About Dr Nicolas Kon

Dr Nicolas Kon is a neurosurgeon at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital with knowledge in:

  • Neuro-oncology (brain tumours, awake surgery)
  • Minimally invasive brain surgery (deep subcortical tumours, brain haemorrhage)
  • Functional neurosurgery (trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, spasticity, spinal cord stimulation)
  • Deep brain stimulation (Parkinson's disease, tremors, dystonias and other movement disorders)

After completing medical school, Dr Kon continued his medical training in neurosurgery and neurocritical care at various institutes in the UK which include the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (London), Charing Cross Hospital (London), Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge) as well as the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) in Singapore.

He obtained his PhD at Imperial College London and subsequently completed his fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto in Canada.

Before practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Dr Kon was a consultant neurosurgeon at both Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) campuses under the Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute.

Currently, he is an Adj Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He is actively involved in several clinical and translational research and multi-centre international trials. In addition, he holds several patents for his discoveries. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the Centralised Institutional Review Board. Dr Kon is the first neurosurgeon to use the Brainpath minimally invasive neurosurgical technique in Asia.

He has a longstanding commitment to neurosurgery and has received a long service award from the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore for his contribution. In addition, Dr Kon also has a strong passion towards patient care and has been awarded several Service with A Heart awards by the SGH.


Contact Dr Nicolas Kon

Phone: 65926871

Education

  • MB ChB
  • MRCS
  • PhD DIC
  • FRCS
  • FAMS

Awards and Achievements

  1. Nathalie Rose Barr PhD Scholarship, Imperial College London
  2. Multiple best research poster awards (local and international conferences)
  3. Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) fellowship
  4. Outstanding Faculty Award, Residency in Singhealth (RiSE) Award
  5. Service With A Heart Awards, Singapore General Hospital
  6. Long Service Award, National Neuroscience Institute and SingHealth

Recent Answers

Why is raising awareness for Trigeminal Neuralgia important?

As a functional neurosurgeon, I know that there are effective treatments for Trigeminal Neuralgia that can help patients. What I find is that in Singapore, and many of the other parts of the world as well, there are not enough support groups. The awareness of this disease is probably not as good as it should be. So, I think one of the aims is to raise awareness on uncommon diseases and also, because it is less known as a disorder, patients find that they are bouncing from doctor to doctor, until they find the right doctor to treat them.

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Dr Nicolas Kon

Neurosurgeon

Is numbness a symptom of trigeminal neuralgia?

Numbness is not frequent in trigeminal neuralgia. In classic trigeminal neuralgia, patients have no neurological findings and no numbness or weakness on their face. If they do have numbness, we may need to investigate it more.

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Dr Nicolas Kon

Neurosurgeon

How does trigeminal neuralgia feel like?

It is an acute severe pain and the most classic way it feels is a severe stabbing electric-like pain. Not everyone has the classic form though.

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Dr Nicolas Kon

Neurosurgeon

Recent Sessions

Dealing With Parkinsons Disease: What are my Surgical Options?

Ended on June 19, 2020

After completing medical school, Dr Nicolas Kon continued his medical training in neurosurgery and neurocritical care at various institutes in the UK which include the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (London), Charing Cross Hospital (London), Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge) as well as the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) in Singapore. He obtained his PhD at Imperial College London and subsequently completed his fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto in Canada. Before practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Currently, he is an Adj Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He is actively involved in several clinical and translational research and multi-centre international trials. In addition, he holds several patents for his discoveries. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the Centralised Institutional Review Board. Dr Kon is the first neurosurgeon to use the Brainpath minimally invasive neurosurgical technique in Asia. He has a longstanding commitment to neurosurgery and has received a long service award from the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore for his contribution. In addition, Dr Kon also has a strong passion towards patient care and has been awarded several Service with A Heart awards by the SGH.

Chronic Pain Management (Part 1): Dealing with Excruciating Pain- Trigeminal Neuralgia

Ended on July 18, 2020

After completing medical school, Dr Nicolas Kon continued his medical training in neurosurgery and neurocritical care at various institutes in the UK which include the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (London), Charing Cross Hospital (London), Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge) as well as the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) in Singapore. He obtained his PhD at Imperial College London and subsequently completed his fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto in Canada. Before practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Currently, he is an Adj Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He is actively involved in several clinical and translational research and multi-centre international trials. In addition, he holds several patents for his discoveries. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the Centralised Institutional Review Board. Dr Kon is the first neurosurgeon to use the Brainpath minimally invasive neurosurgical technique in Asia. He has a longstanding commitment to neurosurgery and has received a long service award from the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore for his contribution. In addition, Dr Kon also has a strong passion towards patient care and has been awarded several Service with A Heart awards by the SGH.

Brain Cancer and Brain Tumours

Dr Nicolas Kon is a neurosurgeon at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital with knowledge in:

  • Neuro-oncology (brain tumours, awake surgery)
  • Minimally invasive brain surgery (deep subcortical tumours, brain haemorrhage)
  • Functional neurosurgery (trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, spasticity, spinal cord stimulation)
  • Deep brain stimulation (Parkinson disease, tremors, dystonias and other movement disorders)

After completing medical school, Dr Kon continued his medical training in neurosurgery and neurocritical care at various institutes in the UK which include the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (London), Charing Cross Hospital (London), Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge) as well as the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) in Singapore.

He obtained his PhD at Imperial College London and subsequently completed his fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto in Canada.

Before practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Dr Kon was a consultant neurosurgeon at both Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) campuses under the Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute.

Currently, he is an Adj Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He is actively involved in several clinical and translational research and multi-centre international trials. In addition, he holds several patents for his discoveries. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the Centralised Institutional Review Board. Dr Kon is the first neurosurgeon to use the Brainpath minimally invasive neurosurgical technique in Asia.

He has a longstanding commitment to neurosurgery and has received a long service award from the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore for his contribution. In addition, Dr Kon also has a strong passion towards patient care and has been awarded several Service with A Heart awards by the SGH.

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3 Mount Elizabeth #11-14/15 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore 228510

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* This profile has been last updated on March 4, 2021.