Senior Consultant & Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon in Singapore
Qualifications
MBBS (S’pore), MRCS (Edin), M.Med (Ortho), FRCS (Edin) (Ortho)
Language(s) Spoken
English, Mandarin, Teochew, Hokkien
Specialty
Hip/Knee Replacement, Complex and Revision Joint Replacements, Robotic Surgeries, Geriatric Fractures, Sports Injuries
Experience
Dr. Kelvin Tan Guoping is an Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon at Singapore Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic. After completing his postgraduate specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2015 and is also registered with the Singapore Specialist Accreditation Board. He completed an international Orthopaedic fellowship under renowned Professor Ross Crawford in Brisbane, Australia, focusing on hip and knee conditions.
He is highly proficient in Robotic-assisted Primary and Revision Hip and Knee joint replacement surgeries, Complex Hip reconstruction including Impaction bone grafting for failed hip replacements/Hip Dysplasia, Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) to hip replacement, and trauma surgeries including peri-prosthetic fracture fixation and sports surgeries. He is an avid proponent of the use of cutting-edge technology such as robotics and computer navigation to perform hip and knee replacement, including unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement.
Dr. Kelvin Tan was the previous Head of Adult Reconstruction/Joint replacement unit and Senior Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and he has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. He was the Clinical champion in TTSH Knee Replacement Clinical Pathway and Clinical lead of the ERAS Knee Replacement Taskforce at TTSH and National Healthcare Group (NHG).
He is also a key advocate of ERAS after knee replacements, dramatically reducing patients’ length of hospital stay and transforming TTSH knee replacement to ambulatory surgery. He is a recipient of multiple local and regional quality/value driven care awards for his work in ERAS knee replacements. He also started the Institution inaugural Knee Registry database since 2017.
Dr. Kelvin Tan Guoping is a key opinion leader locally and regionally in the field of Robotic-Assisted joint replacements as well as ERAS, sitting on various national committees prior to private practice. He has extensive experience in robotic joint replacements having performed more than 500 Mako Robotic-assisted joint replacements(MAKOplasty). He is also the region’s first few certified Mako Robotic trainers in partial knee, total knee as well total hip replacement.
Dr. Kelvin Tan is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NUS and was a core clinical faculty member and clinical competencies committee member of NHG’s orthopaedic residency programme. He is an examiner for NUS and LKC Medical school undergraduates as well as Orthopaedic Master of Medicine. He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed medical journals and presented widely in locally and international conferences.
He is currently the chairman of the Singapore Arthroplasty Society, representing Singapore at various international conferences. He is also the Young Surgeon Nominate for Singapore at Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association.
Key achievements
- Headed the Adult Reconstruction/Joint Replacement unit at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) 2021 to 2024
- Spearheaded the Enhanced Recovery After Knee (ERAS) Replacement programme at TTSH, transiting knee replacement to ambulatory surgery, making TTSH one of the first in Singapore to have such a program.
- Chair of the Singapore Arthroplasty Society and Young Surgeon Nominate for Singapore at Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association since 2023
- Key Opinion leader locally and internationally in Robotic Joint Replacements and performed more than 500 Mako Robotic-Assisted Joint Replacements (MAKOplasty)
Fellowship and accreditation
- Team Health Manpower Development (HMDP) for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) knee replacement at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Scotland and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, UK. 2019
- Complex/Revision Arthroplasty fellowship at Prince Charles Hospital and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia 2016
- Fellow Of the Royal College Of Surgeons Of Edinburgh, UK (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2015
- Master Of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery), National University of Singapore, 2013
- Member Of the Royal College Of Surgeons Of Edinburgh, UK, 2009
- Bachelor Of Medicine and Surgery, National University Of Singapore, 2007
Awards and honours
2023
- Milestone Award for Knee Arthroplasty Care Model Transformation-Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s Founders Day
- Hospital Management Asia GOLD award for Best Financial Improvement for ERAS Knee Arthroplasty Care Model Transformational
- National Healthcare Group Team Recognition Award (walkinc TKR team)
2021
- National Healthcare Group’s Quality improvement Award (reducing average length of stay for knee arthroplasty patients)
2019
- Ministry of Health-Value Driven Outcomes (an Inter-professional knee arthroplasty pre-operation educational programme)
If you would like an appointment / review with our senior consultant & specialist orthopaedic surgeon Dr Kelvin Tan Guoping, the best way is to call +65 8805 4227 or click here to book an appointment at the clinic. If you would like to speak to one of our clinicians first then please contact contact@orthopaedicclinic.com.sg or SMS/WhatsApp to +65 8805 4227
Rest assured that the best possible care will be provided for you.