The Neurosurgerical Service at KK Hospital provides comprehensive cover for children with congenital and acquired conditions requiring surgical supervision and care.

Range of Services:

• General paediatric neurosurgery
• Brain tumour surgery
• Head trauma
• Congenital brain and spinal anomalies
• Cranial endoscopy
• Epilepsy and spasticity surgery
• Craniofacial surgery
• Frameless stereotaxy

In young children, head size and weight are proportionately larger than in adults, and a large majority of our emergency admissions have paediatric head injuries.

Name	Designation	Qualifications
Dr Seow Wan Tew	Head & Senior Consultant	MBBS, FRACS (Neurosurgery), FAMS (Neurosurgery)
Dr Gan Bin Kee	Senior Resident Physician	MBBS, M Med (Paeds), MRCP (Paeds)
Dr Ng Wai Hoe	Consultant	MBBS, FRACS (Neurosurgery)
Dr Tang Kok Kee	Consultant	MBBS, M Med (Surg), FRCS (UK)
Dr Rajendra Tiruchelvarayan	Consultant	MBBS, AFRCS (Ireland), M Med (Surg)
Maggie Lim	Clerk

 
 

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