Dr. Lim Kay Kiat

Dr. Lim Kay Kiat
Experience: 22 years of experience
Hospital: Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

About

About Dr. Lim Kay Kiat Dr. Lim Kay Kiat is an orthopedic surgeon having more than 10 years of expertise. Services provided by him includes foot and ankle surgery with interests in running- and cycling-related injuries. The National University of Singapore (NUS), where Dr. Lim received his medical degree, was in 1996. In 2001, he was enrolled as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh after pursuing postgraduate studies in surgery. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Master of Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery the following year, and in 2005 he was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Orthopedic Surgery. Later, Dr. Lim received the SingHealth Talent Development Fund, a scholarship that allowed him to enrol in the University of Toronto as a Foot and Ankle Fellow. From 2006 to 2007, he received additional speciality training at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Lim is particularly involved in academia. He is in charge of instructing first-year medical students at NUS’ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, where he maintains a teaching appointment. He mentors and oversees trainee orthopaedic surgeons as part of his involvement in the training of these specialists. Over the past few years, he has served as a member of the teaching staff for the NUS’ Postgraduate Course in Orthopedic Surgery, which is geared toward local and foreign trainee orthopaedic surgeons. Dr. Lim has additional experience outside of orthopaedic surgery. Since 2004, he has taught the Advanced Trauma Life Support course and served as an advisor and mentor for biomechanical students at NUS’ Faculty of Engineering. Dr. Lim is an accomplished endurance athlete outside of work. He has completed many Ironman 70.3 triathlons and marathons. Since the first race in 2008, Dr. Lim has been a member of the medical staff attending the Singapore Grand Prix. He oversaw trackside security and emergency medical care for racing accidents as the track medical service’s deputy chief medical officer in 2009. Dr. Lim Kay Kiat is fluent in English, Mandarin, Hokkien, and Teochew.

List of Treatments

  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Acetabular Fixation
  • Cemented Total Hip Replacement
  • Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Both Hip Replacement together
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing BHR
  • BHR with stem
  • BMHR
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Resurfacing with computer navigation
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Patello Femoral Replacement
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Lower femoral Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Arthrodesis
  • Septic Arthritis Treatment
  • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Menisectomy
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Osteochondral Autografting – Mosaicplasty Surgery
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Unicondylar Knee Replacement
  • High Flex Knee Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Single Knee Replacement
  • Arthrotomy
  • Arthroscopic surgery
  • Reduction of fractures open
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Arthroplasty
  • Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Syndactyly (Webbing) Treatment
  • Repair of Digital Nerves
  • Synovectomy of Hand
  • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • Neurolysis Procedure
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
  • Repair of dislocations
  • Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
  • Surgical decompression
  • Extensor mechanism realignment
  • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
  • Fracture reduction and fixation
  • Osteotomy
  • Arthrolysis
  • Limb Lengthening
  • Sports Related Injuries
  • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  • Knee Meniscectomy
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellofemoral Arthritis
  • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
  • Leg Injury
  • Paget’s Disease
  • Partial Hip Replacement Surgery – Unilateral Hip Replacement
  • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
  • Arthritis
  • Triple arthrodesis and internal fixation
  • Corrective Osteotomy and fixation and bone graft
  • Corrective osteotomy, fixation and ligament reconstruction surgery
  • Knee replacement – Bilateral
  • Knock knee surgery
  • Single Hip Replacement

Special Interest

Foot and Ankle Surgery