Draft:Tony Setiobudi
Singapore-based orthopaedic and spine surgeon
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Tony Setiobudi (born 1978) is a Singapore-based orthopaedic and spine surgeon, educator, and medical content creator. He is a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon and the Director of Spring Hope Orthopaedic Spine Surgery. His work includes clinical practice in spine surgery, academic teaching, research, and public medical education.[1]
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Early life and education
Tony Setiobudi was born in 1978 in Kediri, Indonesia. He completed his primary education at SD Petra, Kediri, and attended Kolese Santo Yusup, Malang, for secondary education up to Year 11. He later completed high school at St Michael’s Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia.
From 1996 to 1999, he studied at the University of Sydney, earning a Bachelor of Medical Science in pathology and immunology. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Flinders University in Adelaide in 2003 and completed a Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery at the National University of Singapore in 2007.
Specialist training
Setiobudi undertook specialist orthopaedic training in Singapore and completed his specialist exit examinations with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2011, becoming a Fellow (FRCS Ed).
From 2011 to 2012, he completed a spinal surgery fellowship at Wesley Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia.
Career and clinical practice
After completing fellowship training, Setiobudi worked in Singapore’s public healthcare sector. From 2012 to 2016, he served as Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon at Alexandra Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
In 2016, he entered private practice and founded Spring Hope Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, where he serves as Director and Senior Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon.[2] His primary clinical base is Mount Elizabeth Hospital (Orchard), and he is accredited at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Mount Alvernia Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital, and Farrer Park Hospital. He also held a visiting consultant appointment at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital from 2016 to 2020.
His clinical interests include spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity (including scoliosis and kyphosis), spinal tumours, and spine-related pain management.
Academic appointments and teaching
During his fellowship training in Australia, Setiobudi served as a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Queensland from 2011 to 2012. He later held the position of Senior Clinical Lecturer at the National University of Singapore from 2011 to 2019.
He has taught undergraduate medical students and postgraduate residents and fellows in spine surgery, anatomy, physiology, and pathology, and has supervised orthopaedic trainees and research students.
Research
Setiobudi has conducted both clinical and basic science research in orthopaedics and spine surgery. As a medical student, he participated in laboratory-based research involving gene therapy for motor neuron disease. His subsequent research has focused on orthopaedic trauma, spine surgery, spinal pathology, and surgical outcomes.
He has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed articles published in international medical journals, including the following selected publications:
- Das De, S., Setiobudi, T., & Shen, L. (2010). A rational approach to management of alendronate-related subtrochanteric fractures. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 92(5), 679–686.[3]
- Setiobudi, T., Ng, Y. H., Lim, C. T., Liang, S., Lee, K., & Das De, S. (2011). Clinical outcome following treatment of stable and unstable intertrochanteric fractures with dynamic hip screw. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 40(11), 482–487.[4]
- Hee, H. T., Chuah, Y. J., Tan, B. H. M., Setiobudi, T., & Wong, H. K. (2011). Vascularization and morphological changes of the endplate after axial compression and distraction of the intervertebral disc. Spine, 36(7), 505–511.[5]
- Lim, C. T., Setiobudi, T., & Das De, S. (2012). Femoral canal obliteration secondary to prolonged alendronate use: A case report. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 20(1), 115–117.[6]
- van Middendorp, J. J., Audigé, L., Bartels, R. H. M. A., Bolger, C., Deverall, H., Dhoke, P., et al. including Setiobudi, T. (2013). The Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification System: An external agreement validation study. The Spine Journal, 13(9), 1055–1063.[7]
- Kumar, N., Lam, R., Zaw, A. S., Malhotra, R., Tan, J., Tan, G., & Setiobudi, T. (2014). Flow cytometric evaluation of the safety of intraoperative salvaged blood filtered with leucocyte depletion filter in spine tumour surgery. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 21(13), 4330–4335.[8]
Public education and media
Setiobudi is active in public medical education through digital media platforms. He operates a YouTube channel titled ''Dr Tony Setiobudi – Mount Elizabeth Hospital'', which provides educational content related to spine health and orthopaedic conditions. As of 2025, the channel has accumulated over 700,000 subscribers, according to platform data.
He also uses social media platforms for educational outreach. He maintains an official Instagram account @drtonysetiobudi focused on spine health and patient education. In addition, he has an official TikTok account @drtonysetiobudi that shares medical and health-related content. He is also present on Facebook through an official professional account @tony.setiobudi
Awards and recognition
- Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Scholarship in Spine Surgery, Ministry of Health, Singapore
- Long Service Award, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Professional memberships
- Registered with the Singapore Medical Council; listed on the Specialist Register for Orthopaedic Surgery (since 2011)
- Previously registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (2011–2012)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Member of the Singapore Medical Association
- Member of the Singapore Spine Society
Hoaxes and misinformation
In 2024 and 2025, Setiobudi was the subject of manipulated videos and misinformation circulated on social media that falsely claimed he endorsed or promoted treatments for diabetes. Indonesian digital media and fact-checking organisations identified these videos as deepfake or AI-generated content and clarified that the claims were inaccurate.[9][10]
In one widely reported incident, a cloned video was altered to depict Setiobudi making claims about diabetes treatments and was assessed by independent fact-checkers as manipulated content rather than genuine statements.[11]
In response, Setiobudi filed an official report with the East Java Regional Police regarding the unauthorised use of his likeness in manipulated diabetes-related videos.[12]