Assoc Prof. Seow Wan Tew

Assoc Prof. Seow Wan Tew
Department:
Experience: 20 years of experience
Hospital: Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

About

About Assoc Prof. Seow Wan Tew A/Prof Seow Wan Tew is Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore, and formerly Head of Department of Neurosurgery.  He is also a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore, and was formerly Head of the Neurosurgery Service at KKH. A/Prof Seow is involved in the post-graduate training of neurosurgeons at the NNI and is a member of the Residency Advisory Committee for Neurosurgery Singapore and a member of the JCST Exit Examination Committee for Neurosurgery. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Duke-NUS Medical School.  The Conditions treated by the doctor are Hydrocephalus, Paediatric Neurosurgery, and Spasticity. His area of interest is in Paediatric Neurosurgery. He is also on the teaching faculties of Pediatric Neurosurgery Courses in Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa.

List of Treatments

  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Cerebral Angioplasty
  • Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
  • Endovascular Coiling
  • Surgical Clipping
  • Temporal Lobectomy
  • Lesionectomy
  • Hemispherectomy
  • Corpus Callosotomy
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Multiple Subpial Transections MST
  • Microvascular Decompression MVD
  • Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
  • Stereotactic Radio Surgery
  • Percutaneous Steriotactic Treatment – PSR
  • Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
  • Gliomas Treatment
  • Meningioma
  • Schwannomas
  • VP Shunting
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
  • Narcolepsy Treatment
  • Headache
  • Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
  • Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment
  • Liberation Treatment
  • Sensory Ataxia Treatment
  • Pituitary Tumor Treatment
  • Paediatric Aneurysm
  • Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Bell’s Palsy Treatment
  • Cerebral Angiogram
  • Craniotomy Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Gamma Knife for AVM or Brain Tumor
  • Cranioplasty
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Brain Haemorrhage Treatment
  • Blood Clot Brain Surgery
  • CyberKnife Treatment
  • Neurosurgery
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Stroke Treatment
  • High Cervical Stimulation
  • Electrical Cortical Stimulation
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain
  • Drug Pump Implantation for Chronic Pain Management
  • Sacral Neuromodulation
  • Conservative management
  • Thecoperitonial shunt
  • Microsurgical tumor removal
  • Endoscopic decompression
  • Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (non-rechargeable)
  • NeuroRehabilitation
  • Microsurgical repair of encephalocele
  • VNS implantation

Work Experience

Senior Consultant, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Senior Consultant, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Senior Consultant, National Neuroscience Institute

Special Interest

Pediatric Neurosurgery