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Dr Kau Chung Yuan
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery
Languages
English, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew
Gender
Male
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Experience
Dr Kau Chung Yuan is an orthopaedic surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore.
His subspecialty interests include hip and knee conditions include managing osteoarthritis, sports, cartilage, meniscus and ligament injuries, fracture care and general orthopaedics. These include injuries of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament, meniscus, cartilage and bone. He treats patients with hip injuries and conditions including hip dysplasia and hip fractures. He is proficient in the use of robotics (MAKOplasty) and computer navigation for both hip and knee replacements.
Dr Kau was previously a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the adult reconstruction service at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He remains a visiting consultant there and at Woodlands Health Campus.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore and did his master’s degree there. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award and did his fellowship in adult reconstruction surgery (hip and knee) in Southampton University Hospital, UK.
Besides his clinical work, he is an adjunct assistant professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and an orthopaedic co-lead in its orthopaedic undergraduate programme. He is also a senior lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a core clinical faculty member in the National Healthcare Group-AHPL orthopaedic surgery residency programme.
Dr Kau is well-versed in the Oxford partial knee arthroplasty (PKA) system, and is an ASEAN instructor on the Oxford PKA. He is a member of both the Singapore Orthopaedic Association and the AO Trauma Singapore.
He is an invited speaker at international forums, and is an instructor for arthroplasty at local and regional conferences.
Fellowship and accreditation
2004
MBBS (NUS, Singapore)2013
M Med (Ortho Surg) (NUS, Singapore)2014
FRCSEd (Ortho) (RCS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Clinic
Synergy Orthopaedic Group
38 Irrawaddy Road #06-59/60/61
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
SG 329563
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
SG 329563
6725 8491
