Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Information

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Head of Department : Associate Professor Wong Hee Kit

CLINICAL SERVICES
Division of Adult & Reconstructive Surgery
Division Head : Professor Shamal Das De
Consultants : Professor K Satku
                       : Associate Professor Aziz Nather
                       : Assistant Professor Wilson Wang
Associate Consultant : Dr Saminathan Suresh Nathan

Services

• General Orthopaedics and Trauma
• Foot and Ankle Clinic
  - diabetic foot
  - foot & ankle disorders
  - sports injuries
• Hip Clinic
  - minimally invasive hip arthroplasty
  - arthritis
  - sports injuries
  - osteonecrosis
• Knee Clinic
  - arthritis
  - sports injuries
• Shoulder Clinic
  - sports injuries
  - degenerative disorders

Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics
Division Head : Professor Lee Eng Hin
Consultant : Assistant Professor James Hui Hoi Po
Visiting Consultant : Dr Peter Lee Y C

Services

• General Orthopaedics and Trauma
• Paediatric Orthopaedics and Trauma
• Paediatric Rehab/Seating (1st Thursday afternoon of each month)
• Combined Spina Bifida Clinic (1st Saturday morning of each month)
• Combined Paediatric Rheumatology Clinic (quarterly during school holidays)

Commonly seen conditions include:

• Congenital and developmental deformities of the limbs
• Dysplastic and dislocated hips in children
• Fractures and dislocations in children
• Spine deformities (e.g. scoliosis) in children
• Neuromuscular conditions (e.g. cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy)

Division of Spinal Surgery
Division Head : Associate Professor Wong Hee Kit
Consultants : Dr Joseph Thambiah
                       : Assistant Professor Hee Hwan Tak
Associate Consultant : Dr Gabriel Liu

Services

• Low back problems
• Cervical spine problems
• Spinal cord and spinal nerve compression
• Scoliosis and other spinal deformities
• Spinal trauma
• Spinal infections and tumours
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery
• Intervertebral Disc Replacement

Spinal diagnostic services

• Diagnostic and therapeutic image-guided spinal injections in back pain patients
• Neurophysiological assessment for nerve compression syndrome

Spinal rehabilitative services

• Outpatient spinal rehabilitation incorporating the Singapore Back School
• Spine trauma and spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Division of Trauma
Division Head : Dr Joseph Thambiah
Consultants : Adjunct Associate Professor Khong Kok Sun
                       : Dr Fareed Kagda
Services

• Fracture and Dislocations in Adults
• Management of Bone Defects Following Trauma
• Complex Reconstruction Following Trauma
• Pelvic and acetabular fracture management
• Management of orthopaedic aspects of polytrauma
• Minimally invasive fracture fixation
• Ilizarov management of complex joint and bone reconstruction
• Management of periarticular and intra-articular fractures using various modalities including minimally invasive surgery
• Joint reconstruction including arthroplasty for post-traumatic conditions
• Management of peri-prosthetic and pathological fractures

Division of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Division Head : Professor V P Kumar
Consultant : Dr Ang Kian Chuan
Associate Consultant : Dr JK Lim

Services

• Conservative Management of Sports Related Soft Tissue and Joint Injuries of the Upper and Lower Limbs
• Surgical : both open and arthroscopic management of:
  (a) shoulder joint instability
  (b) acromioclavicular joint disorders
  (c) rotator cuff disorders
  (d) elbow disorders
  (e) knee ligaments and meniscal injuries
   (f) ankle instability and other post traumatic disorders excluding fractures
  

For further information, please refer to the following websites:
National University Hospital Website
NUH Medical Education & Fellowship Information

or you may contact us via:

The Vice-Chairman Medical Board
c/o NUH Fellowship Desk
Medical Affairs Department (Education)
National University Hospital
Level 5, Kent Ridge Wing
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074

Telefax: (65) 6775-6757
Enquiries: TaoPN@nuh.com.sg