Dr Harmony Tan Chern Yang

Conditions Treated: 

• Fingertip injuries
• Fractures, injuries, and infections of the Hand, wrist, and Upper Extremity
• Complications from Hand and Upper Extremity injuries
• Tendon injuries
• Tendon disorders (e.g. trigger finger, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis)
• Peripheral nerve injuries (including brachial plexus injuries)
• Peripheral nerve disorders (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome)
• Hand and wrist tumours (e.g. ganglion cysts)
• Arthritis of the Hand and wrist
• Congenital Hand conditions

Procedures Performed:

• Fixation of hand, wrist, and upper extremity fractures
• Repair and reconstruction of tendon and ligament injuries in the hand, wrist, elbow, and upper extremity
• Reconstruction of critical upper extremity wound defects and tissue loss
• Wrist arthroscopy
• Contracture release surgery
• Tendinopathy decompression (e.g., trigger finger and De Quervain’s tenosynovitis release)
• Microsurgical repair and reconstruction of peripheral nerves and blood vessels (including revascularisation and replantation)
• Brachial plexus injury reconstruction and functional reanimation
• Peripheral nerve decompression (e.g., endoscopic or open carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel release)
• Excision of hand and wrist tumours (e.g., ganglion cysts, lipomas, nerve tumours)
• Arthritis surgery (e.g., joint fusion, arthroplasty, denervation)
• Reconstruction of congenital hand differences

Medical School (Undergrad):

• Manipal University

Post-Graduate Qualifications:

• MS Orth (Universiti Malaya)
• MRCS (Edinburgh)- Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery (Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville KY, USA)
• Fellowship in Upper Limb and Microsurgery (Ministry of Health, Malaysia)

Membership/Associations :

• Malaysian Society for Surgery of the Hand (MSSH)
• Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)

Awards :

• 2023/2024 Christine M. Kleinert Outstanding Fellow Award
• 2019 N Subramanian Award - Best Masters Graduate in Orthopaedic Surgery in Conjoint Board Examination with Overall Distinction
• Winner of the best oral presenter award at the 17th International Conference of Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banking Conference (APASTB) 2018
• 2006 Dr. Shobha Nadig Memorial Prize - Second Best Outgoing Student, Phase I MBBS
• 2006 Best Student with Distinction in Pharmacology and Physiology, Phase I MBBS
• 2006 Distinction in Pathology, Phase I MBBS

Media/Publications :

• Semiconstrained Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthroplasty: Functional Outcomes and Complications. Journal of Wrist Surgery.
• Periprosthetic Ulna Fractures Following Aptis Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthroplasty: A Series of Four Cases. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 6(6), 823-829.
• Deep-freezing temperatures during irradiation preserves the compressive strength of human cortical bone allografts: a cadaver study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 480(2), 407-418.
• Bowling: occupational hazards of the wrist and hand in elite tenpin bowlers. Malaysian orthopaedic journal, 15(1), 113.
• Evaluating the risk of popliteal artery injury in the all-inside meniscus repair based on the location of posterior meniscal lesions. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 27(1), 2309499019828552.