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2024/01/25
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Adj Asst Prof Wang Ming

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Designations:

  • Consultant, Division of Sports, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Associate Program Director, NUHS Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

Qualifications:

MD, MRCS, MMed(Ortho), FRCS(Ortho)

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:

Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Sports Medicine & Surgery

Special Interests:

  • Sports related shoulder, elbow, hip and knee injuries
  • Cartilage Joint preservation surgery

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Dr. Wang Ming is fellowship-trained in Harvard Medical School and currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He is also the Associate Program Director of the Orthopaedic Residency Program at NUH.

Dr. Wang earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. He completed his orthopaedic training and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd Orth). 

Dr. Wang’s sports medicine subspecialty training was completed through the Harvard Medical School Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, accredited by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). He held a Massachusetts medical license from the Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) and received mentorship from world-renowned surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, both of which are Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals. During his fellowship, Dr. Wang actively taught medical students and residents within Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. He also provided medical coverage for professional sports teams and treated professional athletes, including those from the NFL's New England Patriots, NCAA Division One Northeastern Basketball Team, and Boston Marathon. Additionally, he worked with the team physicians for the Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox.

Dr. Wang's clinical interests focus on arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee. He has a particular interest in knee ligament surgeries, such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction, Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) reconstruction, multi-ligamentous reconstruction, knee meniscus repair and preservation, cartilage repair and regeneration, joint preservation surgery, knee replacement (including patellofemoral replacement), hip labral repair, shoulder instabilities, rotator cuff repair, and shoulder replacement.

Dr. Wang is actively involved in bone and cartilage regeneration research at the NUS. He has published extensively in areas such as Tissue Engineering and Arthroscopy, particularly on the role of growth factors in bone and cartilage regeneration. He believes that joint-preserving surgery, especially when performed in a minimally invasive manner, has the potential to save joints and delay the need for joint replacement surgery. 

Dr. Wang is actively engaged with the international and American sports medicine communities, staying updated with the latest advancements and technologies in this rapidly evolving field. Through these connections, he brings cutting-edge surgical techniques and implants to treat patients in Singapore.

In his spare time, Dr. Wang enjoys participating in sports such as yoga, skiing, scuba diving, and Taekwondo.

Awards

  • Singapore Orthopaedic Association P Balasubramaniam Young Orthopaedic Investigator's Award
  • National Medical Research Council CS-IRG-New Investigator Grant

Journals & Publications

  1. Shetty CC, Ming Wang, Lee YHD. Concomitant Medial and Lateral Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Repair With ACL Reconstruction Using Trans-Tibial Tunnel Technique. Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Mar 23;12(4):e477-e482. 
  2. Ming Wang and Y.H.D. Lee, Repair Technique for Displaced Meniscal Flap Tears Indicated by MRI Comma Sign. Arthrosc Tech, 2022. 11(1): p. e79-e87.
  3. Hu T, Liu L, Lam RWM, Toh SY, Abbah SA, Ming Wang, Ramruttun AK, Bhakoo K, Cool S, Li J, Cho-Hong Goh J, Wong HK. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells with low dose bone morphogenetic protein 2 enhances scaffold-based spinal fusion in a porcine model. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2021 Oct 22. 
  4. Wong KL, Zhang S, Ming Wang, Ren X, Afizah H, Lai RC, Lim SK, Lee EH, Hui JHP, Toh WS. Intra-Articular Injections of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes and Hyaluronic Acid Improve Structural and Mechanical Properties of Repaired Cartilage in a Rabbit Model. Arthroscopy. 2020 Aug;36(8):2215-2228.e2.
  5. Liu L, Lam WMR, Yang Z, Ming Wang, Ren X, Hu T, Li J, Goh JC, Wong HK. Improving the handling properties and long-term stability of polyelectrolyte complex by freeze-drying technique for low-dose bone morphogenetic protein 2 delivery. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2020 Aug;108(6):2450-2460.
  6. Liu L, Lam WMR, Naidu M, Yang Z, Ming Wang, Ren X, Hu T, Kumarsing R, Ting K, Goh JC, Wong HK. Synergistic Effect of NELL-1 and an Ultra-Low Dose of BMP-2 on Spinal Fusion. Tissue Eng Part A. 2019 Dec;25(23-24):1677-1689.
  7. Ming Wang, Lam RWM, Abbah SA, Hu T, Toh SY, Cool S, Bhakoo K, Li J, Goh JCH, Wong HK. Heparin-Based Polyelectrolyte Complex Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Posterolateral Fusion in a Large Animal Model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Aug 1;41(15):1199-1207.
  8. Ming Wang, S. A. Abbah, T. Hu, R. W. Lam, S. Y. Toh, T. Liu, S. M. Cool, K. Bhakoo, J. Li, J. C. Goh, and H. K. Wong, 'Polyelectrolyte Complex Carrier Enhances Therapeutic Efficiency and Safety Profile of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Porcine Lumbar Interbody Fusion Model', Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40 (2015), 964-73.
  9. T. Hu, S. A. Abbah, Ming Wang, S. Y. Toh, R. W. Lam, M. Naidu, G. Bhakta, S. M.Cool, K. Bhakoo, J. Li, J. C. Goh, and H. K. Wong, 'Novel Protamine-Based Polyelectrolyte Carrier Enhances Low-Dose Rhbmp-2 in Posterolateral Spinal Fusion', Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40 (2015), 613-21.
  10. Ming Wang, S. A. Abbah, T. Hu, S. Y. Toh, R. W. Lam, J. C. Goh, and H. K. Wong, 'Minimizing the Severity of Rhbmp-2-Induced Inflammation and Heterotopic Ossification with a Polyelectrolyte Carrier Incorporating Heparin on Microbead Templates', Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 38 (2013), 1452-8

Professional Memberships

  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) member 
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) member
  • International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) member
  • International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS) member
  • Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS) member

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