Dr Jerry Chen

Dr Jerry Chen is a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Medical Director at Alps Orthopaedic Centre in Orchard, and a Visiting Consultant at Thomson Specialists (Thomson Medical Centre).

He has performed over 500 surgeries annually and has been instrumental in improving patient outcomes. Over the course of his career at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), he successfully employed Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and reduced the average hospitalisation stay for hip and knee replacement surgeries from 4 days to same-day surgery.

With more than 15 years of experience in Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr Chen’s clinical interests and specialisation include ERAS for hip and knee surgeries, hip and knee conditions, joint replacement surgery, joint preservation surgery, sports injuries and rehabilitation, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, and trauma fractures of the upper and lower limbs. He also manages commonly seen conditions such as knee osteoarthritis and hip arthritis.

Dr Chen graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He was subsequently accepted into the highly competitive Orthopaedic Surgery specialist training programme at SingHealth, earning the Best Resident Award. In 2018, he received his Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). On his own initiative, he has also completed overseas training in China, Switzerland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. This included additional training at Schulthess Klinik in Zurich, Switzerland.

Before entering private practice, Dr Chen was a Consultant at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). He led the ERAS workgroup for hip and knee replacement surgery and served as the lead for total hip replacement for SGH’s Value-Driven Care (VDC) workgroup.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr Chen is also actively involved in teaching as a Clinical Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and a core faculty member for SingHealth’s Orthopaedic Surgery residency training. He has received numerous awards, including the Inspiring Resident Educator Award in 2018. He is a speaker at local and international conferences, has published over 100 scientific papers and book chapters, and has secured more than a million dollars in research grants.

Dr Chen also participates in research programmes focused on improving patient treatment outcomes in areas such as keyhole shoulder surgery and foot and ankle surgeries. He is also a certified trainer to other surgeons for robotic total knee replacement and a Certified Clinical Trainer to other surgeons for robotic total hip replacement.

Dr Chen is accredited to perform surgical procedures at Thomson Medical Centre.