Dr Chung Sze-Ryn

Dr. Chung Sze Ryn is a Consultant at the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Singapore General Hospital. She is a European Board-Certified Hand Surgeon (EBHS) and the 2024 Best Candidate Award (Gold Medalist) recipient for the Diploma in Hand Surgery. She graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, in 2011 (MBBCh BAO) and obtained her MRCS (Edinburgh) and MMed (Surgery) in 2013 and 2016, respectively. After completing her Hand Surgery residency in 2020, she was admitted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) in Hand Surgery. She currently serves as the Fellowship Chairman for the Asia Pacific Wrist Association (APWA).

Dr. Chung specialises in wrist arthroscopy and minimally invasive wrist surgery, as well as upper limb spasticity and paralysis surgery. In 2023, she was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Award by Singapore General Hospital to pursue fellowship training at the Institut de la Main (International Wrist Center), Paris. She also serves as the APWA Travelling Fellowship Director and is internationally recognised for her contributions to the field of wrist and upper limb surgery.

She has received multiple accolades for her contributions to patient care, including the SingHealth Quality Service Award for honouring COVID-19 healthcare heroes and the ‘Service of the Heart’ Award in 2021. An active clinician-educator, Dr. Chung is a Clinical Physician Faculty Member for the SingHealth Hand Surgery Residency Program and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School.

Her research interests include management of complex distal radius fractures, arthroscopic scapholunate reconstruction, and intercarpal ligament injuries. She has been involved in competitive research grants, including an SGD 150,000 Academic Medicine SingHealth study on tissue adhesion and a NTU–SGH collaborative project on tissue adhesives as vessel sealants for microvascular anastomosis. She also developed a novel continuous irrigation technique for minimally invasive management of septic arthritis. In addition, Dr. Chung has a strong interest in the long-term outcomes of hyperselective neurectomy for upper limb spasticity, with her latest publication demonstrating its sustained effectiveness in reducing spasticity and improving function more than four years after surgery.

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh BAO) (Hons) Ireland Royal College of Surgeons Ireland 2nd June 2011
• MRCS United Kingdom Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 25th April 2014
• Master of Medicine (MMed), Surgery Singapore National University of Singapore 31st December 2016
• Fellow of Academy Medicine (Hand Surgery) Singapore Singapore Medical Council 5th October 2020

• Chapters of Hand Surgeons, Vice Chair > From here to end of the list, to park under “Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships”
• Infection Prevention Liaison Officer (IPLO)
• Department Champion in Quality Improvement project (Surgical safety)
• Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Education Officer
• International Member for American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
• International Wrist Arthroscopy Society (IWAS) Exco member (Social media committee chair)
• Asia Pacific Federation of Surgical Society of the Hand (APFSSH) - Finance committee member
• Singapore Wrist Nanoscope Arthroscopy Course 2022 – Co-Convenor
• International Federation of Surgical Society of Hand (IFSSH) social media committee
• Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Member
• American College of Surgeons Member (03706641)
• SICOT Associate Member 2023 (to present)
• SGH PAPR (Powered air-purifying respirator workgroup member) Workgroup member

• Service of the Heart Award (Singapore General Hospital – SingHealth) Jan 2021
• Singapore Health Quality Service Awards 2021- Honoring COVID-19 Healthcare Heroes 2021
• Outstanding Singhealth Resident award (RISE) 2020
• Residency committee appreciation award 2019
  
• Pathology prize winner 2009 (RCSI) 2009
  

1. Chung SR, TL Foo. Crescent flap for fingertip reconstruction. Journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. 2014;19(3):459-61.
2. Chung SR, Wong KLF, Cheah EJA. The lateral lesser toe fillet flap for diabetic foot soft tissue closure: surgical technique and case report. Diabetic foot & ankle. 2014;5:25732.
3. Chung SR, TL Foo. Modifications to simplify intrathecal irrigation for pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis. Hand (New York, NY). 2014;9(2):258-9
4. Chung Sze-Ryn, Tiffany Hennedige, Kesavan Sittampalam and Melissa Ching Ching Te". "Extrauterine myxoid leiomyoma mimicking an aggressive angiomyxoma." Case Reports in Clinical Pathology 2 (2014): 51.
5. Chung SR, Tan JS, Selvarajan S. Intravascular angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) of the hand. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Sep;40(7):750-1. 
6. Chung SR, Tay SC. Audit of Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Arthroscopic Resection of Wrist Ganglions. Hand Surg. 2015 Oct;20(3):415-20.
7. Nambi GI, Salunke AA, Chung S, Kumar KS, Chaudhari VA, Dhanwate AD. Extended anterolateral thigh pedicled flap for reconstruction of trochanteric and gluteal defects: A new & innovative approach for reconstruction. Chin J Traumatol. 2016 Apr 1;19(2):113-5.
8. Chung SR, Yap RT, Tuck AYK. Minimally Invasive Palmaris Longus Abductorplasty for Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2017 Dec;21(4):149-154. 
9. Chung SR, Choudhury MM, Too SJY, Ong CB, Steele TWJ, McGrouther DA, Chin AYH. Microvascular anastomosis with fish-mouth suturing and adhesive sealants. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2019 Jan;72(1):137-171.
10. Chung SR, Kang YC, McGrouther DA. Techniques for Continuous Irrigation of Septic Joints of the Hand. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2019 Sep;23(3):133-137. 
11. Chung SR, Goh T. A simple approach to facilitate the use of microdebrider for treatment of fibrous gynaecomastia. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Jan;69(1):e15-6.
12. Djordjevic I, Pokholenko O, Shah AH, Wicaksono G, Blancafort L, Hanna JV, Page SJ, Nanda HS, Ong CB, Chung SR, Chin AYH, McGrouther D, Choudhury MM, Li F, Teo JS, Lee LS, Steele TWJ. CaproGlu: Multifunctional tissue adhesive platform. Biomaterials. 2020 Nov;260:120215. 
13. Leow M, Chung SR, Tay SC. The Effect of Intra-carpal Kirschner Wire Augmentation in Screw Fixation of Scaphoid - A Retrospective Cohort Study. Malays Orthop J. 2020 Nov;14(3):104-109. 
14. Chung SR, Lee EY, Tan DMK. Corrective Osteotomies for Digital Overlap in Phalangeal and Metacarpal Fracture Malunion Using Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) Technique: A Technical Note. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2021 Sep;26(3):485-489.
15. Chung SR, Cichocki MN, Chung KC. Building Emotional Intelligence. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023;151(1):1-5.
16. Chung SR, Chung KC. Recognizing and Treating Unique Distal Radius Fracture Patterns that are Prone to Displacement. Hand Clin. 2023;39(3):279-293.
17. Chung SR, Nah JH, Chin AYH. Arthroscopy-Assisted Scapholunate Reconstruction With Internal Brace Augmentation. Arthrosc Tech. 2023;12(7):e1161-e1169. Published 2023 Jun 19.
18. Chung SR, Syahera FK, Common Infections of the Hand in Primary Care. Defining medicine- online article; Jan 2022. Website: https://www.sgh.com.sg/news/defining-med/hand-infections-primary-care
19. Choudhury MM, Saggi SS, Chung SR, et al. Arthroscopic Examination of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex in Galeazzi Injuries: Revisiting a Complex Injury. J Wrist Surg. 2023;14(1):27-33. Published 2023 Nov 22.
20. Merlini L*, Chung SR*, Caloia F Martin. Dorsal Intercarpal Ligament Tears: Arthroscopic Management. Journal of Wrist Surgery 2024. (accepted publication) [*co-1^st author]
21. Choke A, Chung S, Chung SR. Arthroscopic-assisted distal radius fracture fixation (AADRF) using the NanoScope system. Arthrosc Tech. 2024;13:103033.
22. Chung SR, Caloia MF, Merlini L. Arthroscopic Midcarpal Suture Anchor Repair of Dorsal Intercarpal Ligament Avulsion. Arthrosc Tech. 2024;13(8):103028. Published 2024 May 18.
23. Chung SR, Merlini L. Arthroscopic Repair of Combined Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex, Lunotriquetral Ligament, and Ulnocarpal Ligament Tears. Arthrosc Tech. 2024;13(7):102995. Published 2024 Apr 21.
24. Chong PQY, Choudhury MM, Chung SR, et al. A multivariate analysis on characteristics of hand and wrist tumours: a multiethnic study. Singapore Med J. Published online August 22, 2024. doi:10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2023-001
25. Chung SR, Carratalá V, Delgado PJ, Kalapos R, Kakar S. Arthroscopic suture anchor scapholunate capsulodesis. J Wrist Surg. doi:10.1055/s-0044-1791501
26. Chung SR, Huan KWSJ, Nah JH, Jerome TJ. Arthroscopic algorithm for acute traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears. J Hand Microsurg. 2024;17(1):100175. Published 2024 Nov 14.
27. Tang CQY, Fok MWM, Chung SR, Choudhury MM, Chin AYH. Managing the arthritic wrist: Complication prevention and management. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2025;62:102877. Published 2025 Jan 4.
28. Atzei A, Senesi L, Gesuita R, Chung SR, Luchetti R. Minimizing risk to the dorsal sensory branch of the ulnar nerve in wrist arthroscopy: an anatomical study. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2025;0(0).
29. Nah JH, Choke A, Chung SR. Thumb arthritis: What primary care physicians should know. Defining Medicine (SingHealth GP Newsletter). January–March 2025. Available at: https://www.sgh.com.sg/news/patient-care/thumb-arthritis-pri-care
30. Wong LCK, Choke A, Chung SR, Kang YC. Lateral plate fixation for middle phalangeal fractures. J Hand Microsurg. 2025;17:100282. doi:10.1016/j.jham.2025.100282
31. Chung SR, Panciera P, Fulchignoni C, Leclercq C. Hyperselective neurectomy for the treatment of upper limb spasticity: a long-term follow-up. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. Published online August 13, 2025. doi:10.1177/17531934251363111

Book Chapter

1. Sze Ryn Chung, Camelia Tang QY, Robert Yap TJ, Teoh LC. Heterodigital flaps for fingertip injuries. An evidence-based approach to the fingertip disease. Thieme Medical Publishers 2023. Editor: J Terrence Jose Jerome.
2. Sze Ryn Chung, William B Geissler, Sanjeev Kakar. Arthroscopy, Essentials of Hand and Upper Extremity textbook. Thieme Medical Publishers 2025. Editor: Donald Lalonde (ongoing)