DR BERNARD LEE MUN KAM (李文鉴医生) Mun Kam

Accredited in Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Dr Lee obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1994 and later earned a Master of Medicine (Anaesthesiology). He pursued sub-specialty training in pain management and was awarded Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

Building an islandwide pain care network

Dr Bernard Lee is the founder of Singapore Paincare Center and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Paincare Holdings Limited, which was listed on the Singapore Exchange in 2020. Singapore Paincare Holdings is Singapore’s first publicly listed pain management group.

Under the leadership of Dr Bernard Lee, Singapore Paincare has expanded its medical network from 9 to 18 locations islandwide within just two years, adding physiotherapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to its range of pain care services.

Since the Group’s initial public offering (IPO), Dr Lee has guided it to record top- and bottom-line growth. His leadership also led Singapore Paincare to win the Brands for Good Award 2020 (Leadership for Good category), reflecting his dedication to community work, public education, and quality pain care services. Additionally, its specialist clinic, Singapore Paincare Center, was recognised as the Winner of Pain Care Centre of the Year Asia Pacific 2020.

Dr Lee also founded the Singapore Paincare Academy to train the Group’s allied health and medical professionals—including TCM practitioners, therapists, and physiotherapists—ensuring they are well-equipped to provide accurate pain diagnosis and treatment using the proprietary Painostic approach.

As one of Singapore’s early interventional pain specialists, Dr Lee helped establish pain management services at public hospitals in Singapore and the region.

From 2002 to 2007, Dr Lee established the Chronic and Interventional Pain Management Service at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and served as Director of its Pain Management Unit (Department of Anaesthesia). He also introduced Singapore’s first intensive rehabilitation programme for complex pain conditions.

In 2006, Dr Lee set up the pain management department at Franco Vietnamese Hospital in Vietnam.

From 2009 to 2018, Dr Lee was the founder and Director of Singapore’s first Women’s Pain Centre at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Dr Lee was among the early adopters in Singapore of knifeless, minimally invasive procedures such as laser and balloon-based procedures for conditions including slipped discs, nerve compression, arthritis, and frozen shoulder. Trained in medical acupuncture, he integrates evidence-based practices with interventional pain procedures to provide multi-dimensional treatments tailored to patient needs.

Minimally invasive, evidence-based care

Dr Bernard Lee specialises in diagnosing and treating a wide range of chronic and degenerative pain conditions through minimally invasive, evidence-based procedures. His expertise covers pain arising from the spine, joints, nerves, and muscles, as well as complex chronic pain conditions.

Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tears, and tendinitis

Slipped disc, spinal stenosis, nerve compression, facet joint arthritis, spine fracture, and piriformis syndrome

Shoulder, knee, and hip pain caused by osteoarthritis

Sciatica, post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles pain), and neuropathic pain

Migraine, tension headaches, and trigeminal neuralgia

Muscle, tendon, and soft-tissue pain

Persistent pain after surgery or injury

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and other long-standing pain disorders

Dr Lee adopts a holistic and patient-centred approach, combining interventional pain procedures, regenerative therapies, rehabilitation, and lifestyle modification to achieve long-term pain relief and improved function.

2011 – 2017
National University of Singapore, Clinical Lecturer

Dr Lee served as a Clinical Lecturer at the National University of Singapore from 2011 to 2017.

2011 – 2018
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

Dr Lee was an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Santo Tomas from 2011 to 2018.

Founder
Singapore Chronic Pain Society

Dr Lee founded the Singapore Chronic Pain Society to promote public awareness of pain management.

Mentor
Local & Overseas Doctor Training

Dr Lee has mentored doctors in Pain Medicine in Singapore and overseas.

An expert overview guiding primary care doctors on the assessment and management of pain conditions in the general practice setting.

A professional feature highlighting advancements, clinical insights, and best practices in pain management in Singapore.

Through these contributions, Dr Lee supports continuing medical education for doctors and advances evidence-based pain management standards across Singapore’s healthcare community.

Malaysian Society of Interventional Pain Practitioners

At IIPU 2026, organised by the Malaysian Society of Interventional Pain Practitioners, Dr Lee was invited as international faculty and delivered two lectures, on annuloplasty for disc pathology and neuroplasty for radicular pain. The event’s opening was officiated by Malaysia’s Deputy Director-General of Health (Medical).

Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain (MASP)

At the meeting themed “The Invisible Burden: Intersection Between Neuropathic Pain and Mental Health”, Dr Lee presented on fibromyalgia and central sensitisation.

FM97.2 Radio, 最爱粉TASTIC

Dr Lee explained how to recognise rheumatoid arthritis versus age-related joint pain.

Bethesda Church

Dr Lee spoke to seniors about managing back and knee pain without surgery.

Dr Lee also leads the development of Singapore Paincare’s in-house educational videos, ensuring medical information shared with the public is accurate, responsible, and clinically appropriate.

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