Programme overview
What the official source supports
A 6-month clinical fellowship (extendable to 12 months) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for qualified surgeons, covering acute and elective hand, wrist and peripheral nerve conditions, reconstructive and microvascular techniques and wrist and hand arthroscopy. Fellows join outpatient clinics, elective and emergency lists, ward rounds and night call for hand trauma and microsurgery, with morning teaching 2-3 times weekly.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Tay Poi Hoon
Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The host department profile identifies this clinician. The fellowship describes consultant/faculty supervision but does not individually name its trainers; no fellowship director or personal training commitment is implied.
Dr Tay Poi Hoon is a consultant in Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery. Her clinical practice covers traumatic and elective hand conditions, with particular interests in microsurgical reconstruction, wrist surgery and small-joint reconstruction. The department is the service named by the associated TTSH clinical fellowship page.
Official host programme or clinician profile ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Mala Satkunanantham
Senior Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The host department profile identifies this clinician. The fellowship describes consultant/faculty supervision but does not individually name its trainers; no fellowship director or personal training commitment is implied.
Dr Mala Satkunanantham is a senior consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. She graduated from NUS, completed MRCS and a Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery, and trained in hand and plastic surgery at Inselspital, University of Bern, under a 2023 Human Manpower Training and Development Fellowship. Her interests include limb reconstructive microsurgery and hand and wrist surgery.
Official host programme or clinician profile ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Heng Qi Hui Bernice
Consultant, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)
The host department profile identifies this clinician. The fellowship describes consultant/faculty supervision but does not individually name its trainers; no fellowship director or personal training commitment is implied.
Dr Bernice Heng is a consultant in Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and a visiting consultant at Woodlands Hospital. She completed the Hand Surgery Residency programme in 2021. Her stated interests include complex trauma, microsurgical reconstruction and nerve-related injuries, and she has clinical roles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Official host programme or clinician profile ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Acute and elective hand, wrist and peripheral nerve conditions
- Reconstructive and microvascular techniques; fractures, tendon/nerve reconstruction and joint procedures
- Wrist and hand arthroscopy; minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques
- Outpatient clinics, elective and emergency lists, ward rounds and night trauma/microsurgery call
- Morning teaching 2–3 times weekly; at least one scholarly or quality-improvement project encouraged
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Completed specialist training in Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery or Plastic Surgery (or equivalent), with interest in hand/wrist disorders and microsurgical reconstruction
Application
Published application route
Submit the Hand Surgery Fellowship Application pre-screening form, current CV and surgical case logs to tina.lee@nhghealth.com.sg. The fellowship office advises on mandatory SMC registration.
Published application documents
- Hand Surgery Fellowship Application – Pre-Screening Form
- Updated CV
- Surgical case logs
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Programme leadership: Tay Poi Hoon (Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)); Mala Satkunanantham (Senior Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)); Heng Qi Hui Bernice (Consultant, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (host department; individual fellowship appointment not confirmed)) · Leadership profile →
Contact note: tina.lee@nhghealth.com.sg
Sources and verification
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NHG Health / TTSH — official programme page ↗Official host programme or clinician profile ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 31 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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