Dr Lingaraj Krishna
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Experience
Dr Lingaraj Krishna is an orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore.
He subspecialises in the field of knee and hip surgery, as well as orthopaedic sports medicine.
He has practised medicine for more than 20 years and manages a wide range of orthopaedic conditions. He also has special interests in sports-related knee surgery, knee ligament reconstruction surgery, hip and knee joint replacement surgery, as well as revision joint surgery.
He is currently a senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Partners – a private practice at Gleneagles Hospital. He also serves as a visiting consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH).
Dr Lingaraj was previously the head of the Division of Sports Medicine and Surgery at NUH from 2014 – 2020. He was also the founding director of the NUH Sports Centre from 2016 – 2020.
Dr Lingaraj served on the Executive Board of Sport Singapore, the national governing body for sport in Singapore from 2016 – 2020. He currently serves on the Civil Aviation Medical Board and represents Singapore on the boards of the ASEAN Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy (ASSA), the Asia-Pacific Knee Society (APKS), and the Asian Knee Arthroscopy Think-Tank (AKAT). He also serves in the membership committee of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS).
He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has been involved in more than 70 conference presentations.
Dr Lingaraj is also a sports enthusiast and a former competitive squash player.
Associated treatments
- Arthroscopy
- Knee ligament repair
- Knee meniscal surgery
- Major joint reconstruction
- Primary arthroplasty (excluding joint revision procedures)
Awards and honours
- 2017
Wong Hock Boon Society Outstanding Mentor Award - 2016
NUH Teaching Excellence Award - 2014
Role Model Award by NUS Medical School Graduating Class - 2013
Role Model Award by NUS Medical School Graduating Class - 2007
NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine Mentoring Programme Award
Orthopaedic Teaching Excellence Award, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2007/2008 - 2006
NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine Mentoring Programme Award
Orthopaedic Teaching Excellence Award, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2006/2007
Fellowship and accreditation
1997
MBBS (NUS, Singapore)2003
M Med (Ortho Surg) (NUS, Singapore)2007
FRCSEd (RCS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Contact for international patients
Clinic
Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Partners Pte Ltd
6A Napier Road #03-37
Gleneagles Annexe Block
SG 258500
Gleneagles Annexe Block
SG 258500
6970 7758
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