Dr Olandres Richie

MD; FPOA; MRCS (Ireland)

Senior Staff Registrar

Clinical Appointments

Senior Staff Registrar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Richie Arollado Olandres is a Senior Staff Registrar with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She is also the Department Representative for KKH-Consent Committee.

Education

Doctor of Medicine University of Santo Tomas Philippines 1999
Diplomate Philippine Board of Orthopaedics 2006
Fellow Philippine Orthopaedic Association 2007
MRCS (Ireland) 2017

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Staff Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Awards

COVID-19 Resilience Medal 2023
Singapore Health Quality Service Awards – Silver Award 2023
KKH Service from the Heart Award (July -December 2017)

Research Interests

Paediatric Trauma
Paediatric Orthopaedic Conditions
Paediatric Bone and Joint Infection

Publications and Research Trials

Do We Ever Have to Fix Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents Lim KBL, Olandres RA, Cheow X, Thing M, Teo NMHZ, Pereira N, Chan PXE, Lee NK. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal. 2023 Nov;17(3):33-41.
C-reactive protein of > 20 mg/L and ultrasound finding of an effusion > 7 mm has a high specificity and sensitivity in diagnosing paediatric hip septic arthritis. Olandres RA, Seng DWR, Seneviratna A, Hamouda ESM, Foong BCM, Wong KPL, Mahadev A. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2023 August: 143: 7027-7033.