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SPINE & NEUROSURGERY CENTRE OF THE YEAR IN ASIA PACIFIC
OXFORD SPINE AND NEUROSURGERY CENTRE
Led by Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon , Dr Colum Nolan , the Oxford Spine & Neurosurgery Centre is dedicated to providing high standards of patient care for all spinal conditions , with prompt access to appointments , comprehensive diagnostic tests , personalised treatment , and post-procedure assistance in Singapore .
Dr Colum Nolan is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Medical Director of Oxford Spine and Neurosurgery Centre with a subspecialty in Spine Surgery . His clinical interests include degenerative and complex spinal disorders , cervical spine surgery , spinal tumours , spinal trauma , and endoscopy . He has particular expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery and the use of spinal navigation technology .
Prior to his private practice , he served as the Head of Service and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at the National Neuroscience Institute ( NNI ). He was also the Director of the Spine and Spinal Disorders Programme at NNI and was the head of Neurosurgery Service at Sengkang General Hospital .
When asked why he chose spine surgery as a subspecialty , Dr Nolan explained , “ as I went through my Neurosurgery training , I became fascinated with the advances being made in spine surgery in terms of safer techniques and the adoption of technology . Learning to perform minimally invasive spine surgery and using technologies such as computer
Dr Colum Nolan
navigation has been very fulfilling . We are also starting to see increased use of robotic technology in spine surgery now , and it is exciting to see where this will take us in the next decade .” This fascination also spurred Dr Nolan ’ s clinical interest in minimally invasive spine procedures , on top of complex traditional open surgery .
Dr Nolan has a keen interest in teaching and research . He is still a Visiting Consultant at NNI . He has authored publications in numerous international peer-reviewed journals and has presented at multiple local , regional , and international conferences and meetings . He has also served as a reviewer for international journals and international meetings . In addition to his role as Spine Director at NNI and Head of Service at Sengkang General Hospital , he has held several other leadership roles . He was Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School .
He was a member of the Medical Council , Professional Development Committee and Peer Review Learning Quality Assurance Committee at NNI and a Clinical Physician Faculty Member for the Integrated Neurosurgery training programme . He was also a member of the Trauma Committees at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital . He received a GOLD award in the 2022 Singapore Health Quality Service Awards . He has also served on several workgroups with the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Health . For more information , visit oxfordspineneuro . sg .
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