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NUH Spine Surgery Fellowship

National University Hospital

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Names in the programme record: Joseph Thambiah

Profile completeness86%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 or 12 months
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Clinical exposureWard and outpatient duties, supervised surgery and research across degenerative disease, adult and paediatric deformity, trauma, infection, tumour, minimally invasive, endoscopic, navigated and robot-assisted spine surgery
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

Can an international surgeon apply?

≈Partially published

International applicants

NUH states that its orthopaedic fellowship programmes train regional and international surgeons; individual eligibility must be confirmed directly.

≈Partially published

Clinical role

Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Ward and outpatient duties, supervised surgery and research across degenerative disease, adult and paediatric deformity, trauma, infection, tumour, minimally invasive, endoscopic, navigated and robot-assisted spine surgery Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.

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Medical registration

The current official NUH education page does not publish the applicable Singapore Medical Council registration route; clinical participation and supervised operating must be confirmed directly with NUH.

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Language

Not published for this division by the current official NUH education page

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Visa or work authorisation

The current official NUH education page does not publish visa or work-authorisation arrangements for this fellowship.

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleOne divisional fellowship is offered yearly; the next intake and application timetable must be confirmed directly with NUH.
Official contactNational University Spine Institutespine_enquiries@nuhs.edu.sg
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements

Clinical / academic eligibility

Published by official source

  • Trained orthopaedic surgeon seeking further subspecialty experience
  • Ability to participate in ward, outpatient, operative and research responsibilities subject to NUH approval
Application documents

Not published

Not published by the cited official source.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

A six- or twelve-month annual fellowship within the National University Spine Institute. NUH confirms clinical, operative and research participation, but does not currently publish the next application date, funding or registration route.

Intended for: Trained orthopaedic surgeons seeking further subspecialty experience

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

NUH reports that fellows participate in clinical and basic-science research and that most complete one or two scientific articles during the fellowship.

FACULTY & PROGRAMME CONTACTS

6 listed faculty and programme contacts

JTJoseph Thambiah, fellowship faculty at National University Hospital

Faculty: Joseph Thambiah

Institute HeadOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Head and Senior Consultant, National University Spine Institute
Affiliation
National University Hospital
Clinical focus
Robot-assisted and minimally invasive cervical, lumbar, scoliosis and artificial-disc surgery
Official individual profile ↗
GLGabriel Liu, fellowship faculty at National University Hospital

Faculty: Gabriel Liu

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
National University Hospital
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
No official profile verified yet · search the web (unverified):Google ↗LinkedIn ↗
NKNaresh Kumar, fellowship faculty at National University Hospital

Faculty: Naresh Kumar

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
National University Hospital
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
No official profile verified yet · search the web (unverified):Google ↗LinkedIn ↗
DHDennis Hey Hwee Weng, fellowship faculty at National University Hospital

Faculty: Dennis Hey Hwee Weng

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
National University Hospital
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
No official profile verified yet · search the web (unverified):Google ↗LinkedIn ↗
JTJonathan Tan, fellowship faculty at National University Hospital

Faculty: Jonathan Tan

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
National University Hospital
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
No official profile verified yet · search the web (unverified):Google ↗LinkedIn ↗
ATAlex Teo, fellowship faculty at National University Hospital

Faculty: Alex Teo

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
National University Hospital
Clinical focus
Spine training and clinical practice
No official profile verified yet · search the web (unverified):Google ↗LinkedIn ↗

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