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Dr Tan Poh Seng
Gastroenterologist
Key achievements
- Performed more than 3,000 endoscopies since 2008
- Started and headed the hepatocellular carcinoma clinic in the National University Hospital
- Director of clinical services, gastroenterology and hepatology at the National University Health System from 2017 to 2019
- Transplant hepatologist for Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s living donor transplantation programme
Experience
Dr Tan Poh Seng is a gastroenterologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.
His clinical expertise includes advanced liver diseases, viral hepatitis, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation.
He is also experienced in common digestive diseases and endoscopic procedures like gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, endoscopic variceal ligation and capsule endoscopy.
Prior to entering private practice, Dr Tan started and headed the hepatocellular carcinoma clinic in National University Health System. He was the former director of clinical services and a senior consultant of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the National University Hospital (NUH).
He was a senior consultant and core transplant hepatologist of the liver transplant programme at NUH’s National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, and the clinical lead for the hepatobiliary tumour group at the National University Cancer Institute. He was also a transplant hepatologist for Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s living donor transplantation programme.
Dr Tan was an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and a core faculty member for the gastroenterology and hepatology senior residency programme at NUH. Dr Tan has also served as the deputy patient safety officer for the university medicine cluster at NUH. He is currently a visiting consultant at NUH where he continues to be involved in postgraduate education and training of future specialists.
Since 2008, he has performed more than 3,000 endoscopies.
He has authored numerous research publications and conducted various clinical studies as a principal investigator in the fields of liver transplantation, immunosuppression and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Since 2018, he has been the honorary secretary of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore.
Associated treatments
- Capsule endoscopy
- Diagnostic & therapeutic colonoscopy
- Diagnostic & therapeutic flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Diagnostic & therapeutic upper GI endoscopy
- Percutaneous liver biopsy
Awards and honours
2011
Long Service Award, National University Hospital2007
SingHealth Medical Officer Award
Changi General Hospital Best Medical Officer Award
Fellowship and accreditation
2003
MBBS (U of Melbourne, Australia)2007
MRCP (UK) (RCP, United Kingdom)
M Med (Int Med) (NUS, Singapore)2011
FAMS (Gastroenterology) (Academy of Medicine, Singapore)2018
FRCPEd (RCP, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Contact for international patients
Clinic
PS Tan Digestive & Liver Centre
3 Mount Elizabeth #16-02
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
6235 8238
