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Dr. Kang Yong Chiang
Dr. Kang Yong Chiang
Specialist Hand, Wrist and Reconstructive Microsurgeon
- Hand, Wrist and Nerve Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery
- Paediatric Hand Trauma
- Microsurgical Limb Reconstruction
- Burns and Trauma-related Reconstruction
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Biographical Summary
Clinical Expertise & Focus Area
• Treats all hand and wrist conditions including pain, numbness, injuries, and degenerative issues in adults and children
• Holds a Master’s degree in Reconstructive Microsurgery from Chang Gung University
*An advanced qualification attained by only a handful of surgeons worldwide
• Expert in Reconstructive Microsurgery for limb restoration following severe trauma, burns, or infections
– Notable Microsurgical Procedures Performed:
– Medial Femoral Trochlea flap for scaphoid avascular necrosis
– Myocutaneous gracilis functional transfer to restore movement in mangled upper limbs
– Extended lateral arm fascial flap for reconstruction of multiple digits after severe burns
– Osteocutaneous fibula flap for treatment of chronic humerus bone non-union
– Paediatric fibula flap in a 4-year-old with neurofibromatosis-related radius pseudoarthrosis
– Partial great toe transfer for post-burn thumb and nail reconstruction
– Toe pulp transfer for traumatic thumb pulp loss
– ALT flap with fascia lata reconstruction for complex foot defects and FHL restoration
– SCIP flap for resurfacing of a severely crushed hand
Public Service & Global Engagement
Visiting Consultant to Singhealth hospitals – Singapore General Hospital and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Regular panelist and invited speaker at international microsurgery forums
Surgical Innovation & Contributions
Invented multiple novel surgical techniques, including:
Eponychial digital artery flap
Adipofascial flap for finger contractures (co-author)
Thenar crease skin graft
Lateral plate for finger fractures for aesthetic scars
Minimal incision fixation for metacarpal fracture
Bilateral simultaneous endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery
Techniques for managing serious hand and wrist infections with minimal incisions
Conditions Treated
Hand &
Wrist Injuries
Hand
Numbness
Hand Arthritis
& Stiffness
Tumours &
Deformity
Field of Expertise
Advanced Microsurgery
& Limb Reattachment
Endoscopic 'Key-hole'
Nerve Surgery
Wrist Arthroscopy &
Ligament Repairs
Joint Replacement
for Hand Arthritis
Repair & Reconstruction
of Hand Functions
Education
2005
M.B.B.S, National University of Singapore
Bachelors degree in Medicine and Surgery
2009
MRCS (Edinburgh)
Royal College of Surgeons
Completed all 4 parts of the accreditation examination in one year
2011
Residency (Hand Surgery), National Healthcare Group
Pioneer trainee in new program dedicated to Hand Surgery specialty
2021
Clinical Fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
Reconstructive Microsurgery
Prestigious clinical fellowship with intense clinical training in concepts and applications of free tissue transfer
2023
Executive Certificate, Duke-NUS (Singapore)
Utilising a multitude of software applied to different aspects of education in healthcare and training in surgery
2025
Master degree, Chang Gung University
International Master Science Program in Reconstructive Microsurgery
Completed a rigorous curriculum in advanced microsurgery
Courses Attended
Diagnostic Ultrasound Skill, Singapore | 2010
Instructional Course on Basic Microsurgery, Singapore | 2011
- Hand and Wrist Arthroplasty Course, Singapore | 2011
- AO Hand and Wrist Subspeciality Fracture Fixation Course, Leeds UK | 2014
International Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop and Seminar, Hong Kong China | 2015
Peripheral Nerve Transfer Course, Singapore | 2017
IBRA Hand Fracture Advanced Fixation Course, Hong Kong China | 2018
Advanced course on hand and wrist fracture fixation- International Course on Super-microsurgery, Jinan Shandong China | 2023
Extensive course on perforator microanatomy and super-microsurgery - Chang-Gung Singapore Symposium on Reconstructive Microsurgery | 2023
Symposium on advanced microsurgery applied to challenging clinical cases - Imaging in Reconstructive Microsurgery | 2023
Imaging modalities used in planning of advanced microsurgery - 2nd Instructional Course in Facial Palsy Reconstruction, ROC | 2023
Super-speciality skills in miniature muscle transfers AO Masters Hand and Wrist, Innsbruck, Austria | 2024
Expert level fracture fixation
- Nerve Transfer Course, Singapore | 2025
Publications
Eponychial Digital Artery Perforator Flap.
Kang YC. PRS 2025 (in press)
Lateral plate fixation for Middle Phalanx Fractures
Wong LCK, Choke A, Chung SR, Kang YC. J Hand Microsurg. 2025 May 15;17(4):100282
Adipofascial Flap Resurfacing of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint after Contracture release: mid-term outcomes.
Kang YC, CH Lee, YT Lin. JPRAS Open 2025 Mar 21:44:402–410
The Thenar Crease Skin Graft: A Novel Addition to “Camouflage” Grafts of the Hand.
Kang YC, Chin YHA. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2020 Jun; 24(2): 85–88
Wide-awake local anaesthesia in bilateral endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery: An efficient ergonomic approach.
Kong SYZ, Rin HY, Chew DEM, Kang YC. J Hand Microsurg. 2025 Apr 25;17(4):100261
Nuances in endoscopic carpal tunnel release – a guide to improving outcomes.
YZS Kong, Kang YC. J Hand Microsurg. 2024 Aug 22;16(5):100150
Refinements in the design and division of the thenar flap to achieve better functional results.
F Li, JL Tie, Kang YC, JSW Tan. JPRAS Open 2021 Jan 26;28: 10–18
Techniques for Continuous Irrigation of Septic Joints of the Hand.
Chung SR, Kang YC, McGrouther DA. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2019 Sep;23(3):133–137
Revisiting the Elastic Band Tourniquet in Pediatric Upper Limb Surgery.
Kang YC, Arjandas M, Teoh LC. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2018 Jun;22(2):43–45
Removal of locking implants with stripped screw heads.
Kang YC, Sreedharan S. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 Feb 8
Simple surgery to improve flexion deficit resulting from mal-union of fracture neck of the proximal phalanx.
Kang YC, Tan PL. Hand Surg. 2014;19(1):123–5
Epidemiology of Distal Radius Fixations and Functional Outcomes in the Superelderly Population.
Heng BQH, Kang YC, Lim JXY, Chee KG. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2020;25(1):26–31
Index-Finger Pollicization for Macrodactyly of the Thumb: A Rare Case Report.
Hsieh WC, Kang YC, Lee CH, Lin YT. PRS (ROC) 2023
Compartment Syndrome following Intramedullary Nail Fixation in Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures.
Chng E, Satkunanantham M, Kang YC, Sechachalam S. Malays Orthop J. 2023 Jul;17(2):28–34
Activities & Honors
Honors
Senior Consultant in Singapore General Hospital – Consistently ranked amongst the top hospitals worldwide
Fellowship Director for international specialists
Associate Program Director for Hand Surgery specialist trainees
Chairman of the Residency Program Evaluation Committee for Hand Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor and Examiner at Duke-NUS Medical School (Postgraduate)
Clinical Assistant Professor at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (Undergraduate)
Adjunct Assistant Professor at NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Undergraduate)
*The roles listed may include previous positions held prior to Dr Kang’s transition to private practice.
Awards
- Ministry of Health HMDP Award: Microsurgical Reconstruction Fellowship
- Panelist, International Microsurgery Club
- 3-time Service with a Heart Award Recipient
- Hero Award for COVID-19
- Scientific Award Bronze Certificate of Excellence – JPRAS Open International Journal
- Best Scientific Paper Award – NHG Residency
Certifications
- MSc Reconstructive Microsurgery (ROC)
- FAMS Hand Surgery (Singapore)
- MRCS (Edinburgh)
- MBBS (Singapore)
Clinic Locations
Mt Elizabeth (Orchard)
#06-03 Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre 3 Mt Elizabeth Road Singapore 228510
Mt Elizabeth (Novena)
#10-22 Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre 38 Irrawaddy Road Singapore 329563