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Dr. Colin Wang is a Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon (Trauma and Adult Reconstruction) in Sengkang General Hospital since 2019. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2009 and upon completion of his Orthopaedic Surgery residency training, he was appointed as Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Ortho) of Edinburgh in 2019.
Dr. Colin Wang completed a 6-month clinical fellowship (Human Manpower Development Programme (HMDP)) at the prestigious Wrightington Hospital, United Kingdom in 2023 where he was trained in complex hip and knee joint reconstruction and revision surgeries.
Dr. Colin Wang is a high-volume trauma and adult reconstruction surgeon, having performed >400 surgeries in a year. His current practice incorporates the use of robotic technology to perform hip and knee joint replacement, including partial (unicompartment and patellofemoral) knee replacement. He has special interests in complex hip/knee replacement, revision hip/knee replacement, and the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques such as the direct anterior approach (DAA) for the hip.
Beyond his clinical duties, Dr. Colin Wang is actively involved in educating future generations of doctors and specialists for better patient care. He serves as a clinical assistant professor to Duke-NUS Medical School and a Clinical Core Faculty Member for the SingHealth Residency Programme (PGY1). Dr. Colin Wang is a certified robotic knee replacement trainer for multiple robotic systems and has trained many local and overseas surgeons. He has also been involved in the research and development of new implant used in joint replacement and shares his expertise in local and overseas webinars and courses.
Education
- MBBS (S'pore)
- MRCS (Edinburgh)
- MMed (Ortho)
- FRCSEd (Ortho)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Clinical Assistant Professor Duke-NUS
- Clinical Core Faculty Member (PGY1) SingHealth Residency Programme
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Awards
- Singapore Health Quality Service Awards 2024 – Gold Award
- You Sparkle! Awards Apr 2022 to Mar 2023 – Gold
- SingHealth Health Manpower Development Plan Award 2022
- Singapore Health Quality Service Awards 2022 – Silver Award
- You Sparkle! Awards Apr 2021 to Mar 2022 - Silver
- SingHealth Residency Programme 2020/2021 – Outstanding Faculty Award
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Publications
- Cureus Journal of Medical Science Dec 15, 2021, Radiographic Outcomes Following the Suture Fixation of Mid-pole Patella Fracture. Lee BH, Michael S X, Colin W T Y, Yilun H, Francis W K L, Lin HA, Wong MK, Hamid R
- Singapore Medical Journal Jun 19, 2024, Impact of the COVID-19 ‘Circuit Breaker’ on Emergency Orthopedic Admissions in a Local Tertiary Teaching Hospital. Colin W T Y, Hamid R, Yilun H, Francis W K L, Lee BH, Wong MK
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