Prof James Hui specialises in the management of orthopaedic problems in adolescents as well as joint preservation problems in adults. His special areas of interests are as follows: patella instabilities in adolescents, paediatric sports injuries (including ACL, osteochondritis dissecans, and discoid meniscus), knee cartilage and meniscus injuries in adults, use of stem cells in early osteoarthritis, and realignment osteotomies in knee preservation.
Prof Hui completed his medical degree at the National University of Singapore. He subsequently completed his surgical and orthopaedic training at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He is a fellowship-trained paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, having spent a year in Australia on a paediatric orthopaedic fellowship. Prof Hui is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at NUS. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, and the Singapore Medical Association. Prof Hui is actively involved in clinical and basic science research.
