Dr Edwin Tan | Farrer Park Hospital

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Dr. Edwin Tan is a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon. Upon graduating from the National University of Singapore, he completed his post-graduate training across the hospitals here and obtained the Master of Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery (NUS) as well as a fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). While practicing in Singapore General Hospital, he was awarded the HMDP award for a one-year fellowship program in Imperial College, London – with Professor Roger Emery, then President of the prestigious European Shoulder & Elbow Society. His area of ​​specialty is in Sports and Reconstructive Surgery, with a special interest in the upper limb and knee. Having done more than a thousand such surgeries, he manages conditions from the most common to the complex. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, a unique surgical procedure for complex shoulder problems, is his area of ​​expertise and he has been one of, if not the highest volume surgeon performing this surgery. Whilst practicing in Singapore General Hospital, he has conferred the title of Adjunct Assistant Professor in Duke-NUS Medical School and was appointed to various positions in the department as well as the institution. This includes Department Quality Officer, the Singhealth Procedural Safety Workgroup, and Focus Area Subcommittee in patient safety, care transition, and supervision. He was also faculty for residency training and several courses including the AOTrauma Advanced Principles of Fracture Management Course and Advanced Arthroscopy of the Shoulder and Knee. With a strong interest in Sports and Reconstructive surgery, he has traveled extensively to various countries around Asia-Pacific to perform surgeries. From knee ligament reconstructions of national athletes in Papua New Guinea to joint replacement surgeries in China, he has aided patients in returning to their level of competitive sports and quality of life. Dr Tan’s specialty interest is sports and reconstructive surgery in the upper limb and knee.

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Farrer Park Hospital, 1 Farrer Park Station Road, #02-01 Connexion, Singapore 217562.

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