Ling Zhixing Marcus

Dr Marcus Ling is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His clinical interest is spine surgery, with a special focus on minimally invasive surgery (keyhole surgery), endoscopic surgery and motion preserving disc replacement surgery. The spinal conditions he treats include degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis/spondylolisthesis, herniated disc (slipped disc), degenerative cervical myelopathy/radiculopathy, osteoporotic vertebral fractures and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. He also treats a wide range of general orthopaedic conditions including fractures and degenerative joints. He was previously a senior consultant in the department of orthopaedic surgery at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). He was also the director of clinical services of the SingHealth Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Spine Centre. Dr Ling graduated from NUS. He subsequently went on to complete his training in orthopaedic surgery and was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. Upon receiving the Health Manpower Development Plan award, he went on to work as a fellow at the University of Miami, USA. During his fellowship, he was trained in complex spinal deformity surgery and advanced minimally invasive techniques such as awake endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (EndoLIF®) surgery. In 2024, he introduced EndoLIF® surgery in Singapore. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. Besides his clinical work, he is also active in research and teaching. Dr Ling was also a clinical lecturer at the faculty of medicine, NUS. Dr Ling was a recipient of the Service with a Heart Award at SGH.