Languages

• English
• Bahasa Malaysia
• Mandarin
• Cantonese
• Bahasa Indonesia

Expertise 

His clinical practice covers the full spectrum of spinal disorders, including:

• Degenerative spine disease (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)
• Spinal deformity (including scoliosis and kyphosis)
• Spinal tumours
• Spinal infections
• Spinal trauma and vertebral fracture
• Herniated disc / slipped disc
• Spondylolisthesis
• Osteoporotic spinal fractures

Cervical Spine

• Cervical disc herniation
• Cervical spondylosis
• Degenerative neck conditions
• Cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy

Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity (Adolescent to Adult Continuum)

• Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
• Growth-phase and transitional scoliosis cases
• Adult degenerative scoliosis

Surgical Philosophy — Motion Preservation

• Cervical artificial disc replacement (ADR)
• Lumbar artificial disc replacement (selective cases)
• Vertebral body tethering (VBT) for adolescent scoliosis
• Minimally invasive spine surgery techniques

Qualification 

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, MBBS (University Malaya)
• Master of Orthopaedic Surgery, MS Orth (University Malaya)
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery (University Malaya)
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)

Membership

• Fellowship in Spine Surgery, University Malaya, Malaysia
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea
• Active member, Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) Asia Pacific Section
• Life member, Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS)
• Life member, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)
• Life member. Malaysia Spine Society (MSS)
• Life member, Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA)

Publications

Published numerous peer-reviewed journals including:

• Lee CK, Kwan MK, Chua YP. A Technique for Removal of Forearm Dynamic Compression Plate with Stripped Screws: A Report of Three Cases. Malaysian Ortho J 2009 (3); 85-7.
• Lee CK, Chan CYW, Saw LB, Kwan MK. Double Level Extension-Distraction Thoracic Spine Injuries with Concomitant Double Level Sternal Fractures: A Case Report. Malaysian Ortho J 2011(5); 52-5.
• Lee CK, Jeremy P, Simmrat S, Azura M. Subtrochanteric Fracture In A Chinese Woman With Paget’s Disease Of Bone And On Long Term Bisphosphonate Therapy: Could It Be An Insufficiency Fracture? Malaysian Ortho J 2011 (5); 78-81.
• Lee CK, Chua YP, Saw A. Antimicrobial Gauze as Dressing Reduces Pin Site Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Feb;470(2):610-5.
• Lee CK, MK Kwan, Merican AM, et al. Femoral Head Diameter of the Malaysian Population. Singapore Med J. 2014 Aug;55(8):436-8.
• Hansen-Algenstaedt N, Chiu CK, Chan CYW, Lee CK, Schaefer C, Kwan MK. Accuracy and Safety of Fluoroscopic Guided Percutaneous Pedicle Screws in Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spine: A Review of 2000 screws. Spine. 2015 Sep 1;40(17): E954-63.
• Kwan MK, Chiu CK, Lee CK, Chan CYW. Comparison between percutaneous fluoroscopic-guided and conventional open pedicle screw placement techniques for the thoracic spine: A safety evaluation in human cadavers. Bone & Joint Journal. 2015 Nov 1;97(11):1555-61.
• Li QY, Lee O, Han HS, Kim GU, Lee CK, Kang SS, Lee MH, Cho HG, Kim HJ, Yeom JS. Efficacy of a Topical Gelatin-Thrombin Matrix Sealant in Reducing Postoperative Drainage Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Asian Spine J. 2015 Dec;9(6):909-915.
• Lee CK, Chan CYW, Kwan MK. Ultra Long Construct Minimally Invasive Spinal Stabilization (MISt) using percutaneous pedicle screws in the treatment of symptomatic multicentric spinal metastasis: a case report. Asian Spine J. 2015 Dec;9(6):962-965.
• Kwan MK, Wong KA, Lee CK, Chan CYW. Is neck tilt and shoulder imbalance the same phenomenon? A prospective analysis of 89 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients (Lenke type 1 and 2). Eur Spine J 2016 Feb 25(2):401-4088.
• Kwan MK, Chan CYW, Lee CK. Minimally Invasive Spinal Stabilization Using Fluoroscopic-Guided Percutaneous Screws Technique as a Form of Palliative Surgery in Patients with Spinal Metastasis. Asian Spine J. 2016 Feb;10(1): 99-110.
• Hansen-Algenstaedt N, Kwan MK, Algenstaedt P, Chiu CK, Viezens L, Chan TS, Lee CK, Wellbrock J, Chan CY, Schaefer C. Comparison between Minimally Invasive Surgery and Conventional Open Surgery for Patients with Spinal Metastasis: A Prospective Propensity Score-Matched Study. Spine. 2016 Aug 31.
• Lee CK, Tan TS, Chan CYW, Kwan MK. Is C1 Lateral Mass Screw Placement Safe for the Chinese, Indians and Malays? An analysis of 180 Computed Tomography Scans. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2017 Feb 16;25(1):2309499017692683.
• Chan CY, Chiu CK, Lee CK, Gani SM, Mohamad SM, Hasan MS, Kwan MK. The Usage of Chewing Gum in Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Spine. 2017 Mar 16.
• Deepak AS, Ong JY, Choon DS, Lee CK, Chiu CK, Chan CY, Kwan MK. The Clinical Effectiveness of School Screening Programme for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Malaysia. Malaysian Ortho J. 2017(11);41-6.
• Lee CK, Tan TS, Chan CYW, Kwan MK. Surgical Morphometry of C1 and C2 Vertebrae: A 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Analysis of 180 Chinese, Indian and Malay. Asian Spine J. 2017 Apr;11(2):181-189.
• Chan CYW, Loo SF, Ong JY, Lisitha KA, Hasan MS, Lee CK, Chiu CK, Kwan MK. Feasibility and Outcome of an Accelerated Recovery Protocol in Asian Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients. Spine. 2017 Apr 24.
• Lee CK, Chan CY, Gani SM, Kwan MK. Accuracy of cannulated pedicle screw versus conventional pedicle screw for extra-pedicular screw placement in dysplastic pedicles without cancellous channel in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a computerized tomography (CT) analysis. European Spine Journal. 2017 Aug 17:1-0.
• Tay ST, Wong PL, Chiu CK, Tang SN, Lee JL, Hamdan NW, Lee CK, Karunakaran R. Nocardia kroppenstedtii: a rare pathogen isolated from the spinal vertebral abscess of a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2021 Jan;25(2):605-608. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202101_24618. PMID: 33577013.

Awards

• Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) Young Ambassador Award (2010)
• Subir Sengupta Best Published Clinical Paper Award (2013)
• Balasubramaniam Best Published Translational Medicine Paper Award (2016)
• Subir Sengupta Best Published Clinical Paper Award (2017)