Dr Tan is known and sought after by his patients for his sincerity, friendly nature and personalized compassionate care for his patients. He believes that good surgical outcome is not the only important aspect of clinical care, but also accurate and good communication with the patient and family members to aid them in making an informed decision with regards to their health and treatment options.
He subspecialises in Stomach Cancer, Bariatric Metabolic and Diabetes Surgery, and his expertise lies in keyhole surgery, also known as minimally invasive surgery
• Graduated from the University of Melbourne.
• Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, FRCSed.
• Accredited by Specialist Accreditation Board (SAB) in Singapore as a Specialist Surgeon.
• Awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) by the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH).
• Strong expertise in Keyhole or Minimally Invasive Surgery.
• Subspecialty in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Stomach Cancer Surgery, Emergency and Acute Care Surgery for the abdomen and general surgical conditions.
• Double Fellowship Trained: Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Taiwan Min Sheng
Hospital’s Asia Pacific Endoscopic Bariatric Surgical Centre under Prof Wei-Jei Lee, and in Laparoscopic Stomach Cancer Surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) under Eminent Prof Hyung-Ho Kim.
• Current President of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of Singapore (OMSSS).
• Featured on media: Channel 8, The Straits Times, 联合早报 and other media.
• Has strong research background in peer-reviewed and international journals.
• Winner of the Young International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery (IFSO) Award for his research in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes.
• Held teaching positions in Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National Healthcare General Surgery Residency training programme.