Dr David Tan is a Ministry of Health accredited specialist in Hand Surgery with more than 15 years of experience. He specializes in wrist injuries and arthroscopic surgery of the wrist. He has a special interest in sports injuries of the hand and wrist and prioritizes safe, effective, and expedient recovery strategies for patients who desire to return to active sports. He is one of few hand surgeons in Singapore who is accredited to perform elbow surgeries.
Dr David Tan
Designation: Visiting Consultant, Hand Surgery
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- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Singapore)
- Master of Medicine in Surgery (Singapore)
- Specialist accreditation in Hand Surgery (Ministry of Health, Singapore)
- ACGME Fellowship accreditation in Hand Surgery (New York, USA)
- Wrist injuries (wrist fractures and ligament tears)
- Elbow injuries (elbow fractures and traumatic elbow instability)
- Microsurgical reconstruction of the hand
- Visiting Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital
- Visiting Consultant, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery at Changi General Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Ng Teng Fong Hospital
- Member, Singapore Society for Hand Surgery
- Member, Asia Pacific Wrist Association
- English
- Mandarin
- Graduated in 1998 with an undergraduate degree in medicine from the National University of Singapore
- Commenced Advanced Surgical Training in Hand Surgery in 2005
- Awarded Master of Medicine in Surgery 2009, National University of Singapore
- One year ACGME fellowship in hand, wrist and elbow surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA (2011-2012)
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