Dr Lim Yeow Wai

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About Dr Lim Yeow Wai Dr Lim Yeow Wai is an orthopaedic surgeon having more than 25 years of expertise. Services provided by him includes shoulder elbow and hand surgery, sports surgery, traumatology and arthroscopic surgery.  He received an MBBS degree from NUS. Later, he earned postgraduate degrees from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, the NUS School of Medicine, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, including membership and fellowship. In Australia, he finished his international clinical fellowship in upper limb and hand surgery. He then received the esteemed Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine (ASIAN) Fellowship with Professor Louis U. Bigliani at New York Presbyterian Hospital.  Dr. Lim has performed over 1000 procedures on the wrist, shoulder, and elbow. Including one book chapter in Advance in Elbow Reconstruction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon and more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he reviewed articles for the Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore and the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. As a result of his contributions to shoulder and elbow surgery, Dr. Lim is the only orthopaedic surgeon from Singapore to receive the coveted Honourary Member of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society award in 2014. In 2008, he developed the triple endobutton technique, a procedure to repair the acromioclavicular joint. This method has been applied all across the world, and peer-reviewed journals have cited his original study more than 100 times. Dr. Lim previously served as Changi General Hospital’s Director of Shoulder and Elbow service. From 2004 to 2005, he served as the Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association. From 2007 to 2009, he served as the Chairman of the Sports Medicine Association of Singapore’s Orthopaedic Chapter. Dr Lim Yeow Wai is fluent in English.