Dr Lau Leok Lim

Dr Lau Leok Lim is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Partners in Napier and Thomson Rd., with a special interest in paediatric spine conditions. He is experienced in both operative and non-operative management of spinal disorders across all age groups, covering a wide range of spinal conditions.

Before entering private practice, Dr Lau served as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the National University Hospital. He graduated from the University of Dublin, Ireland, and has more than 20 years of medical experience. Among his notable projects is a decade-long scoliosis initiative aimed at reducing surgical eligibility rates for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. As Project Director, he collaborated with a multidisciplinary team using a multi-pronged approach, including the use of smart braces.

Dr Lau has been involved in modernising spinal care for children by implementing techniques such as anterior-release surgery followed by chair-based halo-gravity traction for patients with severe scoliosis. His clinical practice includes the use of technologies such as vertebral body tethering, robotic-assisted surgery, endoscopic deformity correction, and 3D printing. He completed a clinical fellowship in paediatric spine surgery at an ACGME-accredited institution and was one of the earliest in the region to perform vertebral body tethering using The Tether system. He was also the first in Singapore to apply the Mazor X Scan and Plan Workflow Robotic system.

Beyond clinical work, Dr Lau contributes to medical education and patient advocacy. He wrote the foreword for Embrace, a book authored by a scoliosis patient detailing her treatment journey. He regularly speaks at national and international medical conferences and volunteers with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore. He has served as Treasurer of the Singapore Spine Society and is an active member of the Scoliosis Interest Group within the Asia Pacific Spine Society.

Dr Lau has received multiple Long Service Awards in recognition of his contributions to healthcare.

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