Dr Yong Ren

Dr Yong Ren is a Senior Orthopaedic Consultant and Medical Director at The Orthopaedic & Pain Practice, with clinics located in Novena and Orchard. He brings extensive experience in orthopaedic surgery and trauma care to his practice.

Dr Yong Ren specialises in general orthopaedic surgery with particular focus on hip and knee conditions, as well as spine and fracture surgery. His clinical expertise encompasses complex peri-articular limb fractures, foot and ankle trauma, pelvic and acetabular trauma, primary adult reconstructive surgery and spine surgery. He has developed specific competencies in minimally invasive fracture surgery, pelvic reconstructive surgery, and spinal procedures.

After graduating from the National University of Singapore's Medical faculty, Dr Yong Ren pursued his orthopaedic career and completed his specialist training locally. He further enhanced his expertise through sub-specialty training at the Inselspital in Bern, Switzerland, where he focused on pelvic and spinal surgery.

In his previous role, Dr Yong Ren served as the Head of Orthopaedic Trauma at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in 2015, where he also led the geriatric hip fracture unit. He continued in this position until 2019 and currently serves as a Visiting Consultant.

Beyond his clinical practice, Dr Yong Ren has contributed significantly to medical education as an Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and served as core faculty for orthopaedic resident training at the National Healthcare Group. He was also a member of the country council for the local branch of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (Trauma) in Singapore, participating actively in the training of young doctors.

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