Asst Prof Benjamin Ang

 

Dr Benjamin Ang is a Visiting Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Singapore General Hospital. He was on the Dean’s List and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from the National University of Singapore. He was awarded the SingHealth Best Resident Award and Outstanding Resident in Evidence-Based Medicine Award. He subsequently completed specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery in Singapore and was appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Orthopaedics and Trauma).

Dr Benjamin Ang is an avid sportsman and had previously represented Singapore at international competitions in both Track & Field and Floorball. With first-hand experience and a personal understanding of an athlete’s psyche, he subspecialises in Sports Orthopaedics, which includes shoulder, hip and knee conditions.

Dr Benjamin Ang completed his fellowship training at Inselspital in Bern, Switzerland under the Ministry of Health HMDP (Health Manpower Developmental Plan) Award, and is among the few surgeons in Singapore who are fellowship-trained in hip preservation surgery.

On top of his fellowship training, he had also attended numerous courses and visited several renowned surgeons in Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (Los Angeles, Vail, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston and Florida), to further expand his skill set and abilities.

Dr Benjamin Ang had spearheaded the Hip Preservation Service at Singapore General Hospital since he returned from fellowship. Over the past few years, he had performed half, or more, of all the Hip Arthroscopies performed in Singapore. Being the regional expert and key opinion leader in his field, he has been invited to be a speaker and serve as faculty in several local and regional webinars, conferences, and courses.

Dr Benjamin Ang was actively involved in the training and education of residents and medical students. The National University of Singapore appointed him as Clinical Assistant Professor and convenor/examiner for the M.B.B.S. examinations. He was also appointed Clinical Assistant Professor by Duke-NUS and Adjunct Lecturer by Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University.

Dr Benjamin Ang participated actively in research and held several research grants. He had presented widely at various local and international conferences, and was also a finalist for the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Young Orthopaedic Investigator Award in 2016. He received the SingHealth Surgical STaR Budding Researcher Award in 2018, the SingHealth Publish! Award in 2022 and has several publications in renowned local and international peer-reviewed medical journals.