Bio
Dr Dinesh Shree Kumar is currently the Head of SingHealth Duke-NUS Spine Centre and oversees the coordination of spine surgery and spine care for patients in the SingHealth Cluster. He is also the Director of Spine Surgery in Changi General Hospital (CGH). Some of his initiatives in his current appointment include the introduction of Minimally Invasive Spine surgery with robotics/computer navigation at CGH and the development of an Integrated Spine Service in CGH consisting of both Neurosurgeons and Orthopaedic Surgeons.
He has recently spearheaded the Min Inv Computer Guided Spine Surgery Training platform CREST@CGH. He receives visiting surgeons from the region every who are doing proctorships and fellowships in Minimally invasive spine surgery. He has successfully setup the CGH-NNI Spine Centre which is an integrated Spine Centre consisting of Neurosurgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons and Rehab Physicians offering a one stop service to patients with spinal disorders.
Education
Fellow, Royal Coll of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Master of Medicine (Surgery)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Member, Royal Coll of Surgeons
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
National University of Singapore, Singapore
NUS Appointment(s)
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore,
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