Bio

Dr Tay Guan Tzu is a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with a Special Interest in Foot and Ankle Surgery, as well as Paediatric Orthopaedics. He started Speciality Training in 2005, obtained his Masters of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2008 from the National University of Singapore, and completed his training and FRCS (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh) Orthopaedic exams in 2011.

Dr Tay was subsequently awarded the MOH HMDP (Health Manpower Development Programme) award for further Subspecialty Training in the field of Foot and Ankle Surgery for all ages, in Geneva, Switzerland, under the personal mentorship and tutelage of then Swiss Foot and Ankle Society Chairman, PD Prof Mathieu Assal, in Clinique La Colline as well as Hopital de La Tour. Exposure to a wider plethora of deformities and their required corrections, as well as being ahead of burgeoning and minimally-invasive techniques, gave Dr Tay the experience, exposure and skills he now brings back to our shores.

Upon his return to Singapore and KK Hospital in 2013, he set up the Foot and Ankle Service which he continues to serve as a regular Visiting Consultant. Dr Tay would personally oversee the treatment and care of the myriad of foot and ankle conditions afflicting patients of all ages, be it Deformities, Sports injuries or Trauma. He continued to serve in the KKH Paediatric Orthopaedics Department till end 2016 and moved to the TTSH Orthopaedics Surgery Department in Nov 2016, continuing his work in Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Dr Tay has a keen interest in staying ahead of burgeoning techniques and is constantly brainstorming ways to improve surgeries and techniques. He is also keen to share his discoveries and improvements with the community.