Dr. Tan has more than 20 years of clinical experience in restructured hospitals managing challenging surgical cases. At National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), he was the Clinical Lead for head & neck oncologic reconstruction and skin malignancies. Dr. Tan is also Co-Chair of the NCCS Cancer Service Line Development (CSLD) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and a Member of the CSLD thyroid cancer and head & neck cancers.
In recognition of his exceptional clinical and service contributions, he was awarded the Singapore Health Quality Service Silver Award for 2016/2017 and the Gold Award for 2018/2019.
Also a winner of the SingHealth Publish Award for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015, Dr. Tan has co-authored over 50 research papers published in top peer-reviewed journals such as Oral Oncology, Head & Neck, Surgery, Microsurgery, Cancer, and Oncotarget.
Dr. Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore and completed his general surgical training in 2006 before pursuing subspecialty training in head & neck ablative surgery through a head & neck surgical oncology fellowship. In addition, Dr. Tan completed another fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, under Professor Wei Fu-Chan and Professor Jeng Seng-Feng. Through his clinical experience and completion of these fellowships, Dr. Tan is well-skilled in both head & neck resection and head & neck oncologic reconstruction.
Dr Tan's specialty interests are head and neck tumors, reconstructive surgery for head and neck ,salivary glands, skin lumps and malignances, and thyroid and parathyroids.
You can use the FAST test to check for the most common symptoms of stroke in yourself or someone else:
Face: Smile and see if one side of the face droops
Arms: Raise both arms and see if one arm drops down
Speech: Say a short phrase and check for slurred or strange speech
Time: If the answer to any of these tests is yes, contact a healthcare provider immediately and write down the time when symptoms started
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