Thursday, 4 July 2019
12pm to 2pm (12pm-Lunch, 1pm–Talk)
Farrer Park Medical Centre, 1 Farrer Park Station Road, Connexion #16-06, TK Low Academic Specialist Centre, Singapore 217562
Musculoskeletal oncology is a subspecialty that has evolved significantly over the last decade.
This CME talk will cover the major advances in limb salvage surgery and the challenges faced in treating this subgroup of patients.
*This session is open to doctors and healthcare professionals only. Thank you.
Call us to register or email us at [email protected].
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr Gurpal Singh is an orthopedic surgeon subspecializing in orthopedic oncology, joint replacement and sports injuries. Dr Singh’s clinical practice consists of bone and soft tissue tumours (benign and malignant), robotic-assisted joint replacement, complex reconstructions of the lower limb, and arthroscopic (key hole) surgeries of the hip and knee including sports injuries and meniscus/ligament reconstruction, in addition to general orthopedic cases.
Dr Singh graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2004 with a Dean’s list award and gold medal and thereafter went on to pursue higher surgical training in conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He completed his advanced specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2011 and was awarded the inaugural College of Surgeons Gold Medal. Dr Singh was awarded the Ministry of Health Scholarship for advanced specialty training and moved to Germany after qualifying as an orthopedic surgeon to work with world leaders in Musculoskeletal Oncology and Hip and Knee Surgery.
Dr Singh has a special interest in new technologies in joint replacement surgery and pioneered robotic-assisted hip replacement surgery in Singapore, having obtained his robotic-assisted surgery training and certification from Florida, USA. Dr Singh led a team of orthopedic surgeons to successfully perform the first case of robotic-assisted hip replacement surgery in NUH in December 2016. Thereafter Dr Singh has regularly been invited to the Asia-Pacific region to conduct workshops to train orthopedic surgeons in this area. He is also actively involved in research on increasing life span of joint replacements, newer materials in joint replacement and preventing infection and early failure of joint replacements. One of his specialist areas of focus is dealing with patients who have metal allergies or develop hypersensitivity reactions to joint replacements. Dr Singh has published extensively in this field in leading peer-reviewed journals in Orthopedic Surgery.
Prior to joining private practice, Dr Singh was served at the National University Hospital as Assistant Professor and Ag Research Director for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National University of Singapore. He also held an appointment at the National University Cancer. Dr Singh has been very active in teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as specialist doctors from the region. He has trained numerous resident doctors and specialist doctors.
