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Dr Kang Yong Chiang
Hand Surgeon
Specialty
Hand Surgery
Languages
English, Hokkien, Mandarin
Gender
Male
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Experience
Dr Kang Yong Chiang is a hand surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.
He treats the full spectrum of hand and wrist conditions in both adults and children, including pain, numbness and injuries. He is skilled in using non-invasive ultrasound for precise diagnosis and employs minimally invasive “keyhole” endoscopic and arthroscopic surgical techniques for faster post-operative recovery. One of a few super-microsurgeons in Southeast Asia, Dr Kang specialises in trauma and complex reconstruction.
Before moving to private practice, Dr Kang was a senior consultant at Singapore General Hospital. He continues to be a visiting consultant there as well as at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore and holds a master’s degree in reconstructive microsurgery, a qualification attained by a select group of surgeons worldwide. Dr Kang is also an innovator in surgical techniques, having developed several procedures including the eponychial digital artery perforator flap, thenar crease skin graft, lateral plating of middle phalanx fractures, and simultaneous bilateral endoscopic carpal tunnel release. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years.
Besides his clinical work, Dr Kang was a clinical assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; adjunct assistant professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; associate programme director for specialist training; and fellowship director for international surgeons.
He is a regular panelist at international microsurgery forums and provides expert guidance to surgeons globally on challenging clinical cases.
Dr Kang is a recipient of the Service with a Heart Award and the Hero Award for COVID-19.
Associated treatments
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Reconstructive microsurgery
- Disorders of the Hand
- Fracture fixations
- Wrist arthroscopy
Awards and honours
Service with a Heart Award Hero Award for COVID-19
Research & publications
Kang, Y. C. (n.d.). Eponychial Digital Artery Perforator Flap. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Kang, Y. C., Lee, C., & Lin, Y. (2025). Adipofascial Flap Resurfacing of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint after Contracture release: mid-term outcomes. JPRAS Open. 2025.03.012
Kang, Y. C., Sean YZ Kong, Rin H.Y., Daryl E.M.Chew (2025). Wide-awake local anaesthesia in bilateral endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery: an efficient ergonomic approach. Journal of Hand and Microsurgery 10.1016/j.jham.2025.100261
Li, F., Tie, J., Kang, Y., & Tan, J. (2021). Refinements in the design and division of the thenar flap to achieve better functional results. JPRAS Open, 28, 10–18.
