Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
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YOUR PARTNER IN A MORE MOBILE LIFEDr. Kelvin Tan Guoping is a Senior Consultant and Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon at Singapore Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic. His clinical interests include hip and knee conditions, robotic-assisted joint replacement, complex reconstruction, revision surgery and minimally invasive sports surgery.
He earned his medical degree and Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery at the National University of Singapore. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2015 and is registered with the Singapore Specialist Accreditation Board.
In 2017, Dr. Tan completed an orthopaedic fellowship under Professor Ross Crawford in Brisbane, Australia. His training focused on robotic-assisted joint replacement, primary and revision hip and knee reconstruction, complex hip reconstruction and peri-prosthetic fracture fixation.
He is trained in robotic and computer-navigated techniques for hip and knee replacement, including partial knee replacement, and the direct anterior approach to total hip replacement. The use of any technique is guided by an individual assessment of each patient’s needs.
Before joining SSOC, Dr. Tan was Head of the Adult Reconstruction / Joint Replacement Unit and a Senior Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He served as Clinical Champion for the hospital’s Knee Replacement Clinical Pathway and Clinical Lead for its Enhanced Recovery After Surgery knee replacement programme.
In 2019, a Ministry of Health HMDP Scholarship supported further training in Scotland and the United Kingdom. His work in enhanced recovery reflects an interest in the whole patient journey — preparation, treatment, rehabilitation and return to daily life.
Alongside clinical practice, Dr. Tan was the previous Chair of the Singapore Arthroplasty Society, and a board member of the Arthroplasty Society in ASIA (ASIA). He is an active examiner for medical school exams and the Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic).
Dr. Tan shares his expertise on knee injuries, enhanced recovery, robotics in healthcare and sports injuries across print, broadcast and online media.
陈笃生医院矫形外科关节置换主任兼顾问医生陈国平介绍加速康复（ERAS）流程：通过矫形外科医生、麻醉师、护士及物理与职能治疗师的跨部门协作，结合麻醉、复健与护理等术前到术后多重手段，将原本须住院约一周的全膝关节置换术转为可当天出院的日间手术，减少术后后遗症与住院时间，病患花费更少且康复过程基本无痛。
Dr. Tan, then Head of the Joint Replacement Unit at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, introduced an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway that turned a week-long knee replacement stay into same-day discharge — less pain, lower cost, faster recovery.
Adj Asst Professor Kelvin Tan on robotic joint replacement — precision, registry outcomes, and the future of orthopaedic care. Use the arrows to turn through the pages, or click any page to read it larger.
How joint replacement moved from eyeballing bone cuts to computer navigation and robotics, and what AI, wearables and augmented reality mean next. Use the arrows to turn the pages, or click to enlarge.
A letter to colleagues on Makoplasty — CT-based 3D planning, haptic boundaries, and why UKA, TKA and THA can be safer and more precise than conventional “eyeball” methods.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor Kelvin Tan Guoping, then Head of Service (Adult Reconstruction) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, explains what causes knee pain, who may eventually need a knee replacement, and why warm-up, stretching and good quadricep strength protect your knees. He also weighs in on glucosamine and collagen supplements.
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Dr. Kelvin Tan, the orthopaedic surgeon who treated a total knee replacement patient discharged just 18 hours after surgery, explains how Gleneagles Hospital’s Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme coordinates surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, physiotherapists and dietitians around a shared recovery plan — so patients go home sooner and genuinely ready.
Read the coverage越来越多本地青少年因举重及力量训练受伤求医。报道探讨年轻运动者受伤趋势上升的原因，并邀请骨科医生分享如何安全进行力量训练、避免关节与韧带损伤。
Read the coverage平日久坐、周末才剧烈运动的“周末运动员”容易受伤。骨科医生提醒应循序渐进、充分热身，并在出现持续疼痛时及早求医，避免小伤演变为严重问题。
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