Dr Colin Teo Kok Ann

Designations:

Associate Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National University Hospital
Associate Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Qualifications:

MBBS (S'pore), MRCSEd (Surgery), MRCSEd (ENT), MMED (Surgery), FRCSEd (SN), FAMS

Special Interests:

Neuro-Oncology, Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Awake Brain Surgery, Brain Computer Interface, Epilepsy Surgery

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Biosketch

Dr Colin Teo obtained his basic medical degree (MBBS) at the National University of Singapore. He completed his residency training in Neurosurgery at the National University Health System (NUHS), and is an accredited Specialist in Neurosurgery registered with the Singapore Medical Council. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (Surgical Neurology) and Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Dr Colin's subspecialty interests are in Neuro-Oncology (in particular intrinsic brain tumours such as gliomas),awake brain surgery, neurotrauma and critical care, and epilepsy surgery. His academic and translational research interests are in the areas of Brain Computer Interface and Implantable Devices for the Brain and Spine. He has published widely in his area of interests, and continues to work closely with local and international experts in multi-disciplinary collaborations.

Journals & Publications

Ann, C.T.K., Satoer, D., Chan, H.M., Rossi, M., Yeo, T.T., Guo, Y.T.E., Loh, N.H.W., De Witte, E. and Teo, K., 2019. Language localization in multilingual patients - evidence from direct electrical stimulation: a systematic review and single institution case series. Neurosurgery, 66(Supplement_1), p.nyz310_509.
Teo, K.A., Yang, L., Leow, R., Lwin, S. and Kuo, J.S., 2018. Minimally-invasive approach to posterior fossa decompression: Initial experience in adult Chiari type 1 malformation patients. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 56, 90-94.
Teo, K.A.C., Ning, C., Sein, L., Yeo, T.T. and Sharma, V.K., 2018. Long-term outcome in extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for severe steno-occlusive disease of intracranial internal carotid or middle cerebral artery. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 169, pp.149- 153.
Teo, C.K.A., Zheng, Y., Lin, J.B., Teoh, H.L., Chan, B.P.L., Sharma, V.K., Teo, K., Nga, V.D.W. and Yeo, T.T., 2024. Outcomes after surgical revascularization for adult Moyamoya disease: A Southeast Asian tertiary centre experience. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 119, pp.116-121.
CKA Teo, Agrwal R, PL Kei, SL Lim, SYI Sun, SW Low. Spontaneous regression of a large vestibular schwannoma – is non-operative management reasonable? Brain Tumor Research and Treatment, 12(2), pp.100-108.
CKA Teo, CH Ngai, KJ Teo et al. Application of a standardized treatment paradigm as a strategy to achieve optimal onco-functional balance in glioma surgery. Brain Tumor Research and Treatment, 12(2), pp.125-131.
W Zhang, MY Jiang, CKA Teo, J Lu, CT Guan, B Gulyas. Revealing the Spatiotemporal Brain Dynamics of Covert Speech compared with Overt Speech: A Simultaneous EEG-fMRI Study in Healthy Males. NeuroImage, 293, p.120629. Second Author (First authorship shared)
Wong, Z.K., Teo, C.K., Kwek, J.W., Kim, S.J. and See, H.G., 2024. Hyperbaric oxygen for the treatment of carbon monoxide-induced delayed neurological sequelae: a case report and review of the literature. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 54(1), pp.65-68.
Hamer, R.P., Jain, S., Teo, C., Loh, W.N.H., Chan, H.M., Yeo, T.T. and Teo, K., 2020. Optimizing the onco-functional balance in supratentorial brain tumour surgery: A single institution’s initial experience with intraoperative cortico-subcortical mapping and monitoring in Singapore. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 79, pp.224-230.
Mahmood, S., Teo, C., Sim, J., Zhang, W., Muyun, J., Bhuvana, R., Teo, K., Yeo, T.T., Lu, J., Gulyas, B. and Guan, C., 2024. The application of eXplainable artificial intelligence in studying cognition: A scoping review. ibrain, 10(3), pp.245-265.

2025/10/03

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