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Sandeep Jacob Sebastin Muttath
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery (department appointment)
The NUH individual biography supplies the stated appointment. The department also offers an observership; an observership-specific directorship is not separately stated.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Sebastin trained in general and plastic surgery in India and completed specialist hand surgical training in Singapore. His hospital biography records further clinical and research training at Michigan and interests in microsurgical reconstruction and peripheral nerve surgery.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Aymeric Lim Yu Tang
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Lim’s hospital biography describes hand and reconstructive microsurgery, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery, spasticity surgery and thoracic outlet disorders. His research includes forearm muscle innervation and the development of tendon and nerve transfer procedures.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Alphonsus Chong
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Chong trained in hand surgery in Singapore and undertook a two-year research fellowship at Stanford after receiving an A*STAR scholarship in 2004. His hospital biography describes research into surgical skills education and paediatric hand conditions.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Mark Edward Puhaindran
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Puhaindran studied medicine and trained in hand and reconstructive microsurgery in Singapore. His hospital biography records a musculoskeletal oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering, with subsequent clinical work, research and teaching in hand surgery and musculoskeletal tumours.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Andre Cheah
Fellowship Programme Director, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery (official NUH biography)
The NUH individual biography supplies the stated appointment. The department also offers an observership; an observership-specific directorship is not separately stated.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Cheah graduated from NUS in 2003 and completed specialist hand surgery training in 2010. His hospital biography records an INSEAD MBA and a Stanford visiting scholarship, with interests in wrist arthroscopy, upper-limb trauma, nerve compression and surgical innovation.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Soumen Das De
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Das De completed orthopaedic residency at NUH and a hand, wrist and elbow fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. His biography records further hand and reconstructive microsurgical training, congenital hand experience at Great Ormond Street and a Harvard public-health master’s degree.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Chan Chung Ming
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Chan studied medicine at NUS and completed orthopaedic residency and oncology fellowship training at Florida. His hospital biography records further hand and microsurgical fellowship training at the Kleinert Institute and Louisville before returning to Singapore in 2021.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Ellen Lee
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Lee trained in orthopaedic surgery at the Philippine General Hospital and undertook hand surgical fellowships in Hong Kong and Singapore. Her hospital biography describes specialist hand surgery qualification in 2017 and interests in peripheral nerves, brachial plexus injuries and upper-limb function.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Lim Jin Xi
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Lim graduated from NUS in 2009 and completed specialist hand surgical training at NUH. Her hospital biography describes wrist and sports injuries, extremity microsurgical reconstruction and nail conditions, alongside research in surgical education.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Renita Sirisena
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Sirisena studied medicine at NUS and completed specialist hand surgery training in 2017. Her hospital biography describes degenerative hand conditions, acute hand and wrist injuries and paediatric hand conditions, alongside clinical education and multidisciplinary rehabilitation.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Ruth Tan En Si
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Tan’s hospital biography describes hand surgery with interests in peripheral nerves, spasticity and wrist surgery. It also records clinical teaching at NUS and participation in surgical research and international medical conferences.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Lim Zhixue
Clinical faculty — hand and reconstructive microsurgery (individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The hospital lists this clinician in the relevant subspecialty team. This identifies the host team; individual fellowship supervision and availability require confirmation.
National University Hospital — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Lim earned medical and medical-science degrees at Glasgow. His hospital biography describes specialist hand surgery, trauma and reconstruction, with research concerning reconstructive surgery, sports medicine, oncology and health policy.
Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Profile page →Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Andre Cheah (Fellowship Programme Director); Sandeep Jacob Sebastin Muttath (Head of Department); additional clinical faculty listed in the department team
- Evidence reviewed
- 19 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- National University Hospital — Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship
A one-year National University Hospital fellowship in hand and reconstructive microsurgery, with up to four fellows chosen twice a year after online interview.
- Location
- Singapore, Singapore
- Duration
- 1 year
- Clinical participation
- Full-time clinical fellowship with five to seven stay-in call duties per month
- International applicants
- Open to overseas applicants with a recognised medical degree eligible for Temporary Medical Registration with the Singapore Medical Council; English proficiency evidence is needed if English was not the language of instruction
- Funding
- Salary not stated on the cited page. Listed benefits: complimentary registration for the five-day Basic Microsurgery Training Course and the Annual Hand Surgery Review Course, 14 days of paid vacation leave a year, reimbursement of malpractice insurance and temporary medical registration costs, and travel support for presenting research
- Application timing
- No application deadline stated; online interviews are held about twice a year, around May and November
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Up to four fellows selected twice yearly
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Recognised medical degree registrable for Temporary Medical Registration with the Singapore Medical Council; at least three years of experience after housemanship or internship; English proficiency (IELTS, TOEFL or OET) if English was not the medium of instruction.
Published training
- Hand and reconstructive microsurgery clinical training
- Five-day Basic Microsurgery Training Course (complimentary registration)
- Annual Hand Surgery Review Course (complimentary registration)
- Support to present research
Application route
Email a CV with photo, a one-page essay (interest in hand surgery, interest in a Singapore fellowship, post-fellowship plans) and at least two recommendation letters to the department.
Published application documents
- CV with photo
- One-page essay answering three set questions
- At least two recommendation letters
Published contact note: hand_fellowship@nuhs.edu.sg
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Official sources
- NUH — Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery education page ↗
- NUH — official hand and reconstructive microsurgery team ↗
- Sandeep Jacob Sebastin Muttath — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Aymeric Lim Yu Tang — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Alphonsus Chong — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Mark Edward Puhaindran — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Andre Cheah — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Soumen Das De — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Chan Chung Ming — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Ellen Lee — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Lim Jin Xi — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Renita Sirisena — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Ruth Tan En Si — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
- Lim Zhixue — Official hospital clinician profile and subspecialty team listing ↗
Source review: 19 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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