Assoc Prof Darren Tay Keng Jin

MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Ortho), FRCSEd (Ortho), FAMS

Head ＆ Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty/Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Interests: Adult Reconstruction Service

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Hip and Knee Conditions, Knee Injuries

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Clinical Appointments

Head ＆ Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery Singapore General Hospital

Academic Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Adjunct Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University

Profile

A/Prof. Darren Tay graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1999. He then completed his orthopaedic residency training locally in 2009 followed by his clinical fellowship in hip… View More +

Education

2009 – Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Orthopaedic Surgery)
2005 – Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery), National University of Singapore
2004 – Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
1999 – Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Physician Faculty, SingHealth Orthopaedic Residency Program
Member, Clinical Competency Committee, Singhealth Orthopaedic Residency Program
Member, Fellow Royal college of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery) Examination Committee
Member, Masters of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Examination Committee
Program Director (Adult Reconstruction) SGH Surgical Skills Centre, Academia
Representative, Division Musculoskeletal Sciences, OT Management Committee, SGH
Representative, Value Drive Care Total Knee Arthroplasty Workgroup, SGH
Member, Healthier SG Executive Committee
Member, SGH Campus Emergency Planning Committee
Member, Elective Care Centre & National Dental Centre Singapore Commissioning Committee, SGH
Specialty Editor (Orthopaedic Surgery), Singapore Medical Journal
Member, Table of Surgical Procedures Orthopaedic Surgery Committee, MOH
Chairman, Hip and Knee Claims Rules Workgroup, MOH

Awards

2023 - Commendation Medal (COVID-19) National Awards 2023
2019 - Outstanding Faculty Award, RiSE Awards Ceremony 2019
2016 - Singapore Health Quality Service Award for Best Team (Clinical Practice Improvement)
2012-2015 - Orthopaedic Teaching Excellence Award
2010 - Fellow, Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP), Singapore General Hospital
2010 - ASEAN - American Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellowship
2009 - Hong Kong* Orthopaedic Association Exchange Ambassador
* Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR)

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Publications

Long-Term Outcomes of Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) Implant in Hip Arthroplasty: A Single Institution Review. Yuen JC, Pang HN, Woo YL, Lo NN, Keng Jin DT, Chia SL, Yeo SJ. Cureus. 2023 Mar 11;15(3):e36029. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36029. eCollection 2023 Mar.
The effect of topical tranexamic acid on functional outcomes and quality of life in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Moorthy V, Chen JY, Liow MHL, Pang HN, Tay DK, Chia SL, Lo NN, Yeo SJ. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Jul;143(7):4395-4400. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04711-y. Epub 2022 Dec 1.
Cost-Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Markov Decision Analysis. Zhang JJY, Chen JY, Tay DKJ, Pang HN, Yeo SJ, Liow MHL. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Aug;38(8):1434-1437. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.022. Epub 2023 Feb 18.
Clinical Frailty Scale is a better predictor for adverse post-operative complications and functional outcomes than Modified Frailty Index and Charlson Comorbidity Index after total knee arthroplasty. Liu EX, Kuhataparuks P, Liow ML, Pang HN, Tay DKJ, Chia SL, Lo NN, Yeo SJ, Chen JY. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Aug;31(8):3186-3195. doi: 10.1007/s00167-023-07316-z. Epub 2023 Feb 16.
Enhanced recovery after day surgery total knee arthroplasty, the new standard of care: An Asian perspective. Xu S, Liow MHL, Liu XE, Pang HN, Chia SL, Tay KJD, Yeo SJ, Chen JY. Knee. 2023 Oct;44:158-164. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2023.08.003. Epub 2023 Sep 4.
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol reduces need for patient selection for day surgery total knee arthroplasty. Xu S, Liow MHL, Eric Liu X, Pang HN, Chia SL, Tay KJD, Yeo SJ, Chen JY. J Orthop. 2023 Nov 22;49:18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.11.042. eCollection 2024 Mar.
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in obese patients, poorer survivorship at 15 years. Lee HJ, Xu S, Liow MHL, Pang HN, Tay DK, Yeo SJ, Lo NN, Chen JY. J Orthop. 2024 Apr 2;53:156-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.04.001. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Postponement of total knee arthroplasties due to pandemic causes significant deterioration on patients' preoperative knee and quality of life scores. Sim CHS, Woo BJ, Liow MHL, Pang HN, Yeo SJ, Tay D, Liu X, Lim JBT, Chen JDY. J Orthop. 2024 Apr 15;55:114-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.04.008. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Severe genu varus deformity does not affect enhanced recovery after surgery total knee arthroplasty outcomes. Foo WYX, Chen JY, Pang HN, Tay DKJ, Yeo SJ, Liow MHL. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 May;144(5):2249-2256. doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05280-y. Epub 2024 Mar 29.
Patient Acceptable Symptom State Thresholds for the Knee Society Score, Oxford Knee Score, and 36-Item Short Form Survey Ten Years Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Tan YCJ, Chen JYQ, Tay DKJ, Lo NN, Yeo SJ, Liow MHL. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun;39(6):1480-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.12.013. Epub 2023 Dec 9.