Head & Senior Consultant Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital
Senior Consultant Division of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital
Senior Consultant, Healthy Ageing Programme (Age Better) Alexandra Hospital
Qualifications
M.B.B.S., National University of Singapore, Singapore
F.R.C.S. (Edinburgh), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
F.A.M.S., Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
M.D., National University of Singapore, Singapore
Awards and Prizes
Best Clinical Paper Finalist, Paediatric Orthopaedics Society of North America Annual Scientific Meeting, 2010.
Best Basic Science Paper Finalist, European Paediatric Orthopaedics Annual Scientific Meeting, 2010.
Teaching Excellence Award (2006-2007) by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
11th YAHYA Cohen Memorial Lecturer (2007) by College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, in recognition of excellence in clinical research.
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Researcher of the Year Award 2022
World’s Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, USA, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Research Areas of Interests
Musculoskeletal tissue engineering.
Reconstructive surgery in paediatric orthopaedics
Selected Research Projects
Silk sleeve device for improving the graft bonding at the bone tunnel
The purification and use of FGF-2-binding heparan sulfate to increase the healing of critical-sized bone defects
The effect of graft enhancement with a stem cell – PGA membrane on osteointegration of hamstring tendon graft in ACL reconstruction. An experimental study in porcine model
Intra-articular injection of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells or chondroitin sulfate in repair of cartilage defect
Imaging of transplanted bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSCs) by MRI in chondral defect, meniscus injury and diabetic neuropath
Translational Study Of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell In TGF-beta 1 Loaded Fumarate Based Hydrogel For Chondral Defect Repairing
