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Balachandran-Kajima Professorship in Academic Medicine, October 2022 – Current
Academic Vice Chair, Research, SingHealth Duke-NUS Musculoskeletal Sciences Academic Clinical Programme
Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
Professor Howe Tet Sen is a highly regarded senior consultant within SGH’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has an impressive clinical career spanning four decades. Professor Howe was the first Singaporean fellowship trained Orthopaedic Sports Medicine surgeon after completing a Sports Medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. On his return however, he led the Trauma Service for 20 years as there was a greater need for his services there. Professor Howe has held many leadership roles over the years including Director of Trauma Service from 1996 – 2016, AO Singapore’s Director of Education from 1997 – 2000, Chairman of the AO Scientific Committee from 2000 – 2005 and Chairman of the Emergency Operating Committee from 2001 – 2006. He has been appointed as Chairman on numerous AO Osteosynthesis courses. As a founding member of the International Geriatric Fracture Society, he also organized the first Ortho-Geriatric AO Course in the region in 2008.Achievements in Research
Professor Howe’s achievements in terms of research is admirable and noteworthy. He has over 150 peer-reviewed research contributions, many of which are very well-cited. More importantly, some of his work has had far-reaching consequences in actual patient management. He was among the first in the field to bring bisphosphonate-related atypical femur fractures to international attention. Today, atypical femur fractures are recognized all over the world as an adverse effect of prolonged bisphosphonate use. Subsequently, he and his colleagues have done much to further characterize this fracture and document some management principles.
