Dr Yam Kean Tuck, Andrew

Biography

 ·         Dr Andrew Yam is a hand surgeon practising at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He has special interests in improving function in paralysed or weak upper limbs, tendon transfers, nerve transfers, minimally invasive (endoscopic) treatment of nerve compression syndromes (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel), and treatment of hand injuries and infections. ·         Dr Yam obtained his medical degree from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1997. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2003 and obtained a Master of Medicine (Surgery) from the National University of Singapore in 2004. He trained in hand surgery at the Singapore General Hospital and the National University Hospital and was accredited as a specialist in hand surgery in 2007. ·         He then trained in peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery under Professor Rolfe Birch at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, the premier centre of excellence for nerve surgery in the UK. He also completed workshops on cerebral palsy, tetraplegia and brachial plexus reconstruction at internationally renowned centres in Taiwan, France and Switzerland. He remains the Director of the Peripheral Nerve and Paralytic Upper Limb Service at the Singapore General Hospital and runs the Obstetric Brachial Plexus Service in KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

Research Interest

  Hand Surgery