Dr Richie Arollado Olandres

MD; FPOA; MRCS (Ireland)

Senior Staff Registrar

KK Women's and Children's Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Appointments

Senior Staff Registrar

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

About

Dr Richie Arollado Olandres is a Senior Staff Registrar with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She is also the Department Representative for KKH-Consent Committee.

Education and Training

  • Doctor of Medicine University of Santo Tomas Philippines 1999
  • Diplomate Philippine Board of Orthopaedics 2006
  • Fellow Philippine Orthopaedic Association 2007
  • MRCS (Ireland) 2017

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Senior Staff Registrar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Awards

  • COVID-19 Resilience Medal 2023
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Awards – Silver Award 2023
  • KKH Service from the Heart Award (July -December 2017)

Research Interests

  • Paediatric Trauma
  • Paediatric Orthopaedic Conditions
  • Paediatric Bone and Joint Infection

Publications

  • Do We Ever Have to Fix Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents Lim KBL, Olandres RA, Cheow X, Thing M, Teo NMHZ, Pereira N, Chan PXE, Lee NK. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal. 2023 Nov;17(3):33-41.
  • C-reactive protein of > 20 mg/L and ultrasound finding of an effusion > 7 mm has a high specificity and sensitivity in diagnosing paediatric hip septic arthritis. Olandres RA, Seng DWR, Seneviratna A, Hamouda ESM, Foong BCM, Wong KPL, Mahadev A. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2023 August: 143: 7027-7033.