Endoscopy & Keyhole Surgery Specialist
Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric & Stomach Cancer Surgeon
MBBS (Melbourne), Masters of Medicine (Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh), FAMS (General Surgery)
20+ Years of Experience
Dr. Tan Chun Hai is a dual fellowship-trained surgeon in laparoscopic (keyhole) stomach cancer surgery, and Bariatric and Metabolic surgery. His clinical expertise includes the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for stomach cancer, gallstones, appendicitis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Dr. Tan also specialises in performing endoscopies, gastrointestinal cancer screening and treating disorders related to the stomach and abdomen.
Dr. Tan has practised medicine for more than 20 years across reputable international and local medical institutions and hospitals. He has attained numerous service awards and held directorships during his time in the public healthcare sector. Currently, Dr. Tan sits as the president of the OMSSS (Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of Singapore).
He completed his Fellowship in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Taiwan Min Sheng Hospital, Asia-Pacific Endoscopic Bariatric Surgical Centre under the tutelage of pioneer and world-renowned surgeon Professor Wei-Jei Lee. Dr Tan also trained with his mentor Dr Anton Cheng, father of Bariatric Surgery in Singapore for more than 5 years before taking over his Bariatric Surgery Department. To date, Dr Tan has performed and assisted in more than 500 cases of Bariatric Surgeries. He is also well versed in revision bariatric surgery, converting previous gastric bands to sleeve gastrectomy or roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB), and from sleeve gastrectomy to RYGB.
Dr Tan then went on to do a second fellowship in laparoscopic stomach cancer surgery in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), under the guidance of Eminent Professor Hyung-Ho Kim. In Seoul, Dr Tan had the opportunity to perform and assist in multiple laparoscopic gastric cancer surgeries and hone his surgical skills in the treatment of gastric cancer.
Dr Tan is the current President of the OMSSS (Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of Singapore).
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Surgical care when needed and where applicable, is provided with minimally invasive techniques, promoting less postoperative pain and a faster, and smoother recovery.
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