Department
Name of department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Head of department: Tjun Huat Ivan Chua
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Tjun Huat Ivan Chua
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Registration with Singapore Medical Council
More information
Number of beds in department: 1600
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: > 1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: > 150
Other activities: Clinical research, Resident education, Local AO Trauma course, Singapore Orthopaedic Association Saturday Symposium (almost weekly)
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.