This surgeon is printing bone replacements in his back room


When he first started, Dr Goh would spend hours poring over different software to create the right model. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

As a consultant orthopaedic oncology surgeon, Dr Eyrique Goh Boay Heong sees all kinds of bone and soft tissue tumours in the musculoskeletal system.

His subspeciality addresses both benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumours, which often require complex surgical interventions to manage the abnormal growths and reconstruct affected areas.

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