Dr. Ong Joo Haw

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Dr. Ong Joo Haw

Specialist Sports Physician

  • Sports & Exercise Related Injuries & Conditions
  • Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Orthobiologics including Platelet- Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
  • Extracoporeal Shockwave Therapy
  • Exercise Prescription & Programming, including Cardiovascular and Strength Training

Biographical Summary

Fellowship-Trained Specialist

  • Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound and High-Performance Sports Medicine in London and Australia.

Key Leadership Roles in Clinical, Administrative, Research And Education

  • Clinical Director of the Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Visiting Consultant at Singapore Sports Institute.

Innovator in Musculoskeletal Interventions

  • Expertise in advanced diagnostic and interventional techniques like hydrodissection and shockwave therapy.

Respected Academic Mentor

  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer at NTU and Clinical Senior Lecturer at NUS, mentoring future sports medicine practitioners.

Highly Experienced Clinician

  • Over 15 years of experience managing sports injuries and complex musculoskeletal conditions.

Conditions Treated

Field of Expertise

2014

M.B.B.S.

National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine

2009

MRCSEd

Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

2011

Master of Medicine, Family Medicine

National University of Singapore

2012

Graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine

National University of Singapore

2013

Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES)

American College of Sports Medicine

2014

FAMS (Sports Medicine)

Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Academic and Clinical Positions:

  • 2024-Current: Sports Medicine Specialist, Sports Medicine International, Orthopaedics International
  • 2022- 2024: Clinical Director and Senior Consultant, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2014- Current: Visiting Consultant, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore
  • 2021- 2022: Deputy Clinical Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2016- 2021: Consultant Sports Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2015-2016: International Clinical Fellow, London Independent Hospital, BMI and Australian Institute of Sport, ASC (Double Fellowship in Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Interventions and
  • High Performance Sports Medicine)
  • 2014- 2016: Associate Consultant Sports Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2011- 2014: Registrar, Sports Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • Visiting Physician, Singapore Sports Institute, Singapore Sports Council
  • 2010-2011: Family Doctor, Yishun Polyclinic, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
  • 2005-2010: Medical Officer, National Healthcare Group and Singapore Civil Defence Force
  • 2004-2005: House Officer, National Healthcare Group

Awards:

  • MOH Healthcare Manpower Development Program Award (2015; Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound Interventions and High-Performance Sports Medicine 
  • Ministerial Award for Operational Excellence (2006): Chief Medical Officer, Operation Lion Heart Humanitarian Mission for Central Java Earthquake 
  • Dean’s List, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine S,O.M. (2002), High Distinction in Microbiology and Immunology
  • Singapore Disability Sports Award (Community Impact Award)- Nominee 2020): Singapore Disability Sport Council, Sport Singapore
  • Friends of MCCY Award, Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth, 2024

Administrative and Leadership Appointments:

  • Clinical Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 2022- 2024
  • Member, Sports Medicine Subspecialist Training Committee (SSTC), Joint Committee for Specialist Training (JCST), Ministry of Health; 2021- 2024
  • Site Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Residency Program, National Healthcare Group; 2019- 2024
  • Site Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, National Healthcare Group; 2021- 2024
  • Deputy Program Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship Program, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 2021- 2024
  • Chairman and Medical Director, Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, Powerlifting Singapore, Sport Singapore; 2016- Current
  • Member, Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee, Anti-Doping Singapore, Sport Singapore; 2020- Current
  • Board Member, School Advisory Board, Punggol Green Primary School, Ministry of Education; 2020- 2022
  • 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

Editorial and Research Apointments:

  • Program Director (Designate), Sports Medicine Integrated Residency Program, MOH, 2024
  • Board Chairman; Institutional Review Board, Republic Polytechnic, 2020- Current
  • Board Member, Institutional Review Board, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore; 2018- Current
  • Program Director (MSK), Alexandra Academy for Clinical and Emergency Sonography; 2020- Current
  • Board Member, Advisory Committee, Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; 2020- Current
  • Course Director (MSK), Alexandra Academy for Clinical and Emergency Sonography; 2016 – 2019
  • Site Convener, Sports Medicine AAST Exit Exam, Joint Committee for Specialist Training, 2018
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer
  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; 2014- Current
  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University; 2016- Current
  • Clinical Faculty, Primary Care Physicians Course, Exercise is Medicine Singapore; 2013- Current

National and Cluster Level appointments:

  • Member
  • SAFRA Gym Management Committee, Singapore Armed Forces Recreational Association, 2024- Current
  • Member
  • Sports and Exercise Medicine Workgroup, National Healthcare Group, 2021- 2024
  • Member, Appropriate use of MRI workgroup, Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health, 2020- 2024
  • Member, Sports Medicine Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) Workgroup, Ministry of Health, 2021- 2022
  • International and National Classifier, Para-powerlifting
  • Member. International Paralympic Committee and Singapore Disability Sports Council, Sport Singapore, 2017- Current
  • Chief Medical Officer and  Chairman, Anti-Doping Program, Singapore Powerlifting Open and Invitational, Powerlifting Singapore, Sport Singapore 2016- Current
  • 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 201
  • Invited International Speaker, Australian Sonographer Association (ASA), 2021-2024
  • 9x National Record Holder, Gold Medallist and Best Masters Lifter, Singapore Powerlifting Nationals 2022
  • Invited Session Chair (MSK stream), Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), 2021
  • GetActive! Grant for “Staying Active! During Covid Pandemic” Home Exercise Development, Active Singapore, Sport Singapore, 2020

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”
    S. Sim, JH Ong, New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021
  • “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

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
  • ⁠Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2016

Biographical Summary

Fellowship-Trained Specialist

  • Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound and High-Performance Sports Medicine in London and Australia.

Key Leadership Roles in Clinical, Administrative, Research And Education

  • Clinical Director of the Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and Visiting Consultant at Singapore Sports Institute.

Innovator in Musculoskeletal Interventions

  • Expertise in advanced diagnostic and interventional techniques like hydrodissection and shockwave therapy.

Respected Academic Mentor

  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer at NTU and Clinical Senior Lecturer at NUS, mentoring future sports medicine practitioners.

Highly Experienced Clinician

  • Over 15 years of experience managing sports injuries and complex musculoskeletal conditions.

Conditions Treated

Field of Expertise

2014

M.B.B.S.

National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine

2009

MRCSEd

Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

2011

Master of Medicine, Family Medicine

National University of Singapore

2012

Graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine

National University of Singapore

2013

Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES)

American College of Sports Medicine

2014

FAMS (Sports Medicine)

Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Academic and Clinical Positions:

  • 2024-Current: Sports Medicine Specialist, Sports Medicine International, Orthopaedics International
  • 2022- 2024: Clinical Director and Senior Consultant, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2014- Current: Visiting Consultant, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore
  • 2021- 2022: Deputy Clinical Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2016- 2021: Consultant Sports Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2015-2016: International Clinical Fellow, London Independent Hospital, BMI and Australian Institute of Sport, ASC (Double Fellowship in Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Interventions and
  • High Performance Sports Medicine)
  • 2014- 2016: Associate Consultant Sports Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2011- 2014: Registrar, Sports Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • Visiting Physician, Singapore Sports Institute, Singapore Sports Council
  • 2010-2011: Family Doctor, Yishun Polyclinic, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
  • 2005-2010: Medical Officer, National Healthcare Group and Singapore Civil Defence Force
  • 2004-2005: House Officer, National Healthcare Group

Awards:

  • MOH Healthcare Manpower Development Program Award (2015) 
  • Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound Interventions and High-Performance Sports Medicine 
  • Ministerial Award for Operational Excellence (2006) 
  • Chief Medical Officer, Operation Lion Heart Humanitarian Mission for Central Java Earthquake 
  • Dean’s List, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine S,O.M. (2002), High Distinction in Microbiology and Immunology

Administrative and Leadership Appointments:

  • ,linical Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 2022- 2024
  • Member, Sports Medicine Subspecialist Training Committee (SSTC), Joint Committee for Specialist Training (JCST), Ministry of Health; 2021- 2024
  • Site Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Residency Program, National Healthcare Group; 2019- 2024
  • Site Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, National Healthcare Group; 2021- 2024
  • Deputy Program Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship Program, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 2021- 2024
  • Chairman and Medical Director, Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, Powerlifting Singapore, Sport Singapore; 2016- Current
  • Member, Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee, Anti-Doping Singapore, Sport Singapore; 2020- Current
  • Board Member, School Advisory Board, Punggol Green Primary School, Ministry of Education; 2020- 2022
  • 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

Editorial and Research Apointments:

  • Program Director (Designate), Sports Medicine Integrated Residency Program, MOH, 2024
  • Board Chairman; Institutional Review Board, Republic Polytechnic, 2020- Current
  • Board Member, Institutional Review Board, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore; 2018- Current
  • Program Director (MSK), Alexandra Academy for Clinical and Emergency Sonography; 2020- Current
  • Board Member, Advisory Committee, Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; 2020- Current
  • Course Director (MSK), Alexandra Academy for Clinical and Emergency Sonography; 2016 – 2019
  • Site Convener, Sports Medicine AAST Exit Exam, Joint Committee for Specialist Training, 2018
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer
  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; 2014- Current
  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University; 2016- Current
  • Clinical Faculty, Primary Care Physicians Course, Exercise is Medicine Singapore; 2013- Current

Academic and Clinical Positions:

  • 2024-Current: Sports Medicine Specialist, Sports Medicine International, Orthopaedics International
  • 2022- 2024: Clinical Director and Senior Consultant, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2014- Current: Visiting Consultant, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore
  • 2021- 2022: Deputy Clinical Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2016- 2021: Consultant Sports Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2015-2016: International Clinical Fellow, London Independent Hospital, BMI and Australian Institute of Sport, ASC (Double Fellowship in Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Interventions and
  • High Performance Sports Medicine)
  • 2014- 2016: Associate Consultant Sports Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • 2011- 2014: Registrar, Sports Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • Visiting Physician, Singapore Sports Institute, Singapore Sports Council
  • 2010-2011: Family Doctor, Yishun Polyclinic, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
  • 2005-2010: Medical Officer, National Healthcare Group and Singapore Civil Defence Force
  • 2004-2005: House Officer, National Healthcare Group

Awards:

  • MOH Healthcare Manpower Development Program Award (2015) 
  • Double Fellowship in MSK Ultrasound Interventions and High-Performance Sports Medicine 
  • Ministerial Award for Operational Excellence (2006) 
  • Chief Medical Officer, Operation Lion Heart Humanitarian Mission for Central Java Earthquake 
  • Dean’s List, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine S,O.M. (2002), High Distinction in Microbiology and Immunology

Administrative and Leadership Appointments:

  • ,linical Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 2022- 2024
  • Member, Sports Medicine Subspecialist Training Committee (SSTC), Joint Committee for Specialist Training (JCST), Ministry of Health; 2021- 2024
  • Site Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Residency Program, National Healthcare Group; 2019- 2024
  • Site Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, National Healthcare Group; 2021- 2024
  • Deputy Program Director, Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship Program, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 2021- 2024
  • Chairman and Medical Director, Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, Powerlifting Singapore, Sport Singapore; 2016- Current
  • Member, Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee, Anti-Doping Singapore, Sport Singapore; 2020- Current
  • Board Member, School Advisory Board, Punggol Green Primary School, Ministry of Education; 2020- 2022
  • 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

Editorial and Research Apointments:

  • Program Director (Designate), Sports Medicine Integrated Residency Program, MOH, 2024
  • Board Chairman; Institutional Review Board, Republic Polytechnic, 2020- Current
  • Board Member, Institutional Review Board, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore; 2018- Current
  • Program Director (MSK), Alexandra Academy for Clinical and Emergency Sonography; 2020- Current
  • Board Member, Advisory Committee, Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; 2020- Current
  • Course Director (MSK), Alexandra Academy for Clinical and Emergency Sonography; 2016 – 2019
  • Site Convener, Sports Medicine AAST Exit Exam, Joint Committee for Specialist Training, 2018
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer
  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; 2014- Current
  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University; 2016- Current
  • Clinical Faculty, Primary Care Physicians Course, Exercise is Medicine Singapore; 2013- Current

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”
    S. Sim, JH Ong, New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021
  • “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

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
  • ⁠Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2016