Dr Fong Hui Chai

MBBS (Hons), MRCS (Edin), MMed (Surgery), FAMS (Plastic Surgery), FRCS (Plast) (Glasg)

Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

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About

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Breast Reconstruction Chronic Wounds Complex Wounds Lower Limb Reconstruction Lymphoedema Reconstruction for Sarcoma Skin Cancer

Clinical Interests

Breast Reconstruction, Lower Extremity Salvage, Lymphoedema, Reconstructive Microsurgery

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Plastic, Reconstructive ＆ Aesthetic Surgery

Academic Appointments

Clinical Instructor: Duke-NUS School of Medicine

Clinical Teacher: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

About

Dr. Fong Hui Chai is a Plastic Surgeon with a clinical focus on reconstructive microsurgery, managing complex defects arising from trauma or cancer surgery. His practice comprises a range of reconstructive procedures, including breast reconstruction, sarcoma surgery, complex hernia repair, and lymphoedema management.

In collaboration with the Vascular Surgery Service, Dr. Fong consults regularly at the HEAL Limb Preservation Clinic — a multidisciplinary service dedicated to the management of diabetic, vascular, and other complex wounds.

Dr. Fong completed his undergraduate medical training at Monash University, Australia, followed by residency in Plastic Surgery with Singhealth. He is dual certified in Plastic Surgery by the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow. He further completed fellowship training in lymphatic reconstruction with the European School of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

Actively engaged in research, Dr. Fong serves as principal and co-investigator on translational projects developing a 3D-printed synthetic dermal substitute for partial-thickness skin wounds. This collaborative work has led to several patent filings and first-in-human clinical trials.

Beyond his clinical and research roles, Dr. Fong is committed to surgical education. He regularly contributes to microsurgery training for medical students and junior doctors, and serves as Course Chairman for the SingHealth Microsurgery Fundamentals and Techniques Workshop.

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Member, Chapter of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
Member: A*STAR Animal Study Advisory Board

Awards

Outstanding Medical Officer - National Neuroscience Institute (2014)

Publications

Fong HC, Goh T, Chui CHK et al. The lateral thoracic vessels – a useful recipient in immediate breast reconstruction. J RECONSTR MICROSURG O. 2015; Vol 1
Fong HC, Tan NG, Tan KC, Chong SJ. A single southeast asian institution experience in the management of skin cancers - analysis of 431 cases and review of the literature. ANZ J SURG. 2015 May; Vol 85 Supp 1:46
Fong, H.C., Tan, B.K., Chow, P.K. and Ong, H.S.. The Use of Bilayered Fascia Lata With an Interpositional Omental Flap for Autologous Repair of Contaminated Abdominal Fascial Defects. Annals of plastic surgery, 2017 79(5), pp.486-489.
Ng, S.W., Fong, H.C. and Tan, B.K.,. Two sequential free flaps for coverage of a total knee implant. Archives of plastic surgery, 2018 45(3), p.280.
Fong HC, LSL Levin, Avoiding complications in microsurgery and strategies for flap take-back. Archives of plastic surgery, 2019
Tan EK, Tan BK, Fong HC, Chua D, Chew KY, Koh YX, Chung AY, Lee SY, Teo JY, Cheow PC, Chan CY, Goh BK, Jeyaraj PR. Impact of Microsurgical Anastomosis of Hepatic Artery on Arterial Complications and Survival Outcomes After Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2020 Sep 17:S0041-1345(20)32688-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.08.017.
Qi En Hong, Hui-Chai Fong, Khong-Yik Chew, Yan-Mee Law, Chung-Yip Chan, Bien-Keem Tan. Use of the Descending Branch of the Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery as an Arterial Graft in Living Donor Liver Transplant, Transplantation Proceedings, Volume 53, Issue 7, 2021, Pages 2335-2338, ISSN 0041-1345,
Fong, H.C., Tan, E.K., Chew, K.Y., Raj, P. and Tan, B.K., 2021, February. Hepatic Artery Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation With the Radial Artery Interpositional Graft. In Transplantation Proceedings. Elsevier
Tan, B.K., Fong, H.C., Tan, E.K. and Raj, J.P., 2021. Strategies for a successful hepatic artery anastomosis in liver transplantation: A review of 51 cases. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 50(9), pp.679-685.
Fong HC, Chao VTT, Leung JH, et al. 2021 Gastric Malignancy Causing E. Coli Infection of a Frozen Elephant Trunk Stent Graft and the use of Transthoracic Composite muscle Flaps for Graft Salvage. J Cardiothorac Surg Ther 5(1):95-97.
Chung, B., Fong, H.C., Chew, E.M., Chew, K.Y., Chong, S.J. and Goh, C.S.L., 2022. An Unusual Case of Cold Burn Injury in a Tropical Country. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Hui-Chai FONG, Jonathan TW AU EONG, Khong-Yik CHEW, Ye-Xin KOH, Jeyaraj Prema RAJ, Bien-Keem TAN, 2023. Use of the “flange joint” anastomotic technique for hepatic artery reconstruction in liver transplantation. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Neo, S. Fong, H.C. Chan, B.H. Foo, C.L. 2024. Delayed presentation of a middle meningeal arteriovenous fistula after Le Fort I osteotomy. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery