Doctor's Profile

Website
https://www.orthopaedic-associates.com.sg/

Clinic

Address

Mount Alvernia Hospital
820 Thomson Road
Medical Centre D #06-56
Singapore 574623

Clinic Hours

9am to 5pm (Mon – Fri)
9am to 1pm (Sat)

About

Dr Toh Choon Lai came to Singapore in 1978 to study at the National Junior College after being awarded the Singapore Government Public Service Commission ASEAN Scholarship. After his Junior College, he was awarded the Singapore Government Public Service Commission Merit Scholarship to study Medicine at the National University of Singapore. He graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1985. He went on to obtain both the Masters of Medicine (Surgery) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

After completion of his advanced training in Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr Toh enrolled on the Roll of Specialist (Orthopaedic Surgery) and is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore. Besides being trained as an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Toh has a keen interest in Trauma and Trauma Reconstruction, Sports related injuries, Joint Reconstruction, Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery, Upper Extremity Surgery and Ilizarov Surgery. He was awarded the Singapore Government Health Manpower Development Plan Scholarship for additional training in Orthopaedic Trauma in USA. He was appointed as a fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma at the world renowned Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA).

Dr Toh has also authored and co-authored numerous publications in local and international journals. He has written chapters in several books including the chapter on Limb Replantation in “Emergency Vascular Practice edited by Chant and Barros D’Sa” and the chapter on Wrist Fractures in “Surgical Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity edited by J Herndon”. 

Prior to private practice, Dr Toh was Acting Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). He was also Director of the Hip Fracture Program in TTSH and a member of the TTSH Medical Board.

In private practice, Dr Toh has served as Chairman of the Orthopaedic Surgery Speciality Group at Mount Elizabeth Hospital (MEH), Chairman of the Operating Theatre Committee (MEH) and as an elected member of the Medical Advisory Board (MEH). He also volunteers his time assisting the Ministry of Health Singapore in various roles. He has lectured regularly in the region to fellow orthopaedic surgeons and members of the public. He was also the Vice President of the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) and remain an active council member of the SMA.