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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Jin Tee is a complex spine surgeon and neurosurgeon. His clinical practice is in complex spine and neurosurgery. He provides minimally invasive (MIS) and open surgical solutions for all spinal pathologies, when appropriate. He also specialises in neurotrauma, metastatic brain disease, hydrocephalus and the elderly population.
A/Prof Tee is a member of the AOSpine International Trauma Knowledge Forum which develops the International Standards that guide the treatment of Spine Trauma. He is also a global partner of the AOSpine International RECODE-DCM (Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy) initiative. He is Head of Spine and Neurotrauma Research at the National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), a member of the Alfred Trauma Registry and the Alfred Trauma committee. A/Prof Tee is a post-graduate of Monash University and a graduate of the University of Melbourne. He also completed the AOSpine North American Combined Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Complex Spine Fellowship at the world-renowned Vancouver Spine Institute.
At the Alfred Hospital, he treats all spinal pathologies and in particular, trauma and cancer, and brain pathologies. He also consults at Frankston General Hospital. His private practice is based at the Epworth (Richmond), Peninsula Private (Frankston), John Fawkner (Coburg) and St Vincent’s Private Melbourne and Werribee. His rural practice is in Mildura and Castlemaine.
SUBSPECIALTY INTERESTS INCLUDE:
• Degenerative spinal disorders (including pars defect repairs)
• Spinal tumours
• Spinal deformity (including scoliosis, kyphosis, cranio-cervical junction abnormalities)
• Brain trauma
• Brain fluid flow dysfunction
• Mestastatic brain disease
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Degenerative spinal disorders
- Spinal tumours
- Spinal deformity
- Brain trauma
- Brain fluid flow dysfunction
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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ATBIND: The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data (ATBIND) Project
O'Reilly, G., Fitzgerald, M., Curtis, K., Kim, Y., Rushworth, N., Mitra, B., Tee, J. W., Hunter, K., Ryder, C., Hendrie, D. V., Fitzgerald, M., Heathcote, K., Udy, A., Wilson, R., Woode, M. E. & Tan, T.
1/06/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Hospitalisations and in-hospital deaths following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in Australia, 2015–20: a registry data analysis for the Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data (ATBIND) project
O'Reilly, G. M., Curtis, K., Mitra, B., Kim, Y., Afroz, A., Hunter, K., Ryder, C., Hendrie, D. V., Rushworth, N., Tee, J., D'Angelo, S., Solly, E., Bhattacharya, O. & Fitzgerald, M. C., Oct 2023, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 219, 7, p. 316-324 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Risk Stratification of Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using the Modified Frailty Index
Kweh, B. T. S., Lee, H. Q., Tan, T., Tew, K. S., Leong, R., Fitzgerald, M., Matthew, J., Kambourakis, A., Liew, S., Hunn, M. & Tee, J. W., Mar 2023, In: Global Spine Journal. 13, 2, p. 457-465 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus) -
An initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or less does not define severe brain injury
Fitzgerald, M., Tan, T., Rosenfeld, J. V., Noonan, M., Tee, J., Ng, E., Mathew, J., Broderick, S., Kim, Y., Groombridge, C., Udy, A. & Mitra, B., Jun 2022, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 34, 3, p. 459-461 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance: The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Project
Ryder, C., Wilson, R., D’Angelo, S., O’Reilly, G. M., Mitra, B., Hunter, K., Kim, Y., Rushworth, N., Tee, J., Hendrie, D., Fitzgerald, M. C. & Curtis, K., May 2022, In: Nature Medicine. 28, 5, p. 620-622 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Rate and Predictors of Failure in the Conservative Management of Stable Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tan, T., Huang, M. S., Rutges, J., Marion, T. E., Fitzgerald, M., Hunn, M. K. & Tee, J., Jul 2022, In: Global Spine Journal. 12, 6, p. 1254-1266 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus)