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Knee injuries are a prevalent issue, especially among women, particularly those involved in sports or physically demanding activities. Research shows that women are more prone to knee injuries due to several unique anatomical, hormonal, and biomechanical factors.
Dr Tan Sok Chuen, a Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery with a specialisation in Hip & Knee Orthopaedics, is at the forefront of addressing these concerns. In her medical training programme, Dr Tan will provide healthcare professionals with essential insights into the causes, prevention, and treatment of knee injuries in women.
We are pleased to invite doctors and colleagues to participate in the programme with the following details:
How to attend:
For any questions regarding the training programme content, registration, and attendance, please contact Mr Pham Tri Dang from the Training and Development Department on extension 1036 or via email at dang.pham@fvhospital.com.
Dr Tan Sok Chuen is an Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist at Hip & Knee Orthopaedics, and a Visiting Consultant at Thomson Surgical Centre.
Dr Tan’s subspecialty is in hip and knee surgery, including joint replacement and revision surgeries. She also focuses on minimally invasive joint replacement surgery and osteoporosis treatment.
Dr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2004. She completed her Orthopaedic Seamless Training programme across all tertiary institutions in Singapore (SGH and NUH) and was conferred the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. She completed clinical fellowships in Hip & Knee Surgery at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK in 2016, and London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada in 2015. The Nuffield Centre is renowned for partial knee replacements, and the London Health Sciences Centre is one of the most famous joint revision centres in North America, thus giving her wide exposure to joint replacement surgeries.
Before joining The Orthopaedic Centre, Dr Tan was a Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where she was one of the highest volume surgeons.
Dr Tan is an Adjunct Assistant Professor involved in medical undergraduate teaching. She has published extensively on hip and knee arthroplasty and has presented at numerous scientific meetings. Her publications on trunnionosis in hip replacements are frequently quoted in indexed journals.
Dr Tan is the first woman hip and knee replacement surgeon in Singapore. Being also a mother of an active toddler, she understands the demands of the modern working mother and the need for mobility and minimum down-time. She believes that all women should be able to age gracefully and have quality of life even in old age. Thus her interest in minimally-invasive joint replacement surgery and osteoporosis treatment.
Dr Tan is accredited to perform surgical procedures at Thomson Medical Centre and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital.
