Profile
A/Prof. Darren Tay graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1999. He then completed his orthopaedic residency training locally in 2009 followed by his clinical fellowship in hip and knee arthroplasty at the Southampton General Hospital, UK from 2010 to 2011.
He is currently practicing at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) as a senior consultant, deputy HOD (Clinical Services) and director of the acute care service in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He was also the past chairman, Chapter of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore.
His main interest is in adult reconstruction surgery include minimally invasive partial knee resurfacing, complex primary and revision joint replacements, and robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty. In this field, A/Prof Tay is often involved in local and regional arthroplasty courses, as well as being an invited speaker in both regional and international conferences.
A/Prof Tay is also involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and examinations. He holds the positions of clinical associate professor in Duke-NUS Medical School and adjunct associate professor with both the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. In addition, he is physician faculty and member of the clinical competency committee for the Singhealth orthopaedic residency program as well as member of the examination committee for both the Masters of Medicine and Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Education
- 2009 – Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Orthopaedic Surgery)
- 2005 – Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery), National University of Singapore
- 2004 – Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- 1999 – Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Physician Faculty, SingHealth Orthopaedic Residency Program
- Member, Clinical Competency Committee, Singhealth Orthopaedic Residency Program
- Member, Fellow Royal college of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery) Examination Committee
- Member, Masters of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Examination Committee
- Program Director (Adult Reconstruction) SGH Surgical Skills Centre, Academia
- Representative, Division Musculoskeletal Sciences, OT Management Committee, SGH
- Representative, Value Drive Care Total Knee Arthroplasty Workgroup, SGH
- Member, Healthier SG Executive Committee
- Member, SGH Campus Emergency Planning Committee
- Member, Elective Care Centre & National Dental Centre Singapore Commissioning Committee, SGH
- Specialty Editor (Orthopaedic Surgery), Singapore Medical Journal
- Member, Table of Surgical Procedures Orthopaedic Surgery Committee, MOH
- Chairman, Hip and Knee Claims Rules Workgroup, MOH
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Awards
- 2023 - Commendation Medal (COVID-19) National Awards 2023
- 2019 - Outstanding Faculty Award, RiSE Awards Ceremony 2019
- 2016 - Singapore Health Quality Service Award for Best Team (Clinical Practice Improvement)
- 2012-2015 - Orthopaedic Teaching Excellence Award
- 2010 - Fellow, Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP), Singapore General Hospital
- 2010 - ASEAN - American Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellowship
- 2009 - Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Exchange Ambassador
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Publications
- Long-Term Outcomes of Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) Implant in Hip Arthroplasty: A Single Institution Review. Yuen JC, Pang HN, Woo YL, Lo NN, Keng Jin DT, Chia SL, Yeo SJ. Cureus. 2023 Mar 11;15(3):e36029. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36029. eCollection 2023 Mar.
- The effect of topical tranexamic acid on functional outcomes and quality of life in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Moorthy V, Chen JY, Liow MHL, Pang HN, Tay DK, Chia SL, Lo NN, Yeo SJ. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Jul;143(7):4395-4400. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04711-y. Epub 2022 Dec 1.
- Cost-Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Markov Decision Analysis. Zhang JJY, Chen JY, Tay DKJ, Pang HN, Yeo SJ, Liow MHL. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Aug;38(8):1434-1437. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.022. Epub 2023 Feb 18.
- Clinical Frailty Scale is a better predictor for adverse post-operative complications and functional outcomes than Modified Frailty Index and Charlson Comorbidity Index after total knee arthroplasty. Liu EX, Kuhataparuks P, Liow ML, Pang HN, Tay DKJ, Chia SL, Lo NN, Yeo SJ, Chen JY. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Aug;31(8):3186-3195. doi: 10.1007/s00167-023-07316-z. Epub 2023 Feb 16.
- Enhanced recovery after day surgery total knee arthroplasty, the new standard of care: An Asian perspective. Xu S, Liow MHL, Liu XE, Pang HN, Chia SL, Tay KJD, Yeo SJ, Chen JY. Knee. 2023 Oct;44:158-164. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2023.08.003. Epub 2023 Sep 4.
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol reduces need for patient selection for day surgery total knee arthroplasty. Xu S, Liow MHL, Eric Liu X, Pang HN, Chia SL, Tay KJD, Yeo SJ, Chen JY. J Orthop. 2023 Nov 22;49:18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.11.042. eCollection 2024 Mar.
- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in obese patients, poorer survivorship at 15 years. Lee HJ, Xu S, Liow MHL, Pang HN, Tay DK, Yeo SJ, Lo NN, Chen JY. J Orthop. 2024 Apr 2;53:156-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.04.001. eCollection 2024 Jul.
- Postponement of total knee arthroplasties due to pandemic causes significant deterioration on patients' preoperative knee and quality of life scores. Sim CHS, Woo BJ, Liow MHL, Pang HN, Yeo SJ, Tay D, Liu X, Lim JBT, Chen JDY. J Orthop. 2024 Apr 15;55:114-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.04.008. eCollection 2024 Sep.
- Severe genu varus deformity does not affect enhanced recovery after surgery total knee arthroplasty outcomes. Foo WYX, Chen JY, Pang HN, Tay DKJ, Yeo SJ, Liow MHL. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 May;144(5):2249-2256. doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05280-y. Epub 2024 Mar 29.
- Patient Acceptable Symptom State Thresholds for the Knee Society Score, Oxford Knee Score, and 36-Item Short Form Survey Ten Years Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Tan YCJ, Chen JYQ, Tay DKJ, Lo NN, Yeo SJ, Liow MHL. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun;39(6):1480-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.12.013. Epub 2023 Dec 9.
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