Dr. Rajendra Tiruchelvarayan

Dr. Rajendra Tiruchelvarayan
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Experience: 20 years of experience
Hospital: Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

About

About Dr. Rajendra Tiruchelvarayan Dr. Rajendra Tiruchelvarayan is a neurosurgeon having more than 20 years of expertise. Services provided by him includes a wide range of general neurosurgical conditions, and he sub-specialises in spine surgery and children’s neurosurgery. As a paediatric neurosurgeon, Dr Rajendra treats young patients with head injuries, hydrocephalus, brain tumours and spinal problems. In 1997, Dr. Rajendra received his degree from the National University of Singapore. After more than two years of specialised training in London Hospitals, he finished his neurosurgery training in the UK in 2006. The National Hospital for Neurology, Neurosurgery in Queen’s Square, King’s College Hospital, and St. George’s Hospital were among the places where this was experienced. Director of Spine Neurosurgery at National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital are just a few of his prior positions. He also treats youngsters with dysraphism and spinal diseases including spinal lipomas and myelo-meningoceles. To better care for patients and get better results, he invented new minimally invasive spine surgical techniques. In Europe, Asia, and Singapore, he has been invited to impart his knowledge on the treatment of spinal problems to neuro and orthopaedic spine surgeons. Dr. Raj is a representative of the East-Asia AO Spine faculty. Dr. Rajendra Tiruchelvarayan is fluent in English.

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

Consultant, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

Consultant, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Consultant, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Consultant, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Special Interest

Spine Injections and radiofrequency for back pain
Cervical fusion and disc replacement
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Lumbar fusion for back pain
Hydrocephalus surgery for children and adults
Spina bifida and Lipoma surgery
Stroke treatment
Brain tumor management