ailed for his mastery of orthopaedic knowledge and consummate clinical skills, Prof P Balasubramaniam completed his training in the UK in 1966 before joining the University of Malaya and later, the University of Singapore University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1981. He was also Vice-Dean of the medical school, served as Deputy Chairman of the Medical Board as well as Director of Medical Affairs, before retiring in 1994 at the age of 65. But retirement was just another word for business as usual for Prof Bala. An article in the July 2015 edition of the Singapore Medical Association newsletter reported that over the next 20 years, orthopaedic trainees would congregate at his home for tutorials.