Dr Poh Keng Soon

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery

Languages

Cantonese, English, Hokkien, Malay, Mandarin

Gender

Male

Insurance Panel

Prudential^, HSBC Life

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Experience

Dr Poh Keng Soon is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore.

His primary interest is in shoulder and elbow conditions, ranging from sports injuries and trauma to degenerative conditions such as labral injuries, rotator cuff tears and osteoarthritis.

Dr Poh specialises in minimally invasive keyhole (arthroscopic) and joint replacement (arthroplasty) surgeries, particularly of the shoulder and elbow joints, such as arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs and reconstruction for recurrent shoulder dislocations. He performs a high volume of shoulder replacement surgeries for advanced arthritis, employing computer planning and 3D printed patient-specific instrumentations.

Prior to joining private practice, he was a consultant in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the National University Hospital’s (NUH) division of shoulder and elbow and at the Joint Replacement and Reconstruction Centre at Alexandra Hospital. He is still a visiting consultant at NUH.

He joined the postgraduate specialists’ training programme in orthopaedics surgery at NUH. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He received the Health Manpower Development Plan award to further pursue his training in Australia with a special focus in sports, shoulder and elbow surgery.

Besides his clinical work, Dr Poh is an adjunct professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Research & publications

Poh, K. S., & Lingaraj, K. (2013). Complications and Their Risk Factors following Hip Fracture Surgery. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 21(2), 154–157.

Sivasubramanian, H., Chua, C. X. K., Lim, S. Y., Manohara, R., Ng, Z. W. D., Kumar, P., V., & Poh, K. S. (2021). Arthroscopic capsular release to treat idiopathic frozen shoulder: How much release is needed? Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research, 107(1), 102766.

Lau, E. T. C., Hong, C. C., Poh, K. S., Manohara, R., Ng, D. Z., Lim, J. L., & Kumar, V. P. (2021). A relook at the reliability of Rockwood classification for acromioclavicular joint injuries. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 30(9), 2191–2196.

Sivasubramanian, H., Chua, C. X. K., Manohara, R., Ng, D. Z., Poh, K. S., & Kumar, V. P. (2022). Optimum follow-up period of arthroscopic and mini-open rotator cuff repairs. Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore/Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 51(5), 315–317.