Bio
Prof Tan Thuan Tong received his basic medical degree from the National University of Singapore and continued his postgraduate Internal Medicine training in Singapore. He obtained membership from the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2001. He qualified in the specialty of Infectious Disease in 2004 and earned a PhD in Microbiology from Lund University, Sweden in 2007.
Prof Tan was the immediate past HOD for Department of Infectious Diseases after helming the Department for the past 9 years. Under his stewardship, the Department grew and developed its suite of clinical services supporting immunocompromised and transplant patients. The team also contributed to strengthening infection control and prevention efforts in SGH and prepared the Hospital for various emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
In the last 3 years, Prof Tan played a leading role in charting our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He served as the Co-Chair of the SGH Disease Outbreak Task Force and a Member of the SingHealth Disease Outbreak Task Force. He also sits in various COVID-19 related workgroups at the national level, providing thought leadership and putting in place clear and tight work processes and guidelines.
To advance research, the Department established strong ties with Duke-NUS and Duke Durham. Despite his busy schedule, Prof Tan publishes widely and has been the ID specialist examiner since 2014 and the Chair of the National Exit Exam Committee (ID) since 2016. He has been a mentor to many trainees and is a highly regarded physician. Prof Tan will continue to play an active role as the Vice Chair, Clinical Services
His clinical and research interest is in infections in immunocompromised hosts. He has received funding for research from Singapore’s NMRC and other agencies. He has served as advisory board member to several pharmaceutical companies in the past. He has co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts to date.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Lund University, Sweden
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
National University of Singapore, Singapore