Dr Nicolas Kon

Dr Nicolas Kon is an experienced neurosurgeon practicing at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore with special interest in:

  • Neuro-oncology (brain tumours, awake surgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery)

  • Functional neurosurgery (microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, spasticity, spinal cord stimulation)

  • Deep brain stimulation (Parkinson disease, tremors and other disorders)

  • Minimally invasive brain surgery (brain tumours, brain haemorrhage)

He is also an Adj Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Educational Background

After completing medical school, Dr Kon had postgraduate medical training in some of the best neurosurgery, neurology and neurocritical care centres in the UK at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, and at the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.

His PhD in neuroscience was obtained at Imperial College London. He did his advanced neurosurgery fellowship at the Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada under a top world-renowned neurosurgeon.

Degrees

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom 2000
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Imperial College London
United Kingdom 2008
Diploma of Imperial College
Imperial College London
United Kingdom 2008

Academic Appointment

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professional Qualifications

Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS)
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS)
Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore (FAMS)

Specialist Fellowship

Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada

Clinic

Dr Kon has an outpatient clinic located at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.
Hospitals
Before practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Dr Kon was a consultant neurosurgeon at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and a visiting consultant at the National Cancer Centre, Singapore. Dr Kon currently practises in the following hospitals:
Mount Elizabeth Hospital (MEH), Singapore
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital (MNH), Singapore
Gleneagles Hospital (GEH), Singapore
Parkway East Hospital (PEH), Singapore

Leader & Innovator

Dr Kon was the founding co-director of the NNI Centre for Deep Brain Stimulation, and the Centre for Neurotechnological Innovation.

He is a specialist in the use of minimally invasive surgery of the brain and is the first neurosurgeon in Asia to introduce the use of minimally invasive neurosurgery using the Brainpath MIPS approach. He has trained many surgeons in Asia and Europe in minimally invasive techniques.

He has been actively involved in research to further the field of neurosurgery and is the author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and hold several patents.

He has been the principal investigator of many randomized controlled clinical trials and the recipient of national and international research grants. He also serves on the ethics board of the Centralised Institutional Review Board.

View the full list of Dr Nicolas Kon's academic publications

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Awards and Recognitions

He has a longstanding commitment to neurosurgery and has received a long service award from the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore for his contributions. He also received an Outstanding Faculty Award for the training of neurosurgery residents.

In addition, Dr Kon has a strong passion towards patient care and has been awarded several Service with A Heart awards by the Singapore General Hospital.

Nathalie Rose Barr PhD award, Imperial College London
Outstanding Faculty Award, Residency in Singhealth (RiSE) Award
Multiple best research poster awards (local and international conferences)
Service With A Heart Awards, Singapore General Hospital
SingHealth Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) Award for Specialist Fellowship
Long Service Award, National Neuroscience Institute and SingHealth

Publications & Scholarly Articles

Academic peer reviewed articles authored by Dr Nicolas Kon Kam King (King NK).
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Initial antihypertensive agent effects on acute blood pressure after intracerebral haemorrhage.
Ng Y
Qi W
King NK
Christianson T
Krishnamoorthy V
Stroke Vasc Neurol
October 2022
Identifying risk factors of intracerebral hemorrhage stability using explainable attention model.
Rangaraj S
Islam M
Vs V
Wijethilake N
Uppal U
Med Biol Eng Comput
February 2022
FUNCTIONAL: Neuropsychiatric Disorder.
King NK
In: El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Aoun SG, Bendok B, ed
January 2021
An open label randomized trial to assess the efficacy of tranexamic acid in reducing post-operative recurrence of chronic subdural haemorrhage.
Wan KR
Qiu L
Saffari SE
Khong WXL
Ong JCL
J Clin Neurosci
December 2020
Neurological manifestations in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chua TH
Xu Z
King NK
Brain Inj
October 2020
Associations between features of external ventricular drain management, disposition, and shunt dependence.
Engel C
Faulkner AL
Van Wyck DW
Zomorodi AR
King NK
J Neuroanaesth Crit Care
September 2020
Automated detection of subthalamic nucleus in deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease using microelectrode recordings and wavelet packet features.
Karthick PA
Wan KR
See AA
Dauwels J.
King NK
J Neurosci Methods
September 2020
Longitudinal medication profile and cost savings in Parkinson's disease patients after bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation.
Ng JH
See AA
Xu Z
King NK
J Neurol
August 2020
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and intracerebral hemorrhage risk and outcome.
Liu L
Fuller M
Behymer TP
Ng Y
Christianson T
Stroke
April 2020
Posterior fossa surgery for stroke: Differences in outcomes between cerebellar hemorrhage and infarcts.
Lee L
Loh D
King NK
World Neurosurg
March 2020
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