Thiruchelvam Jegathesan
Assistant Professor Thiruchelvam Jegathesan has been a Consultant in the Department of Urology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) since 2018. He has special interests in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Endourology. He completed his fellowship at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom, under the mentorship of Dr Tevita Aho, focusing on advanced BPH treatment.
Since returning from fellowship in 2023, Asst Prof Jegathesan has established the prostate enucleation service at TTSH. He has performed over 100 cases of laser enucleation of the prostate using Moses and Magneto Holmium lasers, as well as the Thulio laser. He also routinely performs Greenlight Photoselective Vaporisation of the Prostate, enabling true day-surgery procedures for appropriate patients.
In addition, he leads the hospital’s minimally invasive surgical therapy (MIST) services for BPH, including Rezum, UroLift, and iTind. He is the lead for the BPH clinical pathway programme at TTSH and served as Chairman of the Urology Clinic Management Committee from 2018 to 2025. He was also appointed to the Ministry of Health’s BPH Clinician Workgroup for the Value-Driven Care initiative and currently serves on TTSH’s Medical Devices and Implants Oversight Committee.
Asst Prof Jegathesan is actively involved in medical education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) and serves as Principal Lead for Urology, contributing to curriculum development and examination design for LKC Medicine students. He has won teaching awards in 2017 and 2023 for his contribution to the education of LKC students.
15th August 2025
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10:30
12:00
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Exploring Urology Service Challenges in ASEAN
TICC - 3F South Lounge
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