also completed a fellowship in shoulder surgery at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona and was trained in arthroscopic joint reconstruction and joint replacement surgeries. He was appointed clinical senior lecturer and then adjunct assistant professor at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is a faculty member of the National Healthcare Group's (NHG) residency programme and served as the chairman of NHG's hand surgery residency programme evaluation committee. As fellowship supervisor of sports surgery at TTSH, he has mentored clinical fellows from India, Philippines and Malaysia. Dr Ramesh has published numerous articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He has also presented his work at podium presentations in international conferences, and lectured and demonstrated surgery techniques at numerous international workshops and training courses for knee and shoulder surgery. He has volunteered with the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation to perform pro-bono surgery in Indonesia. He has been involved in Indosin Bhakti Sosial with the Singapore Navy to provide primary healthcare to villages in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. For his humanitarian relief work during the Yogyakarta earthquake in 2006, he was awarded the Ministry of Health award for humanitarian relief work.