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About Dr Chan Beng Kuen
Expert In: Orthopaedic Surgery
Special Interest: Bones (Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine)
Languages: English
Fellowship and accreditation
- MBBS (Singapore)
- M. Med (General Surgery, Singapore)
- FRCSEd (General Surgery)
- FRCS (General Surgery, Glasgow)
EXPERIENCE YEARS
- Dr Chan Beng Kuen was previously the Deputy Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Changi General Hospital and a Senior Consultant at the Changi Sports Medicine Centre.
- Dr Chan is also a Clinical Lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Medicine and a Visiting Senior Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University’s Master of Science program (Biomedical Engineering). He directed the Shoulder and Wrist workshop at the 2004 Annual Scientific Meeting and chaired the arthroscopic shoulder and elbow course at the 2002 Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Society Medicine meeting.
- Dr Chan Beng Kuen pioneered the use of arthroscopy to treat scapulothoracic pain in Singapore and is an expert in minimally invasive upper limb procedures that reduce postoperative pain, morbidity, and hospital stay. He has performed over 500 arthroscopic shoulder procedures on himself, including stabilization of the shoulder, subacromial decompression, rotator cuff repair, labral repair, capsulotomy for frozen shoulders, and lateral clavicle resection. His other clinical interests include clavicle fractures/nonunion, fracture-dislocations of the shoulder joint, elbow, and wrist, shoulder replacement surgery, complicated distal radius fracture therapy, tennis elbow surgery, and nerve entrapment release. Additionally, he performs arthroscopic and open operations on the knee for sports-related and degenerative conditions.
Dr Chan Beng Kuen Appointment Process
Appointment Number (For Serial): Phone: 64767266, Appointment and medical enquiry: +65 6575 7575, Appointment Hospital mainline Phone: +65 6473 7222, Central Patient Assistance Centre 24-Hour Helpline: +65 6735 5000, WhatsApp us and get an appointment within 24 hours Phone: +65 8111 9777 (For specialist appointment booking only. WhatsApp messaging service is available in English and operates from Monday to Friday, 9am- 5pm.)
Online Appointment: Make an Enquiry or Appointment
Chamber Name & Address: Gleneagles Hospital Singapore, 6A Napier Road, Singapore 258500.
