Adj Asst Prof Kinjal Mehta

MBBS (S'pore), MRCS (Edin), MMed (Ortho), FRCSEd (Ortho & Tr)

Senior Consultant

Changi General Hospital

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

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About

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Achilles Tendinopathy Acute Ankle Sprain Ankle Replacement Arthritis Chronic Ankle Sprain and Instability Clubfoot (Child) Flatfeet Foot Corn and Callus Foot and Ankle Foot and Ankle Deformities Foot and Ankle Fractures Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Ligament Injuries Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Procedures in Orthopaedics Morton’s Neuroma Osteoarthritis Osteochondral Lesions Pes Planus (Flexible Flat Feet) Plantar Fasciitis Post-injury Chronic Pain Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Sports Related Injury – Pes Planus Tendon Injuries of the Foot and Ankle Toe Deformities Upper or Lower Limb Reconstruction

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Orthopaedic Surgery

Director, Foot & Ankle Surgery

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Senior Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Clinical Core Faculty Member, SingHealth Orthopaedic Residency

Physician Faculty Member, SingHealth Orthopaedic Residency

Examiner, Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)

About

Adj Asst Prof Kinjal Mehta is a Senior Consultant & Director of Foot and Ankle Surgery with Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital (CGH). Under Dr Kinjal Mehta, the service has been brought to greater heights and multiple initiatives and collaborations to improve the service have been implemented. Multidisciplinary care is undertaken to ensure optimal outcomes for patients.

Dr Kinjal Mehta graduated from National University of Singapore and did her Orthopaedic Surgery training in Singapore. Dr Kinjal underwent Foot and Ankle fellowship training in Canada under Dr Mark Glazebrook in 2015.

Dr Kinjal is Deputy Vice Chair (Research) of Musculoskeletal Academic Clinical Programme. She works with other key stakeholders to improve research avenues within SingHealth cluster. She is passionate about research and attends conferences on a regular basis to present her research. She has been invited as faculty in local and regional workshops, conferences and webinars.

Dr Kinjal is active in teaching medical students from various medical schools in Singapore. She is part of core faculty for Orthopaedic residency teaching. She organises foot and ankle cadaveric course regularly to enhance the learning and surgical skills of junior doctors. Due to her commitment to education, Dr Kinjal won the Changi General Hospital Best Educator Award 2022 – the Guru.

Education and Training

Fellowship in Foot & Ankle Surgery (Canada) 2014
FRCSEd (Ortho) 2013
MMed (Ortho) 2008
MRCS (Edin) 2007
MBBS (S'pore) 2004

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital; 2020 – Present
Director of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Changi General Hospital; 2015 – Present
Academic Deputy Vice Chair (Research), MSKSC ACP; 2021 – Present
Organising Committee Member & Examiner, Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Organising Committee Member, FRCS (Ortho)
Member, Singapore Orthopaedic Association
Member, Singapore Medical Association

Awards

Best Educator Award (The Guru), 2022
Singapore Health Quality Service Award Gold Award, 2022

Publications

The Incidence and Anatomic Variation of Os Navicular in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population. Ng Wei Ling Stacy, Tan Tien Jin, Carmen Kam, Kinjal Mehta The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery 000 (2021) 1−3
Outcomes of Surgical Fixation of Lisfranc Injuries: A 2-Year Review. Cheok GJW, Padki A, Mehta KV. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia Pacific) 2021;XX(X):1–6.
90 Degrees Rotation of Talus in a Closed Subtalar Fracture Dislocation: A Unique Case. Xunqi Cheow, Kinjal Mehta; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation 1–7;DOI: 10.1177/2210491720932700
Rare Bosworth Fracture- Dislocation Variant of an Irreducible Distal Fibula Dislocation without Fibula Fracture. Wenxian Png, Kinjal Mehta Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, Vol. 4(2) 1-5.DOI:10.1177/2473011418820903
Comprehensive Review of Non-Operative Management of Hallux Rigidus. Charles Kon Kam King, James Loh SY, Qishi Zheng , Kinjal V. Mehta; Cureus Jan 2017, 9(1): e987. DOI 10.7759/cureus.987
Fracture of the os trigonum: A report of two cases and review of the literature. Yan YY, Mehta KV, Tan TJ; Foot Ankle Surg. 2016 Dec;22(4):e21-e24. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2016.05.322
Evidence based review of literature on detriments to healing of diabetic foot ulcers. Tina Lefrancois, Kinjal Mehta, Victoria Sullivan, Sheldon Lin, Mark Glazebrook; Foot and Ankle Surgery April 2016; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fas.2016.04.002