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Dr Ang Kian Chuan MBBS (Melbourne), FRCS(Ed), FRCSEd(Orth) Orthopaedic & Arthroscopic Surgery Knee & Shoulder Surgery |
Dr. KC Ang graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1990. He obtained his surgical fellowship from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1995 and after completing his Advanced Orthopaedic Training became the first of his cohort to obtain the FRCS Ed (Orth) in 2000. The FRCS Ed (Orth) is a Diploma of Higher Surgical training in Orthopaedic surgery awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has done clinical fellowships in Knee and Sports Medicine in the UK as well as Shoulder and Elbow surgery in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Ang is the Postgraduate Director of the Specialist Training Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery and in this capacity is responsible for the training requirements of all Advanced trainees in Orthopaedic surgery in Singapore.
Dr Ang remains a Visiting Consultant to the National University Hospital and returns to perform Complex Knee Shoulder and Sports surgery.
In addition, he is a Visiting Sports and Orthopaedic Consultant to KK Womens and Childrens Hospital. In this capacity he deals specifically with sports problems in children and adolescents as well as women. Dr Ang also runs a Sports Medicine clinic catering to students of the National University of Singapore. This student population numbers over 30 000 in total.
Dr Angs interests are in sports injuries especially of the knee and shoulder. Most of his sports work consists of arthroscopic or “keyhole “ surgery and he has been actively involved in training surgeons from around the region in arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder.
He is also actively involved in the management of osteoarthritis and joint diseases and is a strong proponent of computer aided and minimally invasive joint replacement surgery.
Dr Ang is an avid wakesurfer, and manages to get out on the water at least once a week.
Dr Ang’s research interests include:-
-minimally invasive surgery
-computer-assissted joint replacement surgery
-cartilage repair and regeneration
-stem-cell applications in orthopaedic surgery
-accelerated return to sports post injury
Dr Ang is available for consultation at the following clinics daily from
Monday to Friday 9 to 530pm
Saturday. 9 to 12pm
Gleneagles Medical Centre 04-16 Gleneagles Hospital
6 Napier Road
Tel (65)68912288
Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre ,#15-04 Mt Elizabeth hospital
Tel (65)68387385
Paragon Medical centre #09-08
Tel 67385500
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