Dr Dennis Ng Zhaowen
MBBS (Singapore) | MRCSEd | MMED | FRCSEdOrth (Gold Medal Award)
Before private practice, Dr Dennis Ng was the former Deputy Head of the Sports Knee Division in (NUH) National University Hospital.
He underwent subspecialty training in the management of sports injuries under a Ministry of Health Scholarship at the Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Centre, Ontario, Canada. He has extensive experience with sports knee injuries, having treated professional athletes in North America.
Education & Specialist Training
- MBBS (Singapore)
- MRCS (Edinburgh)
- MMED (Ortho)
- FRCS (Edinburgh)
- Gold Medallist for FRCS Exam
- Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) fellowship by MOH
Professional Qualifications
- Gold Medal Award for Fellowship of Royal
- College of Surgeons Examination
- Former Deputy Head Of The Shoulder and Elbow Division, Key Member Of The Sports Medicine Division In National University Hospital
- Previous Core Faculty for the NUH Residency Program
- Organising Committee for the National Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy Course
- Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
Common conditions that he treats include knee conditions such as knee cartilage injury, ligament tears (ACL), meniscus tears, knee arthritis, and other sports knee injuries.
Dr Dennis’s special areas of interests include keyhole and reconstructive procedures of the knee. Common knee procedures include ACL Reconstruction, Meniscus repair, Cartilage resurfacing, Knee preservation etc.
Minimally invasive techniques are used for better surgical outcomes and reduced downtime. Patients include national athletes for sports such as basketball, soccer, judo, rugby, rock climbing and cycling etc.
As a firm believer in the training of younger surgeons, Dr Ng was a Core Faculty for the NUH Residency Program, and part of the Organising Committee for the National Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy Course. He was conferred the title of Assistant Professor by the National University of Singapore and was also appointed to various positions at the institution. These included Patient Safety Officer, and Clinical Documentation and DRG Coding Clinician Champion.
He was also responsible for supervising and mentoring residents posted to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NUH. In May 2018, he was the Co-Convenor for the Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination in Orthopaedic Surgery. Besides postgraduate teaching, Dr Ng was also involved with undergraduate teaching in clinics and tutorial sessions. He was the Convenor for AY17/18 – 3rd Professional MBBS Examinations and was regularly involved as an invigilator for the MBBS Phase III and V examinations.