About Dr Alan Cheung

Dr Alan Cheung

Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Singapore | Director of the International Orthopaedic Clinic (IOC)

MBBS (London), MRCS (England)
FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics, England)
Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK)
Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Dr Alan Cheung is an experienced Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon born and raised in England. His areas of specialty are Sports Injuries and Robotic Joint Replacement, using the Makoplasty Robotic Surgical System.

Dr Cheung was educated in Cambridge, England and obtained his medical degree from University College London. He completed his surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in London, and underwent his Fellowship training in Joint Reconstruction and Musculoskeletal Oncology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Currently, Dr Cheung is the Team Doctor for the Wrestling Federation of Singapore. He is also a World Rugby Educator and has been Matchday Doctor for international rugby events such as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, and Super Rugby.

Active Involvement In Sports

Dr Cheung has always been a keen athlete and played for Cambridge Rugby Club as a youth. Currently he trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Evolve Mixed Martial Arts. He regularly competes in BJJ and has won gold in tournaments in Singapore and Japan. When not practicing martial arts, Dr Cheung enjoys golf, cycling and skiing.

Says Dr Cheung, “As a sportsman who has played a variety of sports and recovered from bilateral shoulder dislocations, and various knee and ankle injuries, I can understand where my patients are coming from. This helps me empathise and build trust, and I can discuss injury management and recovery in an intelligent way.”

Taking his interest in sports and profession as an orthopaedic surgeon to the next level, Dr Cheung is also the first American College of Sports Medicine-Certified Ringside Doctor in Southeast Asia, and actively provides medical coverage for numerous international sporting events.

In particular, He was previously Events Team Doctor for the Singapore Cycling Federation, and led the local medical team for the One Championship and One Warrior Series mixed martial events in Singapore. He was also the matchday doctor for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens and SuperRugby matches in Singapore.

Passion In Teaching

Prior to establishing the award-winning International Orthopaedic Clinic (IOC), Dr Cheung was a Consultant at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He has a passion for teaching and was a Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, teaching medical students and Orthopaedic residents. He has also been an international instructor for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).

Dr Cheung was an instructor on the first ever Hip and Knee Reconstruction course held in Myanmar. He is regularly invited to teach on courses in the Asia-Pacific region, instructing other surgeons how to perform the latest techniques in sports and joint reconstruction surgery. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and presented at many international conferences.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Cheung regularly consulted at the International Orthopaedic Clinic (IOC) branch in Shanghai, China.

Awards & Recognition

The Sydney Long Prize in Surgery
The A W Beard Prize in Psychiatry
The Howard Murray and FMR Walshe Prize in Neurosurgery
The Norman Capener Travelling Fellowship (Royal College of Surgeons of England)
The Ronald Raven Barbers’ Award (The Worshipful Company of Barbers, City of London)

International Experience In Orthopaedic Surgery

After being educated and trained in the United Kingdom and Australia, Dr Alan Cheung has since gone on to work in Singapore, China, the United States and more. This global experience has proved invaluable in expanding his perspectives and experiences in the field.

Involvement In Training Medical Students & Fellow Surgeons

As Dr Alan Cheung is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and technologies in orthopaedic surgery, he remains actively involved in the teaching and mentoring of other students and surgeons in the field, both locally and abroad.

Invitation to talk on Robotic Surgery at the Nam Saigon International Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Talk on Robotic Surgery Myanmar Orthopaedic Society Meeting Yangon

Teaching on Joint Replacement Course SGH Academia

Instructor on Sports Knee Course Singapore June 2017

Talk on Robotic Surgery Myanmar Orthopaedic Society Meeting Yangon

Teaching on the First Joint Replacement Cadaveric course in Mandalay, Myanmar May 2017

Talk on Sports Injuries in Martial Arts Shanghai China

Robotic Surgery ‘Robodoc’ Visit To Busan, Korea

Talk on Concussion. Dulwich College Seoul

Official Doctor For Local & International Sports Events

A keen martial artist himself, among many other athletic hats Dr Alan Cheung wears, it is no surprise that he is the official team doctor for numerous sports events, including the 2019 SEA Games for Team Singapore’s Wrestling team and the ringside doctor for various ONE Championship events.

Medical support for HSBC Rugby Sevens

Medical support for Singapore Cycling Federation

SEA Games Singapore Wrestling Team Doctor

Jiu Jitsu Team Instructors

Match day Doctor at HSBC World Rugby Sevens Singapore National Stadium 2018

Ringside Doctor One Championship Manila 2018

2018 Inaugural One Warrior Series Event

Ringside Doctor for ONE Championship: Century MMA event @ Japan

With Chief Medical Officer Prof Mutsuo Yamada and Japan Rugby World Cup Medical Team

Association of Ringside Physicians Conference Las Vegas

Global Martial Arts summit

With Demetrious Johnson UFC World Champion

With Floyd Mayweather

With Mike Tyson

With Rich Franklin, World Champion MMA

Leading Medical team at One Warrior Series event

With Chief Medical Officer Prof Mutsuo Yamada

Dr Alan Cheung leading the Singapore Medical Team for Rich Franklin's One Warrior Series. An event where Orthopaedic skills and knowledge of Mixed Martial Arts are both essential!

One Championship Medical Team Singapore Indoor Stadium Nov 2017

Singapore Medical Team for One Championship May 2017

In action in the Cage as a Ringside Doctor

Official Representative of Singapore Rugby Union Medical Team

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