Dr Leslie Ng
Island Orthopaedics (Mount Elizabeth Hospital)
3 Mount Elizabeth #05-08 Mount Elizabeth Orchard Medical Centre Singapore 228510
Monday to Friday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Saturday: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Sunday or Public Holidays: Closed
6737 5683
Island Orthopaedics (Mount Elizabeth Novena)
38 Irrawaddy Road #05-42 Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre Singapore 329563
Monday to Friday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Saturday: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Sunday or Public Holidays: Closed
6352 0529
Island Orthopaedics (Mount Alvernia Hospital)
820 Thomson Road #01-01/02 Mount Alvernia Medical Centre A Singapore 574623
Monday to Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Sunday or Public Holidays: Closed
6356 0588
Designation
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Qualifications
MBBS (London), MRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (Tr & Ortho) (Glasgow), Ortho (Diploma)(Cardiff)
Conditions Treated
- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction
- Degenerative joint conditions
- Robotic and O-arm computer spine surgery
- Slipped disc and spinal stenosis surgery
- Spine fractures and cancer
- General orthopaedic trauma and long bone fractures
- Back and neck pain treatment
- Osteoporosis treatment
Achievements
- First Asian trainee accepted in a pioneer two-year spine surgery national fellowship training programme in England
Medical Philosophy
“Experienced in practice, decisive in life, precision in surgery.”
Education
- University of London, UK 1998
- Practiced at Centre for Spine Studies and Surgery at Queens Medical Centre, University Teaching Hospital of Nottingham
Background
- Former orthopaedic surgeon, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
- Pioneered the use of third generation minimally invasive treatment of osteoporosis vertebra fracture with miniature titanium implants
- Deploys real-time nerve root monitoring and computer navigation during spine surgery to prevent nerve injury for complex cases
- Conceptualised the technique of ‘indirect decompression’ of the spinal canal
- Certified lateral access spine surgeon
- Experienced in interventional pain procedures for chronic neck and back pain management by using the latest generation of nucleoplasty, ‘Disc –Fx’ system, for spine degenerative disorders
Academic & Research Contributions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University Hospital, Singapore
- Published research papers in the Spine, Bone & Joint Journal and the European Spine Journal
- Director at spine fellowship programme and mentors advanced trainees from South East Asia
Professional Memberships
- Member, International Spine Surgeon Community
- Member, Society for Lateral Access Surgery
- Member, AO Spine
- Member, British Association of Spine Surgeon
- Member, World Spinal Column Society
- Member, Medical Advisory Board, Mt. Alvernia Hospital, Singapore
- Member, Spine Surgery Society, Singapore