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Dr Foo Gen Lin
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery
Languages
Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese, English, Malay, Mandarin
Gender
Male
Insurance Panel
Great Eastern, Prudential^, HSBC Life
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Experience
Dr Foo Gen Lin is an orthopaedic surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.
His clinical focus is in managing sports injuries and helping athletes return to their sports, while his special interests are in sports and hip preservation surgery. He is trained in arthroscopic (keyhole) and minimally invasive surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and foot and ankle.
He is currently a visiting consultant at Woodlands Health Campus and the National University Hospital.
Dr Foo graduated from the University of London, UK, and was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan scholarship to undergo advanced training in sports and hip preservation surgery in New Zealand. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. Upon his return to Singapore, he worked at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Singapore General Hospital. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years.
He is a member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, The Hip Preservation Society, ASEAN Orthopaedic Association and Singapore Orthopaedic Association.
Dr Foo regularly attends and presents at regional and international orthopaedic conferences and meetings.
Associated treatments
- Knee ligament repair
- Treatment of fractures
- Knee meniscal surgery
- Arthroscopy
Research & publications
Foo, G. L., Brick, M. J., & Bacon, C. J. (2025). Simultaneous versus staged bilateral hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: minimum 2-Year outcomes with a unilateral control group. The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Vesey, R. M., MacDonald, A. A., Brick, M. J., Bacon, C. J., Foo, G. L., Lu, M., Lightfoot, N., Blankenbaker, D. G., & Woodward, R. M. (2024). Imaging characteristics of hip joint microinstability: a case–control study of hip arthroscopy patients. Skeletal Radiology.
Foo, G. L., Knudsen, J. S., Bacon, C. J., Mei-Dan, O., McConkey, M. O., & Brick, M. J. (2021). Peri-operative platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic femoroacetabular impingement surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, 8(1), 14–21.
Foo, G. L. (2023). Hip joint paralabral cyst causing lower limb deep vein thrombosis: a case report. Singapore Medical Journal.
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Spring Hope Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
290 Orchard Road #18-06
Paragon Medical
SG 238859
Paragon Medical
SG 238859
6493 2547
