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Dr Lai Kah Weng

Back to the things your knee stopped you doing.

A knee practice led by Dr Lai Kah Weng — formerly Medical Director of the Singapore Rugby Union and a former international player himself. Assessment first, non-surgical options where they are appropriate, and surgery when it is indicated.

“Movement is life, life is movement.”

Dr Lai Kah Weng

Every condition explained, every option set out, and a plan built around your goals — back to competitive sport, or simply pain-free days.

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Dr Lai Kah Weng

Orthopaedic Surgeon

An orthopaedic surgeon with more than fourteen years in knee injuries and conditions, and a former Consultant at the National University Hospital.

  • MBBS (Singapore)
  • FRCSEd (Ortho)
  • MMed (Ortho)

Clinical interests

  • ACL and ligament injuries
  • Meniscus
  • Cartilage
  • Patellofemoral
  • Knee osteoarthritis
More about Dr Lai

Background

Training, playing history and previous appointments.

  • “Winner of the 2002 Stewart Memorial Prize (for the best examination performance): K-W Lai”

    Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Annual Report 2002, p. 36
    2002

    Stewart Memorial Prize

    Awarded for graduating top of the Diploma in Aviation Medicine (UK) of King's College London, the first Singaporean to receive it.

  • Dr Lai with colleagues in Sydney during his knee fellowship, 2014
    2014

    Fellowship, Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute

    A knee fellowship under Myles Coolican, David Parker and Brett Fritsch.

  • Dr Lai carrying the ball in a rugby match in 2019
    1995–2000

    Singapore national rugby, 10 caps

    Ten international Test caps for the national team.

  • Dr Lai and a colleague beside a World Rugby banner at an event in 2019
    2011–2021

    Formerly Medical Director, Singapore Rugby Union

    Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, covering injury prevention and medical care for national team players.

  • 2013

    Formerly Consultant, National University Hospital

    Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at NUH, one of Singapore’s academic medical centres, and Visiting Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to Singapore General Hospital.

Conditions and procedures

Information pages written for patients, reviewed and dated.

Illustrations adapted from Wikimedia Commons — ACL injury: BruceBlaus , CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meniscus tear: Andrewmeyerson , CC BY-SA 4.0 · Knee cartilage injury: Sheldahl , CC BY-SA 4.0 · Patellofemoral conditions: BodyParts3D / Anatomography , CC BY-SA 2.1 JP · Knee osteoarthritis: BruceBlaus , CC BY-SA 4.0

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Procedures performed

  • ACL reconstruction (double-bundle, BioBrace-augmented, revision, BPTB, LET) Arthroscopic view from a revision ACL reconstruction: the new graft, reinforced with a BioBrace implant, being checked with a probe.
  • Advanced all-inside meniscus repair and meniscus root repair Arthroscopic view of a meniscus repair: a probe runs along the stitched tear.

Also performed

  • Knee and shoulder arthroscopy
  • Cartilage procedures
  • Navigated and robotic knee replacement
  • Orthobiologic injections

How appointments work

  1. Step 1

    You send a request

    Contact details and preferred days only — no medical details.

  2. Step 2

    Clinic staff confirm

    A staff member contacts you by your chosen method to confirm the time.

  3. Step 3

    You attend the visit

    Bring your referral letter, previous imaging and identification.

Request an appointment Call +65 8555 3434

Location and hours

101 Irrawaddy Road, #13-10 Royal Square at Novena
Singapore 329565
Monday to Friday
9.00am – 5.30pm
Saturday
9.00am – 1.00pm
Sunday and public holidays
Closed

Telephone +65 8555 3434