Dr. Ong Joo Haw
Orthopaedic Surgery/ Sports Medicine
Credentials | MBBS (S’pore), MRCS (Ed), MMed FM, FAMS (Sports Med), GDOM, DWD |
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Language | English, Mandarin Chinese, Teochew Dialect, Hokkien Dialect |
Info | Dr Ong Joo Haw is a Sports Medicine Specialist at Orthopaedics International. He was Director and Senior Consultant at the KTPH Sports and Medicine Centre. He manages the spectrum of recreational sports people to elite athletes across age groups and sporting disciplines, with a wealth of experience in the management of both acute injuries and chronic degenerative conditions. He has special clinical interest in interventional ultrasound guided to aid individuals return to activity through non-surgical means. He graduated from Faculty of Medicine, NUS and has obtained Masters of Medicine in Family Medicine. He is also a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Section of Sports Physicians. He has post graduate qualifications in Occupational Medicine and is a Designated Workplace Doctor of MOM. In 2015, he was awarded a Double Fellowship from MOH in MSK Ultrasound Guided Interventions and High-Performance Sports Medicine at the London Independent Hospital and Australian Institute of Sports. Dr Ong has published in multiple peer-reviewed medical journals and oversees research activities at the level of various institutional review boards. He is also invited faculty to various local and overseas conferences and courses, particularly in the area of musculoskeletal ultrasound. He is involved in both under and post graduate teaching, notably serving on the sports medicine advanced specialty training committee, as program director of AACES musculoskeletal ultrasound course and as site directors for various residency programs. As an elite athlete, he is an accomplished competitive powerlifter, having won top lifter awards at national level competitions and holding multiple national records. He also trains in long distance running and cycling with the long term aim of achieving excellence in the strength and endurance domains of fitness. |
Associated Treatments | Musculoskeletal and joint pain Sports and exercise related conditions and injuries |
Special Treatments | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Extra-corporeal Shockwave Therapy Ultrasound guided musculoskeletal and joint injections |
Publications | Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: “Shoulder Injuries” Book Chapter JH Ong, Ng CS, Exercise is Medicine Prescription Guide 2nd Edition, 2022 “Extensor Digitorum Brevis Manus Muscle: An Unusual Case of Dorsal Wrist Pain and Swelling with Weight Lifting”
“Morel-Lavallee Lesion of the Knee After Low-Energy Impact in a Healthy Non-Athlete” M Tay, JH Ong, Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2020 “Microvascular Volume in Symptomatic Achilles Tendons is Associated with VISA-A Score” SFE Praet; JH Ong; C. Purdam; et al., Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2018 “The Effects of Eccentric Conditioning Stimuli on Subsequent Counter-Movement Jump Performance” Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2016
Conference Presentations: Invited International Speaker, Australian Sonographer Association (ASA), 2021-2024 Invited International Speaker, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), 2020 Invited International Speaker, World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) 2019 |
Achievements | Chairman and Medical Director, Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, Powerlifting Singapore (2016- Current) Member, SAFRA Gym Management Committee (2024-Current) Board ) International and National Classifier (Para-powerlifting), International Paralympic Committee and Singapore Disability Sports Council, Sport Singapore (2017- Current) Member, Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee, Anti-Doping Singapore, Sport Singapore (2020- Current) Executive Committee Member, Singapore Disability Sport Council (2014- 2015) Executive Treasurer, Singapore Sports Medicine Association (2013-2014) Executive Committee Member, Singapore Sports Medicine Association (2010-2012) Chief Medical Officer, Singapore National Olympic Council, XXI Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018 Chief Tournament Physician, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals, Sport Singapore, 2017-2018 Team Doctor, Singapore National Olympic Council, 27th South East Asian Games, Myanmar 2013 Member Advisory Committee, Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, (2020- 2024 Board Chairman, Institutional Review Board, Republic Polytechnic (2020- 2024) Board Member, Institutional Review Board, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore (2018- 2024) Member, Sports and Exercise Medicine Workgroup, National Healthcare Group (2021- Current) Member, Appropriate use of MRI workgroup, Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health (2020-202) |
Awards and Honours | MOH Healthcare Manpower Development Program Award (2015) Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound Interventions and High-Performance Sports Medicine Friends of MCCY award, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (2024) Ministerial Award for Operational Excellence (2006) Chief Medical Officer, Operation Lion Heart Humanitarian Mission for Central Java Earthquake Dean’s List, Yong Loo Lin SOM (2002), Distinction in Microbiology and Immunology 9x National Record Holder, Gold Medallist and Best Masters Lifter, Singapore Powerlifting Nationals 2022 GetActive! Grant for “Staying Active! During Covid Pandemic” Home Exercise Development, Active Singapore, Sport Singapore, 2020 Singapore Disability Sports Award (Community Impact Award)- Nominee Singapore Disability Sport Council, Sport Singapore, 2020 |
Fellowships and Accreditations | MOH Healthcare Manpower Development Program Award (2015) Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound Interventions and High-Performance Sports Medicine Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore (FAMS) Dual Accreditation in Sports Medicine and Family Medicine, Ministry of Health Singapore |