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Dr Lingaraj Krishna

MBBS (Singapore), MMed(Orth), MRCSEd, FRCSEd(Orth)


Orthopaedic Surgery
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Dr Lingaraj Krishna has recently joined the Department as an Associate Consultant within the Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery. His clinical interests include general orthopaedics, arthroscopic knee surgery, and hip and knee joint replacement, with particular focus on revision surgery, minimally invasive surgery and computer-guided navigation surgery.

Dr Lingaraj graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1997. He completed his Basic Surgical Training in General Surgery in 2003, and subsequently his Advanced Surgical Training in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2007. He will be attending a one-year clinical fellowship programme in Joint Replacement surgery in Melbourne, Australia in 2008.

Dr Lingaraj is a Clinical Tutor with the National University of Singapore, and recently received the Leadership in Academic Medicine Mentorship Programme Award. He is a member of the Singapore Medical Association, as well as the Singapore Orthopaedic Association.

Dr Lingaraj has both basic science and clinical research interests. These include articular cartilage physiology, as well as clinical outcomes in Trauma and Joint Replacement surgery. His recent work includes the following :-
  1. Lingaraj K, Wang W, Satku K. VEGF in articular cartilage – Spatiotemporal expression in relation to growth and degeneration. Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2005
  2. Lingaraj K, Ruben M, Chan YH, Das De S. Urinary retention following total knee arthroplasty. Singapore Med J, 2007 ; 48 : 213-6
  3. Lingaraj K, Lim AY, Puhaindran, Kumar VP. The split flexor carpi ulnaris as a local muscle flap. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 2007 ; 455 : 262-6
  4. Oh JYL, Lingaraj K, Rahmat R. Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma associated with aspirin intake. Presented at the Annual Scientific Congress of the National Healthcare Group, Singapore, 2006.
  5. Lau LL, Lingaraj K, Fareed YK, Lim AY. Outcome of severe open lower extremity fractures – an Asian perspective. To be presented at the 15th Triennial Congress of the Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Association, South Korea, 2007
  6. Lingaraj K, Das De S. Changing patterns of total hip replacement in an Asian population. Work in progress
The passions in Dr Lingaraj’s life are his family and his work. His daughter is his constant reminder of the wonder and challenges of life.

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