Dr Gavin O'Neill

Dr Gavin O’Neill is an experienced, fellowship trained Orthopaedic Surgeon known for his expertise in hip and knee surgery, sports injuries, pelvic surgery and orthopaedic trauma.

Dr O’Neill was the head of orthopaedic trauma surgery at the National University Hospital Singapore. He currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at NUS School of Medicine and is currently the director of orthopaedic training in the west of Singapore. He has over 25 published articles and is at the forefront of orthopaedic 3D printing, researching and designing implants with patents pending.

Having performed over two thousand hip and knee replacements, he is particularly sought out for complex procedures, young adult surgery, orthopaedic trauma and second opinions. He has a busy sports surgery practice specialising in hip arthroscopy, knee ligament construction and meniscus surgery.

He is regularly invited to speak at international conferences and to teach surgeons in complex trauma, sporting injuries and hip and knee surgery.

Since 2016 Dr O’Neill has made regular visits to the Children’s Surgical Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This is an NGO hospital providing care for disadvantaged Cambodians. His visits involve training and guiding the local Cambodian surgeons in joint replacement surgery and complex trauma cases.

Gavin is from Northern Ireland and obtained his medical degree from the University of Dundee, Scotland. He completed his basic and higher surgical training in Glasgow and pursued his fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.

Gavin is a passionate sports enthusiast, he is a competitive long distance runner, with a sub 3 hour marathon time and winner of ITRA trail running events in the region. He enjoys travelling, skiing, golf, socialising and spending time with his wife and four children.

Gavin is an excellent communicator with a measured surgical approach and ensures that patients feel fully informed and confident before surgery is performed.