MBBS, MRCS (Surg), FRCS (Ortho), MMed (Ortho), Fellow UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, USA
Dr Benjamin Tow is a Consultant Spine Surgeon who graduated from the National University of Singapore [NUS] in 1998 and obtained his post-graduate degrees Masters of Medicine in Orthopaedics from NUS and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons [Edinburgh] in Orthopaedics from the UK.
He obtained US Medical Licensing in 2005 and is ECFMG- certified in California USA. He has also been registered with the General Medical Council in the UK.
From 2006 – 2007, he completed his fellowship at the UCLA Comprehensive Spine Centre, Los Angeles, USA, where he was mentored by Professor Jeffrey Wang and Dr Larry Khoo.
His focus is on on degenerative conditions of the spine, deformity-surgery and minimally-invasive spine surgery, as well as percutaneous injections for spine conditions. Upon return from his overseas attachment in 2007, Dr Tow practised as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Singapore General Hospital [SGH], which has the highest volume of spine surgeries in Singapore. From 2009 – 2012, he was the highest-volume surgeon performing spinal surgeries at the Singapore General Hospital.
Apart from spine surgery, Dr Benjamin Tow is also a fully-qualified orthopaedic surgeon. He has extensive experience in managing general Orthopaedic conditions of the knee, hip, ankle and upper limb. While at the Singapore General Hospital, Dr Tow was also a member of the Trauma service, performing numerous surgeries for patients with traumatic fractures of the upper and lower limb.
Dr Benjamin Tow is also well-versed with paediatric orthopaedic conditions. He received training at the Kandang Kerbau Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which is the largest Children’s Hospital in Singapore.
He has 3 delightful boys of his own and has a cheerful disposition which endears him to children.
Appointments & Research
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS & COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
· 2008 – 2012 Consultant, Spine Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
· 2007 – 2012 Clinical Teacher, National University of Singapore
· 2009 – 2012 Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
· Ex-Co, Back Society Singapore
– Ex-Co, Singapore Orthopaedic Association
AWARDS
· Outstanding Paper Award – International Conference on Bio-Medical Engineering 2005 Annual Meeting : Prototype Jig design for Metacarpal Osteotomy
· “Heart of Gold Service Award”, Singapore General Hospital
Practice Address
Orthopaedic and Spine Clinic (Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre)
3 Mount Elizabeth, #13-06 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore 228510
Tel: +65 6235 5774
Orthopaedic and Spine Clinic (Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre)
38 Irrawaddy Road, #04-30 Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563
Tel: +65 6268 9500