Lee Eng Hin MD (W. Ont), FRCS(C), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), FAMS (Sing)

Prof E H Lee specializes in the management of orthopaedic problems in children, as well as general orthopaedics. His special areas of interest are the care, rehabilitation and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal problems occurring in infants and children, such as hip dysplasia and dislocation, foot deformities, spinal deformities, limb length discrepancies and neuromuscular disorders such as Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida and Muscular Dystrophy.

Prof Lee completed his medical degree at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada in 1973. He trained in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto Teaching Hospitals and obtained his FRCS in Orthopaedic Surgery in 1982. After completion of his fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada in 1983 he joined the National University of Singapore and National University Hospital as a Senior Lecturer. He was appointed a full Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1997.

He is currently the Head of the Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics at NUH and the Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. He is the Director of the Division of Graduate Medical Studies at NUS and the Co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Specialist Training. He is a member of the Specialist Accreditation Board of the Ministry of Health, Singapore. He serves on the Singapore Medical Council as well as the National Bioethics Advisory Committee. He was previously the Head of the Department of Orthopaedics, NUS, as well as the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He has been the recipient of 3 public service awards, including the Public Service Medal, the Public Administration (Silver) Medal, and the President's Social Service Award. Prof Lee is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at NUS. He has been invited as External Examiner and Visiting Professor to many countries including the US and was invited as the Presidential Guest Speaker at the British Orthopaedic Association meeting in September 2004. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and the American Orthopaedic Association.