About Dr HC Chang

About Dr HC Chang

Dr Chang Haw Chong is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 30 years of medical and surgical experience. He is the Medical Director of HC Chang Orthopaedic Surgery at Gleneagles Medical Centre and Managing Director of Synergy Orthopaedic Group.

A recognised leader in orthopaedic surgery both locally and regionally, Dr Chang serves as the President of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association (2026–2027) and is a Council Member of the ASEAN Orthopaedic Association. He is widely regarded for his expertise in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, keyhole (arthroscopic) joint preservation, complex ligament reconstructions, cartilage repair, and robotic knee surgery.

Clinical Expertise & Special Interests

Dr Chang specializes in minimally invasive and joint-preserving techniques designed to help athletes and active individuals return to peak mobility and sport:

Knee Ligament Surgery: Advanced Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstructions, revision ligament surgery, and multi-ligament reconstructions using soft tissue allografts.
Meniscus & Cartilage Restoration: Meniscus repair, Meniscal Allograft Transplantation (MAT), and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI).
Robotic & Partial Knee Replacement: Robotic-assisted knee surgery (MAKOplasty) and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for localized arthritis.
Shoulder & Ankle Arthroscopy: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilization (Bankart repair), subacromial decompression, and sports injuries of the shoulder and ankle joints.

Education & International Training

Dr Chang obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1994. In 1998, he earned his Master of Medicine in Surgery from NUS and was admitted as a Fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

In 2001, Dr Chang became the first orthopaedic trainee in Singapore to achieve the FRCSEd (Orth) exit qualification upon its formal implementation. In 2003, he was awarded the prestigious Ministry of Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Mentored by the internationally renowned Professor David N. M. Caborn, Dr Chang developed specialized expertise in soft tissue tendon allografts, anatomical double-bundle ACL reconstructions, and meniscus transplantation—subsequently co-authoring the definitive book chapter on Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Insall & Scott Surgery of the Knee.

In recognition of his ongoing contributions to arthroscopic surgery, he was elected a Fellow of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (FAANA) in 2025.

Academic Leadership & Mentorship

Dedicated to training the next generation of surgeons, Dr Chang serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

President, Singapore Orthopaedic Association (Oct 2026 – Nov 2027)
Council Member, ASEAN Orthopaedic Association
Undergraduate & Postgraduate Examiner, NUS Medical School
Faculty & Course Director, conducting numerous hands-on cadaveric masterclasses across Asia in ACL reconstruction, meniscal transplantation, and shoulder arthroscopy.
Associate Editor / Reviewer, Singapore Medical Journal and the Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Professional Qualifications & Memberships

MBBS – National University of Singapore (1994)
MMed (Surgery) – National University of Singapore (1998)
FRCS (Glasgow) – Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow (1998)
FRCS (Edinburgh) – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1998)
FRCSEd (Orth) – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2001)
FAANA – Fellow, Arthroscopy Association of North America (2025)
ISAKOS – Active Member, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
ISHA – Member, International Society for Hip Arthroscopy

Practice Locations

HC Chang Orthopaedic Surgery Pte Ltd
6 Napier Road, #04-05 Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore 258499
Tel: +65 6836 6636
Synergy Orthopaedic Group (Mount Alvernia)
820 Thomson Road, #07-53 Mount Alvernia Medical Centre D, Singapore 574623
Tel: +65 6258 0080
Synergy Orthopaedic Group (Mount Elizabeth Novena)
38 Irrawaddy Road, #06-59/60/61 Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563
Tel: +65 6694 1928

Email: hcchang@ortho.com.sg

Websites: www.ortho.com.sg | www.sog.sg

Areas of Specialty

Orthopaedic surgery

Sports Injuries

Knee injuries

Shoulder injuries

Frozen shoulder

Double Bundle ACL reconstructions

Robotic surgery

Teaching & Training

Dr HC Chang was a Clinical Lecturer with the National University of Singapore. For his contribution to undergraduate medical teaching of Orthopaedic Surgery, he was awarded the “Best Orthopaedic Teacher” award for consecutive terms of 2003-2004 and 2005-2006.

As the Director of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Changi General Hospital, he had trained surgeons from the Asian region in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He has also organised cadaveric workshops in Shoulder Arthroscopy, Knee Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction as well as Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation to train both local and international orthopaedic surgeons in these advanced techniques.

see his list of courses and lectures

Research

An avid researcher, Dr HC Chang has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers, a majority on Orthopaedic Sports Medicine in prestigious Sports Medicine journals such as the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Journal. He also served on the Editorial Board of the Singapore Medical Journal from 2008 to 2018.

see his list of publications

Professional Affiliations

Professional Qualifications

He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Medicine in 1994.

He was admitted as a Fellow to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow in 1998. The same year, he obtained his Master of Medicine in General Surgery from the NUS.

In 2001, Dr HC Chang became the first orthopaedic trainee from Singapore to obtain the FRCS Edin (Orth) when it was made a requirement for exit certification for orthopaedic training in Singapore.

He was then awarded the Ministry of Health HMDP Scholarship in 2003 to train at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA as a Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He was mentored by Professor David NM Caborn, a leading sports orthopaedic surgeon in the USA, with a special interest in the use of allograft tissues for sports reconstructive surgeries and in meniscus transplantations.

Dr HC Chang practices at various Medical Centres located in the vicinity of Thomson, Tanglin, and Novena, Singapore.

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