Dr Toh Rui Xiang

Dr Toh is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon subspecialising in foot and ankle surgery, with expertise in minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery, total ankle replacement for end-stage ankle arthritis, joint preservation and complex reconstruction. He completed advanced fellowship training in Foot and Ankle Adult Reconstruction at the University of British Columbia, Canada, where he trained under Professor Murray Penner, a pioneer in modern total ankle arthroplasty, as well as Professor Alastair Younger, an internationally recognised leader in minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery. He has also undertaken subspecialty training with Professor Stefan Rammelt in Germany, Professor Jung Hong Geun in South Korea and Professor Masato Takao in Japan, gaining broad experience across the spectrum of contemporary foot and ankle care.

Dr Toh believes successful treatment begins with an accurate diagnosis, clear explanation of treatment options and shared decision-making. Whether recommending surgery or non-operative care, his goal is to relieve pain, restore function and help patients return confidently to the activities that matter most to them.

An award-winning educator and active researcher, Dr Toh has published extensively in leading international orthopaedic journals. He is committed to providing thoughtful, personalised care, ensuring every patient receives treatment tailored to their individual goals through contemporary, evidence-informed practice.

• 2026 Foot and Ankle Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• 2025 International Visiting Surgeon Program (VSP), Professor Masato Takao, CARIFAS, Jujo Hospital, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
• 2024 Visiting Fellow in Advanced Ankle Arthroplasty and Sports Ankle Injuries, Professor Jung Hong Geun, Konkuk University, Seoul
• 2024 AO Trauma Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Professor Stefan Rammelt, University Hospital Dresden, Germany
• 2013 Dean’s List, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
• 2012 Dean’s Dinner, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
• 2011 Dean’s List, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
• 2010 Dean’s List and Distinction Viva, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
• 2009 Dean’s Dinner, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  

• Severe Disability Assessor, AIC
• ⁠Member of the SGH MSKSC ACP Philanthropic Committee

• 2025 Top 10 Educator Award in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
• 2024 Healthcare Manpower Development Plan Award in Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgery, Ministry of Health, Singapore
• 2024 10 Year Long Service Award Singhealth
• 2024 Service With a Heart (Associate Consultant) Award, SingHealth Cluster
• ​2021 SHQSA Best Team – Singhealth CCF Team
• 2018 Service Quality Award Winner
• 2014 Residency Committee Appreciation Award, SingHealth Cluster
• 2013 Service With a Heart (Resident/House Officer) Award, SingHealth Cluster

1. Distal Oblique Osteotomy vs Arthrodesis for Advanced Hallux Rigidus: A Matched Cohort Study
   Jia Ying Lee, Jonathan Koh Ern Juan, Rui Xiang Toh, Kizher S.M Buhary, Zongxian Li, Kae Sian Tay
   Published Foot and Ankle International2026;0(0)
2. Patient acceptable symptom state for European Foot & Ankle Soceity Score after Hallux Valgus Surgery
   Hong Jing Lee, Khye Soon Andy Yew, William Yeo, Kizher S.M Buhary, Rui Xiang Toh, Zongxian Li, Kae Sian Tay
   Published Foot & Ankle International 2026
3. Case report of iatrogenic synostosis following foot surgery and the subsequent management plan
   Ying Jin Tan, Najim Yusof, Rui Xiang Toh, Kizher Shajahan Mohamed Buhary, Kae Sian Tay, Zongxian Li
   Published Foot & Ankle Surgery: Case Reports and Series, Vol 6, Issue 3, 100624, Autumn 2026
4. Cartilage-Sparing Management of Tibial Plafond OCLs Using Navigated Retrograde Drilling: Technique Outcomes and Review of Literature
   Ramesh Radakrishnan, Xian Jun Ngoh, Rui Xiang Toh, Kizher S.M. Buhary, Zongxian Li, Kae Sian Tay
   Published in Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery Vol 25, No 2, June 2026
5. Early and Mid-term effects of Ankle and Hindfoot Arthrodesis on Quality of Life
   Yen Chin Jeremy Tan, Jeremy Tze En Lim, Ramesh Radakrishnan, Zongxian Li, Kizher S.M Buhary, Rui Xiang Toh, Kae Sian Tay
   Published Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, Vol 11, Issue 2, April 2026
6. Cheilectomy vs First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis in Advanced Hallux Rigidus: A 2-year Comparative Study from an Asian Perspective
   Kevin AJM Chong, Shao Jin Teo, Jia Ying Lee, Rui Xiang Toh, Kizher S.M Buhary, Zong Xian Li, Kae Sian Tay
   Published in Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia-Pacific) (2025): 10.5005/jp-journals-10040-1420
7. Two-year Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Following Revision Hallux Valgus Correction Surgery
   Ramesh Radakrishnan, Akshay Padki, Rui Xiang Toh Kizher S.M Buhary, Zong Xian Li, Kae Sian Tay
   Published in Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia-Pacific) (2025): 10.5005/jp-journals-10040-1416
8. Proximal Fibular Osteotomy in conjunction with supramalleolar osteotomy in concurrent management of ankle and knee osteoarthritis: A case series
   Ramesh Radhakrishnan, Jeremy Tze En Lim, Akshay Padki, Rui Xiang Toh, Kae Sian Tay, Kong Hwee Lee, Nicholas Eng Meng Yeo
   Published J ISAKOS. 2025. Jun:12:100895
9. Complications of total ankle arthroplasty versus ankle arthrodesis: A systematic review and meta analysis with trial sequential analysis
   Jonathan Jia En Boey, Rui Xiang Toh, Yao Chen Loh, Chen Zhang, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Zongxian Li, Kizher Shajahan Mohamed Buhary, Kae Sian Tay
   Published in Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2024
   E-poster presentation at Asian Federation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 2023
10. High Preoperative Pain Score is a Predictor of Cheilectomy Failure in Hallux Rigidus
    Kevin Anthony Jing Ming Chong, Shao Jin Teo, Rui Xiang Toh, Kizher Shajahan Mohamed Buhary , Zongxian Li , Kae Sian Tay
    Published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2024.
11. Predictors of outcomes after surgical treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy
    Authors: Adriel You Wei Tay, Rui Xiang Toh, Zongxian Li, Nicholas Eng Meng Yeo, Kae Sian Tay
    E-poster presentation at Asian Federation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 2023
12. Peri-lesional sclerosis: Clinical features of a new radiological finding of incomplete atypical femur fractures.
    Paper published in Orthopaedic Proceedings 2023. Presented at the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS), World Congress of Orthopaedic Research, Edinburgh, Scotland.
    Authors: Khai Cheong Wong, Suang Bee Joyce Koh, Xian Khing Kenny Tay, Rui Xiang Toh, P Chandra Mohan, Meng Ai Png, Tet Sen Howe
13. Similar recovery in mobility and quality of life after cemented and cementless hemiarthroplasty for hip fractures.
    Paper published in Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. Vol 28. Aug 4 2021.
    Authors: Rui Xiang Toh, Akshay Padki, Xian Khing Kenny Tay, Khye Soon Andy Yew, Suang Bee Joyce Koh, Tet Sen Howe.
14. Evaluating the recovery of mobility in patients with displaced neck of femur fractures undergoing cementless bipolar hemiarthroplasty.
    Paper presented Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) Congress 2021
    Authors: Rui Xiang Toh, Andy Yew, Hwee Shan Yeo, Suang Bee Joyce Koh, Tet Sen Howe.
15. Artificial Intelligence in the diagnosis and grading of Osteoporosis.
    Collaboration with Nanyang Polytechnic Department of Artificial Intelligence.
    Principle Investigator (PI): Yongqiang Jerry Chen
    Co-PIs: Rui Xiang Toh, Lei Jiang
16. Marked Varus Alignment after fixed bearing UKA is associated with poorer 10 year clinical outcome
    Podium presentation at American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 2021 congress
    Presenter: Rui Xiang Toh
    Authors: Shao En David Sim, Rui Xiang Toh, Zhen Ning Yeo, Yongqiang Jerry Chen, Ming Han Lincoln Liow, Hee-Nee Pang, Darren Tay, Shi-lu Chia, Ngai Nung Lo, Seng-Jin Yeo.
17. 2 year outcomes of posterior ankle arthroscopy case series
    Published on Foot & Ankle Specialist Jan 2021
    PMID: 33435736
    Authors: Rui Xiang Toh, Zhen Ning Yeo, Oon Thein Kevin Koo.
18. Evaluating predictive factors as well as comparing mortality between successes and failures in the use of DAIR for TKA PJI
    Paper published in Journal of Arthroplasty.
    Poster presentation at American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 2021 congress
    Authors: Rui Xiang Toh, Zhen Ning Yeo, Yongqiang Jerry Chen, Ming Han Lincoln Liow, Hee-Nee Pang, Darren Tay, Shi-lu Chia, Ngai Nung Lo, Seng-Jin Yeo.
19. Healthcare subsidy and outcomes of total knee arthroplasty in Asians
    Paper published in Orthopedics 1 Jun 2013 , 36(6):e735-40. DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20130523-17 PMID: 23746034
    Paper presented at the Inaugural Asia Cartilage Repair Society Congress and 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, Singapore Orthopaedic Association, Singapore
    Authors: Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak, Rui Xiang Toh, Andrew Hwee Chye Tan, Hwei Chi Chong.
20. Outcomes of Intra-articular Calcaneal fractures, that had undergone operative treatment and to correlate the reduction with the outcome scores
    Poster presented at Asian Federation of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 5th Scientific Meeting, and Hong Kong Foot & Ankle Society 1st Scientific Meeting 2013.
    Authors: Rui Xiang Toh, Inderjeet Singh Rikhraj, Hwei Chi Chong.
21. Comparison of Different Hand Positions In Measuring Palmar Abduction Strength of The Thumb
    Paper presented at 9th Congress of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH), Bali, Indonesia 2012
    Authors: Rui Xiang Toh, Jin Xi Lim, Shaun Kah Hean Chook, Sandeep Jacob Sebastin
22. Reliability of Make Tests Versus Break Tests in Measuring Palmar
    Abduction Strength of the Thumb
    Published in Journal of Hand and Microsurgery volume 6, pages8–12(2014)
    PMID: 24876683
    Paper presented at The 8th International Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Yokohama, Japan 2012
    Authors: Jin Xi Lim, Rui Xiang Toh, Shaun Kah Hean Chook, Sandeep Jacob Sebastin