Dr. Kannan Kaliyaperumal

Dr. Kannan Kaliyaperumal is an experienced orthopaedic surgeon specializing in knee, ankle, and lower limb disorders, with a subspecialty focus on foot and ankle reconstruction. He graduated from the National University of Singapore and completed his advanced specialty training in orthopaedic surgery before obtaining postgraduate qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was awarded the Ministry of Health Human Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) scholarship to pursue advanced fellowship training in foot and ankle surgery in Switzerland and the Netherlands, where he developed expertise in lower limb reconstructive surgery, deformity correction, sports surgery, and minimally invasive techniques. Prior to private practice, Dr. Kannan was a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he founded and led the Foot and Ankle Division. He later established the Centre for Foot and Ankle under the Centre for Orthopaedic. He is recognized for pioneering cartilage regeneration techniques, including performing the first artificial scaffold repair for talus osteochondral defects in the ASEAN region. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kannan is actively involved in education and research. He serves as a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and contributes to residency training programs. He is also an international faculty member with the AO Trauma group and plays an active role in advancing foot and ankle surgery across the region. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) — National University of Singapore MRCS (Edinburgh) — Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery — Switzerland Fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery — Netherlands