Dr. James Tan Chung Hui

Dr. James Tan Chung Hui
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Experience: 10 years of experience
Hospital: Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

About

About Dr. James Tan Chung Hui Dr. James Tan Chung Hui is an orthopedic surgeon having more than 10 years of expertise. Services provided by him includes treating sports injuries of the knee, shoulder and elbow joints, as well as cartilage and meniscus surgery. He is also knowledgeable with joint replacement, muscle-tendon transfers of the shoulder joint, and minimally invasive (key-hole) tendon and ligament repair. He has also written several unique research publications on the knee and shoulder joints. He pursued MBBS from NUS, Singapore in 2001. Dr. Tan, who oversaw the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), has a proven track record in healthcare administration (2016-2020). He served as the Co-Chairman of the KTPH Medical Device Committee and was a member of the Orthopaedic Clinician Workgroup for the Ministry of Health’s revised MedTech Subsidy Framework for Implants. Additionally, he served as the Musculoskeletal Disease Clinician Lead at the National Healthcare Group’s Centre for Medical Technologies and Innovations (CMTi) (NHG). He obtained fellowship training in the treatment of shoulder and knee injuries, cartilage restoration, and tendon restoration at the Sportsorthopaedie Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich. He is a three-time recipient of the Service Champion Gold Award. Dr. Tan is a committed clinician innovator who collaborates with A*Star, Osteopore, Trendlines Medical, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to find innovations in tendon regeneration, surgical implants, methods, and injury prevention. Dr. Tan is an active researcher who serves as an editor for the Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehab & Technology, the Singapore Medical Journal, and the Journal of Biomechanics. He is a concurrent Adj Asst Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and National University of Singapore School of Medicine. In 2015, his team advanced to the finals of the Young Orthopaedic Investigator Award. Dr. James Tan Chung Hui is fluent in English, Mandarin, Malay, 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

Work Experience

Consultant, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore

, Adj Asst Professorship, National University of Singapore

Special Interest

Meniscus surgery
Knee injury
Elbow injury
Shoulder surgery