Dr Heng Hwee Yee Christian

Dr Heng is a consultant orthopedic surgeon at SGH Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He specializes in spine surgery and has a special interest in minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, and anterior/lateral approaches to the lumbar spine.

He studied medicine at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (Class of 2014). He undertook his residency with the Singhealth Orthopedic Surgery Residency Programme, where he did most of his training at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Singapore General Hospital. He completed his training in 2023, receiving the credentials of FRCSEd (Orthopedic Surgery), and began his career as a spine surgeon at SGH. He did a fellowship in spinal deformity and navigated spine surgery in Japan.

He is active in education and is appointed as a clinical lecturer/instructor in the 3 medical schools in Singapore (NUS/NTU/Duke-NUS). He is also active in clinical/basic science research, having been awarded several research grants from local as well as international research societies.

Dr Heng is fluent in English and Mandarin and can also converse in Hokkien, Cantonese and Malay. He also speaks basic French.

In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis/golf, watching football, building Lego, and spending time with family and friends.

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore 2014
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, 2016
• Master of Medicine (Orthopedic Surgery), National University of Singapore 2020
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Orthopedic Surgery), 2023
• Clinical Fellow – Okayama-Rosai Hospital, Okayama, Japan, 2024

1. Heng CH, Wang Bde H, Chang PC. Distal femoral fracture after double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2015;43(4):953-956. doi:10.1177/0363546514563908
2. Heng HY, Bin Abd Razak HR, Mitra AK. Radiographic grading of the patellofemoral joint is more accurate in skyline compared to lateral views. Ann Transl Med. 2015;3(18):263. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.10.33
3. Bin Abd Razak HR, Heng HY, Cheng KY, Mitra AK. Correlation between radiographic and arthroscopic findings in Asian osteoarthritic knees. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2014;22(2):155-157. doi:10.1177/230949901402200207
4. Heng CHY, Wong JYS, Tan AHC. Both Adjustable and Fixed Loop Hamstring Tendon Graft Fixation Have Similar Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2023 Aug 9;5(5):100775. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100775. PMID: 37583621; PMCID: PMC10424139.
5. Heng CHY, Snow M, Dave LYH. Single-Stage Arthroscopic Cartilage Repair With Injectable Scaffold and BMAC. Arthrosc Tech. 2021;10(3):e751-e756. Published 2021 Feb 8. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2020.10.065