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The Brain & Spine Clinic - Dr Timothy Lee

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Neurosurgeon

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6A Napier Road, Gleneagles Hospital, #03-38 Annexe Block, 258500

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V. S.

I was diagnosed with a gigantic intramedullary spinal cord tumour measuring 4.9x1.3cm favoring an ependymoma sometime in May this year after experiencing inexplicable pain, weakness & numbness in my legs. I made up my mind to go for surgery after googling all about the tumour, the severe neurological deterioration I would suffer if I were to procrastinate and the survival rate for ependymoma. I needed a specialist with in depth knowledge of the tumour and with vast experience in spinal tumour excision. After a few weeks’ searches, Dr Timothy Lee was on top of my list and I went ahead with the 6-hour long procedure two days before National Day. With the help of technologically advanced tools, the surgery was a success. I was bedbound for 4 days like the doctor warned but I was extremely fortunate as I did not experience pain & nausea after the surgery or perhaps, I should attribute this to Dr Lee’s surgical expertise? I stayed a total of 72 days in Mt Alvernia Hospital & rehabilitation centre to regain the strength of my legs, learn to walk properly & move independently again. I noted that Dr Lee worked super long hours, visiting patients early in the morning without fail and sometimes even late at night. I went for my first post-surgery MRI on 29 October with trepidation. I made it through 45 mins in the warm scanner with fm95 music blaring in my ears & perspiration down my face & collected 15 films on the same day while the reports were faxed over to the doctor. No, the staffs there were not allowed to disclose the results of my scans. Of course, I took a peek at the films but couldn’t make heads or tails of them without the report. I saw Dr Lee on the same day with a pile of reports on his desk and guess what? Dr Timothy Lee had achieved the incredible feat of ‘POSTERIOR LAMINECTOMY WITH GROSS TOTAL EXCISION OF THE INTRADMEDULLARY TUMOUR WITH NO EVIDENCE OF RESIDUAL/RECURRENT TUMOUR’ for my procedure, which means, I am now totally tumour free! Whew! What a relief! To know that I would not have to undergo RT or more spine surgery. Instead of me thanking the doctor, Dr Lee congratulated me on being declared tumour free! Never one for words when face to face, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr Lee for the successful procedure & helping me get my life back to normal. Suffice to say, I would not hesitate to recommend Dr Lee to anyone in need of the best neurosurgeon in Singapore. If a picture says a thousand words, what would hundreds of appreciation plagues, thank you cards say about Dr Timothy Lee? Go see for yourself at his clinic at Gleneagles Hospital :)

w. s. a.

It all started one early morning when I suddenly felt a persistent sharp headache. Later on that day, I visited my family doctor and he refer me to Dr Timothy Lee. All thanks to Dr Timothy Lee, I have undergoes a brain surgery and I have now recover. He's always very patient and explain things clearly to us. He will always make sure that we understand the current situation and leave us with no worries. He definitely have the traits of a good doctor.

C. K. K.

I am writing this to send my heartfelt gratitude to Doctor Timothy who has helped me to recover from subarachnoid hemorrhage. I was advised by other neurosurgeon to have VP Shunt after two major operations. Doctor Timothy was the one who monitored my condition and analyzed my health condition. You have done what medicine along that would not have done. Because of him, I do not have to undergo third surgery for Vp Shunt. Because of him, my family is getting more confident about my health as I am feeling so much better now. Because of him, I am now back to my normal daily life. No words are enough to appreciate the service and support that you have provided. Thank you.

M. S.

I had headaches and minor vomiting for about 4 months and after an appointment with a neurosurgeon at National University Hospital and an MRI, The surgeons at NUH advised me to proceed with a tumor removal but sadly, they were only able to remove part of the tumor and referred me to go for Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. I began to search for an alternative solution instead of going for Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy as i was told that my cancer does not react well with therapy. After a month of hopelessly searching, a cousin of mine referred me to Dr Manish Taneja, a surgeon from Raffles Hospital. He then referred me to Dr Timothy Lee. After reviewing my scans and reports and a long discussion, i agreed to trust Dr Lee with the procedure as he explained everything in clear detail and left no room for doubt. It is very comforting to know that he was really keen on helping me and he even liased with other doctors to help with my surgery. He suggested to do embolisation before doing the actual tumor removal to increase the chances of success. Dr Lee managed to remove the entire tumor, the procedure was neatly done and i am very satisfied with his work. I highly recommend Dr Timothy Lee because of his medical expertise, patient-oriented character and helpfulness.

A.

On 28 Oct 2020, my wife suddenly suffered a massive Brain Hemorrhage in our car.  I immediately rushed her to the nearest Mt Alvenia Hospital. Dr Timothy Lee managed to drive from his clinic at Gleneagles Hospital to Mt Alvenia Hospital (about 7.8km) within 20 mins during Wed peak hours at around 6pm. He managed to put the Ventilator into my wife's throat just in time before she went into coma. He told me that he needed to operate on my wife within an hour in order to save her. However, there were 2 problems... my wife BP was 230 & the OT needed 30 mins to prepare. Miraculously, her BP dropped to 160 & Dr Lee could operate on her shortly after 7pm. The operation was successful. My wife was in ICU for 33 days & 4 weeks in normal ward. In my 22 years career in the Insurance Industry, I have encountered many Doctors & Specialists. I would confidently vouch that Dr Lee is definitely & undoubtedly the most dedicated, competent, helpful & friendliest Specialist I have ever met. He would check on my wife at least twice a day everyday regardless of his super busy schedules. He managed to gather a team of Specialists on Sun night at 9pm to do a minor checking procedure (no abnormality found) just to put his concern to rest. Any other Specialist would have waited til Mon or other weekdays. He used his fingers to dig out hard stool from my wife instead of asking the nurses to do it. In May 2021, 7 months after, my wife was able to walk by herself with the help of a Quad Cane. Currently, she is continuing with her rehabilitation & we trust God for her full restoration. We are forever thankful & grateful to God for sending Dr Timothy Lee to save my wife in the nick of time.

J. C.

Hi, My name is James Chan. I had a Neurofibroma 10 years ago which had caused me much pain then. With a reference I was lucky to find Dr. Lee who not only explained clearly my condition and the suggested treatment, but went through a very successful operation which brought my life back to normal and happiness again. Even after 10 years Dr. Lee still helps me follow up on the latest scan to ensure the issue did not come back. Which again I had the most heart warming and professional care which any patient would expect. I will have no reservation in recommending Dr. Lee to anyone who seek the best care and support from a specialist in this area. James 2020

D. L.

Was suffering extreme nerve pain in the thigh and leg due to tethered cord sydrome. Had a surgery in July 13th 2020 from Dr.Timothy Lee, and right after the surgery, all that terrible pain is totalky gone. Now, 5 mts has gone by, and no more pain since the surgery. Most of doctors won't even know about tethered cord syndrome at all. Thankfully, i was rightly dignosed and treated. Would strongly recommend this clinic and Dr. Timothy Lee if you have back problem!

D. Q.

...............Updating on 20 oct........................ I felt the urge to give an update and tell my story. Almost half a year had pass since the operation. It was a stark contrast compared to my dire, helpless condition half a year ago. There were many advices like: visit TCM, Chiropractic, yoga...... nothing really worked. It felt like the problem just mutate to another form of pain every time it seemed to work. I started my journey to uncover what was wrong as I never had hip pain along with lower back pain and I was referred to Seng Kang Hospital orthopedic, NUH-neuro specialist, back Seng Kang Hospital-physio . No findings... says my legs were weak... then says i need CBT because I have behavioral, mental issues, Makes me feel like i am crazy. When i was at the specialist, he did nothing but to type away on the keyboard about everything i said... After 4 months.. my condition worsen. my pain shot thru the roof and i am running out of annual, medical leaves. I finally cast aside my concern about cost and went to visit timothy lee under the advice my good friend whose mother was operated by him. She had utmost respect for timothy and told me to visit him as she had similar experience with the public hospital like mine too. I went to timothy. He sent me to X-RAY, MRI and did a check and surprise me with a 'big toe' strength check. Told me about the filum diease and tether cord syndrome which i never heard in my life before. He told me the cost of the operation which was hefty to me... so i told him i will bring the diagnosis of my conditions back to the hospital in Seng kang to have them operate instead because of my hospitalization coverage. Further disappointment ensues. The orthopedic specialist says it is not possible to have such condition at my age and there is nothing he can do for me. I went back to Timothy, booked an operation appointment and fast forward to this date.. i see myself clearly on the road of recovery.. I am not a religious person but timothy was godsend. I wrote this because I felt compelled to share my untold story, my helplessness and pain so that people who are facing similar situation will have a guide. To those in search for a solution and still running in circles, i wished my message helped. To the orthopedic at SKH, you were absolutely wrong, Doctor Daniel, I don't need to go CBT. Maybe you need CBT and get out of chair. God bless to Dr Timothy Lee. Many thanks for putting my life back on track. .................................--end..................................................................... Excellent doctor. Caring, lots of patience, conclusive. See it from the angle of the patient. A class above. Heart of a true doctor.

K. M.

Started with heavy and big tumor on brain, i call brain and spine clinic and Prof Timothy is not available at that moment, then i go to novena, got big surgery there with another young Prof doctor (Cannot postponed coz seizure got more often), i'm very nervous at that moment, its fail coz only got 20% of tumor removed, i still got focal seizure, then i go to brain & spine Clinic, go to operation theater, very nervous its like terminal (end of my life), and Prof. Tim came he said "i've taken care of you, relax" suddenly i'm calm, then surgery finish, then the result is according to Prof. and my family expectation, its going well, until now i just want to share, he is very good and kind-hearted Professional Doctor, Thank you for saving my life, i never forget this moment

P. F.

Very Recommend to come and visit this place, the 5 stars serve special for u and the details of the doctor especially my fav Dr.Timothy Lee Kam Yiu who gonna try his best to save my daddy's life for 6-8 months in Singapore.

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