Adjunct Assistant Professor Amritpal Singh is the Head of Division and Consultant for the Division of Hip & Knee Surgery at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and a Consultant in the Hip & Knee Division in National University Hospital. He is also a Consultant in the Division of Trauma, in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
Adj Asst Prof Amritpal obtained his medical degree and his Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) from the National University of Singapore. He has been a fully registered medical practitioner since 2011. He has also obtained fellowship with the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is accredited as a specialist by the Specialist Accreditation Board in 2019.
Adj Asst Prof Amritpal completed his further fellowship training in Australia over a year. He did his Hip & Knee Adult Reconstruction and Sports Arthroscopy Fellowship in Sydney at the Northern Beaches Hospital and Mater Hospital under Dr David Dickison. He completed his fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma at the prestigious Royal Melbourne Hospital. He has special interests in robotic surgery of the hip and knee and minimally invasive surgery. He also has a special interest in hip fracture surgery advocating for early surgery and rehabilitation.
As a post-fellowship trained consultant, Adj Asst Prof Amritpal contributes to the community in several impactful ways. He has raised awareness about hip and knee joint health by creating educational forms and videos for the public. He also developed new analgesia guidelines for hip fracture patients with renal impairment, helping improve care for this vulnerable population. Through his clinical expertise and passion for education, he makes valuable contributions that enhance the health and wellbeing of the community.
Aside from clinical work, Adj Asst Prof Singh is actively involved in undergraduate medical education at the National University of Singapore and was appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor by Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is well-published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has presented at both local and overseas conferences. In his free time, he likes spending time with his family and playing soccer.
