Dr Robert Yap Tze-Jin

Robert completed his training in Hand Surgery in 2016. Currently he is the Head of Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery in Singapore General Hospital. His interest in Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery includes degenerative conditions of the hand & wrist, peripheral nerve surgery and minimally invasive surgery of the joints of the hand & wrist. In 2021 for his clinical work, he was awarded the SGH CEO Service Award.

He is a visiting consultant for KK Women's and Children’s Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital
He is actively involved with undergraduate and postgraduate training of Hand Surgery in Singapore. Currently he holds appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor with Duke NUS Medical school and Adjunct Assistant Professor with Yong Loo Lin Medical School NUS. He received the Dean’s Award for teaching Excellence for academic year 2013/14 & 2016/17 from YLL Medical School

For post graduate training, he is Clinical Physician Faculty Member With 2 SingHealth residency programs namely Orthopaedic Surgery, and Surgery in General. As well as Core Faculty for Hand Surgery Residency. He is a member of the residency advisory committee for Hand Surgery. In 2019 he was convenor for the Singapore Hand Surgery Exit Examination.

For research, he is a principal investigator for a project that received the SingHealth Duke NUS Academic Medicine Research Grant Initiative 2023 (In-vivo validation of novel synthetic braided scaffold for tendon reconstructive surgery).

He is the current President for Singapore Society for Surgery of the Hand.

• ​MB, BCh BAO ( NUI)
• MRCS (Ireland )
• FAMS (Hand Surgery)

• President Singapore Society for Hand Surgery
• Committee member Hand Surgery RAC

1. MMChoudhury,JKHJiang,RTJYap. A technique of continuous catheter irrigation in an infected wrist joint: improving management in septic arthritis of the wrist. Journal of wrist surgery 2022
2. MM Choudhury, Robert TJ Yap, Dawn SY Chia, Surav Sanjeev and Ghulam Alizada, Jackson Jiang. Symptomatic radial sided tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex: an all arthroscopic repair using bone anchors. Journal of wrist surgery 2022
3. Chung Sze Ryn, Robert Tze Jin Yap, Andrew Yam Kean Tuck
   Minimally Invasive Palmaris Longus Abductorplasty for Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Dec 2107;21(4) 149-154
4. Shu Yun Heng, Robert Tze Jin Yap, Joyce Tie, Duncan Angus McGrouther
   Peripheral Vein Thrombophlebitis in the Upper Extremity: A Systematic Review of a Frequent and Important Problem
   The American Journal of Medicine April 2020: Volume 133, Issue 4, p 473-484
5. Shu Yun Heng, Robert Tze Jin Yap, Duncan Angus McGrouther
   Innovative Solutions and Insights to Phlebitis Prevention
   The American Journal of Medicine March 2020: Volume 133, Issue 3, p255-396
6. Pei Yein Tong , Chia Dawn Sinn Yi, Omar Usama Farghaly, Das De Soumen, Sirisena Renita, Yap Robert Tze Jin, Tan Jacqueline Siau Woon, Rajaratnam Vaikunthan
   Hand Surgery in Singapore
   Journal of Hand and Microsurgery Dec 2020
7. Min Kai Chang, Robert Tze Jin Yap
   Acute ulna nerve compression associated with pisiform fracture – a case report and literature review. Case Reports Plastics and Hand Surgery Jan 2019
8. Robert Yap Tze Jin , Vincent Tay Shian Chao Wrist Septic Arthritis: an 11-year review Hand Surgery Oct 2015;20(3)391-395
9. Chin Chin Ooi, Siew Kune Wong, Agnes Tan,Andrew Chin, Rafidah Abu Bakar, Shy Yunn Goh, P Chandra Mohan, Robert Tze Jin Yap, Meng Ai Peng
   Diagnostic Criteria of carpal tunnel syndrome using high resolution ultrasonography:correlation with nerve conduction studies Skeletal Radiology 2014 : 43,1387-1394
10. Lim, Kevin Boon Leong), FAMS; Tey, Inn Kuang Lokino, Elvin Salioc; Yap, Robert Tze-Jin; Tawng, Dingrin Khawn
    Escalators, Rubber Clogs, and Severe Foot Injuries in Children
    Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics: July/August 2010; 30(5)414-419