Dr. Andrew Yam Kean Tuck
Hand Surgery
Credentials | BMBS (Flinders), MMed(Surg), MRCSEd, FAMS (Hand Surg) |
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Language | English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia |
Info | Graduated from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1997, became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2003 and obtained a Master of Medicine (Surgery) from the National University of Singapore in 2004. From 2004-2007 trained in Hand Surgery at Singapore General Hospital and National University Hospital. In 2008-2009, completed advanced training in Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Surgery at the prestigious Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, London. Completed workshops on cerebral palsy, tetraplegia and brachial plexus reconstruction at internationally renowned centres in Taiwan, France and Switzerland. Director of the Peripheral Nerve and Paralytic Upper Limb Service at Singapore General Hospital 2009-2012. Ran the Birth brachial plexus and upper limb spasticity clinic at KK Women’s and Childrens’ Hospital from 2010-2015. Associate Program Director of the SingHealth Residency Program for Hand Surgery from 2011 to 2012. Awarded several awards for health service quality and teaching excellence. Published more than 40 scientific articles and book chapters covering a wide spectrum of hand and nerve disorders in international journals and textbooks. Conducted and mentored award-winning research projects. Active in teaching and promoting peripheral nerve surgery and reconstructive surgery for paralytic upper limb conditions in developing countries, including Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Cambodia. Between 2015 to present, member of a private international collaboration of surgeons from the UK and Singapore training Cambodian surgeons in brachial plexus and paralytic upper limb surgery at the Children’s Surgical Center, a non-government charity hospital in Phnom Penh, successfully establishing the first brachial plexus surgery center in Cambodia. Served as Chairman of the Medical Advisory Boards of Westpoint Hospital and Parkway East Hospital, Vice-Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of Parkway East Hospital, and member of the CME committee of Mount Alvernia Hospital. |
Publications |
Risk Factors Related to Operative Mortality and Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Emergency Gastrectomy. British Journal of Surgery 2000, 87:1702-1707.
Anatomic Reconstruction of the Distal Radioulnar Ligaments: Long Term Results J Hand Surg 2005, 30B: 185-193
Intraoperative Interfragmentary Radial Nerve Compression in a Medially Plated Humeral Shaft Fracture: A Case Report J Orthop Trauma 2005, 19: 491-493
Severe Upper Limb Complications from Parenteral Abuse of Subutex Ann Acad Med Sing 2005 34(9): 575-578
Factors affecting the prognosis of pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 2007, 89: 1742-8
Complex Carpal Dissociation with open, complete and divergent Trapezium, Capitate and Hamate dislocation: A Case Report J Hand Surg (Am) 2007, 32(9):1363-1366
Elbow ganglion arising from medial epicondyle pseudoarthrosis Hand Surgery 2007, 12(3):155-158
A novel method of rapid nailbed repair using 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond) Plast Reconstr Surg 2008, 121(3):148e-149e
Approach to Debridement in Necrotizing Fasciitis American Journal of Surgery 2008, 196(3):e19-24
The free digital flap: An ideal flap for reconstructing large finger defects when regional flaps are contraindicated Annals of Plastic Surgery 2008, 60(3):254-259
Multifocal deep space hand infection secondary to hematogenous seeding from chronic epididymoorchitis J Hand Surg European volume 2008, 33(2):221-222
Vacuum assisted closure of a large palmar defect after debriding a midpalmar tuberculous abscess International Wound Journal 2008, 5(1):45-48
Synovial cell culture and tissue engineering of a tendon synovial cell biomembrane Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A 2008, 84(4):1120-1126
The spiral flap for fingertip resurfacing: short and long term results J Hand Surg (Am) 2008, 33(3):340-347
The “palmar pivot flap” for resurfacing palmar lateral defects of the fingers. J Hand Surg (Am) 2008, 33(10):1889-1893
A tuberculous midpalmar abscess of the hand due to reactivation of previous pulmonary tuberculosis Ann Acad Med Sing 2008, 37(11):982-983
Alternative Aesthetic Incisions for Fixation of Hand Fractures Plas Recon Surg 2009, 123(2): 82e-83e
A split-EPB tendon sling for chronic post-traumatic palmar instability of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint J Hand Surg European Vol 2009, 34(3):358-362.
Re: Purulent Flexor Tenosynovitis: Factors Influencing the Functional Outcome (letter to the Editor) J Hand Surg European Vol 2009, 34(3):412-413.
The supination deformity and associated upper limb deformities in severe birth lesions of the brachial plexus J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2009, 91(4): 511-516.
Wrist arthroscopy: beware the novice J Hand Surg European Vol 2009, 34(4): 540-541.
Biceps muscle trauma at birth with pseudotumour formation J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2009, 91(8): 1086-1089
Necrotising fasciitis after corticosteroid injection for trigger finger: a severe complication from a “safe” procedure J Hand Surg European Vol 34 No 5 Pg 689-690
Simultaneous Intratendinous Ganglion and Synovial Cyst of the Wrist: A Case Report J Hand Surg European Vol 2010, 35(1): 80-81
The Discount Store Artificial Nail: An Ideal Splint For Nailbed Repairs J Hand Surg European Vol 2010, 35(6): 512-513
Mycobacterium abscessus hand infections in immunocompetent fish handlers: Case report. J Hand Surg (Am) 2010, 35: 1142-1145
Compression of the superficial branch of the radial nerve by calcinosis cutis resulting in neuropathic pain. J Hand Surg Eur Vol November 2010 35: 766-767
Self-reported outcome following anterior transposition of ulnar nerve in the elderly. Hand Surgery, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2010) 169-172
Epidemiology and management of surgical upper limb infections in patients with end-stage renal failure Ann Acad Med Sing 2010, 39(9): 670-674
Spontaneous partial posterior interosseous nerve palsy not caused by an adjacent ganglion Hand Surgery, Vol 16, No. 2 2011
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2011 Sep;36(7):612-3.
surgical fixation of scaphoid fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Jul;36(7):1220-3. Erratum in: J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Sep;36(9):1567.
supracondylar/intercondylar humerus fracture. J Hand Surg Am 2012, 37A(4):669-672
phalangeal avulsion fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e72(1-6)
loop suture materials in a 6-strand flexor tendon repair technique. J Hand Surg Am 2012, 37A:1830-1834.
Post-Traumatic Upper Limb Pain. Ann Acad Med Sing 2013; 42(7):361-362
of Different Knots Tied on Fibrewire Suture. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2017 Mar;22(1):65-69. doi: 10.1142/S0218810417500113. PMID: 28205484
for Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2017 Dec;21(4):149-154. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000176. PMID:28914668
Book Chapters KY Chew, A Yam, V Tay Medialis Pedis Flap. In BK Tan, J Lim, C Song, CH Wong, C Tham (Eds). Flaps: Techniques and Applications, 2008, pp 54-57. A Yam, BH Lim Anatomic Repairs:The Four Ligament Reconstruction (4-LR) for distal radio-ulnar joint instability. In Greenberg J (Ed) Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain: A Master Skills Publication, pp151-159. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2013. |
Achievements | SingHealth HMDP Fellowship 2007 |
Associations | Singapore Medical Association Academy of Medicine Singapore Singapore Society for Hand Surgery Global Nerve Foundation |
Awards and Honours | SGH Surgical STaR Inspiring Teacher Award 2010, 2011 Singapore Health Service Quality Award (Gold) 2011, 2012 Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award 2013 Singhealth Service with a Heart Award 2015 |
Fellowships and Accreditations | SInghealth HMDP Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore 2008-2009 |