Adj Asst Prof Tan Jiong Hao Jonathan is a Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NUH, Division of Spine Surgery and at the Joint Replacement and Reconstruction Centre at Alexandra Hospital.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS) and went on to start his Orthopedic training as a resident in the National University Health System residency program in 2011. He completed his postgraduate training and was appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2019.
Adj Asst Prof Tan's primary interest is in spinal surgery with a sub-specialty interest in metastatic spinal tumour and primary spinal tumour surgery. His research interests include the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the interpretation of MRI and CT scans. Dr Jonathan Tan has published in peer-reviewed journals on both spinal surgery and general orthopaedics and has been awarded competitive grants to pursue clinical research. He is actively involved in the education of both undergraduate and post-graduate students and is currently the associate program director of the National University Health Systems Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program.
Adj Asst Prof Tan is grateful to his mentors and teachers in the department for guiding him and helping him to achieve his dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. He is thankful to God, his wife and family for their love and support throughout his life and career.
