Dr Lim Chin Tat

Dr Lim Chin Tat is an Orthopaedic Surgeon currently practising at The Orthopaedic Practice and Surgery, with clinics located in Farrer Park, Orchard, Novena, and Napier.

He has a special interest in complex joint replacement, robotic-assisted joint replacement, and sports surgery. His clinical expertise includes hip arthroscopy, uni-compartmental knee replacement, and both primary and revision hip and knee replacement surgeries. Additionally, he also has experience in managing complex joint conditions through both conventional and minimally invasive approaches.

Dr Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore (MBBS)(NUS) in 2004. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2008 and obtained his Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery from NUS in 2012. In 2014, he completed his specialist training and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK), followed by Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Ortho Surgery) in 2016. He then was awarded the Ministry of Health Scholarship for dual advanced fellowship training. In 2015, Dr Lim trained at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, where he undertook clinical fellowship in adult reconstruction and sports surgery. In 2016, he completed a year-long fellowship in adult reconstruction at Stanford University Medical Centre, California. Upon completing these fellowships, he was admitted as an International Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 2017.

Before entering private practice, Dr Lim was a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the National University Hospital, where he managed a wide range of complex orthopaedic and joint replacement cases.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Lim served as an Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He was actively involved in medical education as Deputy Undergraduate Medical Education Director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and as a core faculty member of the NUHS National PGY1 Programme.

Additionally, Dr Lim has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in orthopaedics and has secured over SGD 400,000 in National Medical Research Council funding. His research interests include biomechanical analysis of hip, knee, and ankle prostheses, as well as strategies to extend implant longevity. He continues to work on joint replacement designs tailored for Asian patients and on improving the ergonomics of surgical tools. 

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