Dr. Tan Yew Oo

Dr. Tan Yew Oo is a distinguished oncologist with over 40 years of experience in the medical field, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of cancers, including lung cancer, breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, lymphomas, and liver cancer. After receiving his MBBS from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1971, Dr. Tan completed his residency in internal medicine in the United States. He then pursued fellowships in both hematology and medical oncology, further solidifying his expertise.

Dr. Tan is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Internal Medicine and Hematology and holds Diplomate status from the American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology. He has held several prestigious positions, including Chief of Medicine at National University Hospital (NUH), Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at NUS, and Head of the Division of Hematology-Oncology.

In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Tan has remained active in medical education and postgraduate training. After transitioning to private practice, he continued his contributions to the medical community by serving as a member of the National Committee on Cancer Care, as well as Chairman of the Medical Research Council's Specialist Training Committee of Medical Oncology. He also acted as a consultant to Singapore's Health Science Authority.

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study of Tarlatamab Therapy in Subjects With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC) Who Have Not Progressed Following Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy

Diagnosis

Lung cancer

Dr Tan Yew Oo was the former Professor of Medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), and Chief of Medicine at National University Hospital (NUH) and Head of the Division of Haematology-Oncology. He was a tenured faculty staff of NUS from 1978 till 1993 and during his tenure, he was instrumental in setting up the specialty of Medical Oncology at National University Hospital.While maintaining a busy private practice, he continues to play an active part in medical education and healthcare issues. Currently, he serves in as in Clinical Risk Group of SingHealth, member of MediShield Life Council of Ministry of Health, member of National Advisory Committee of Cancer and member of Complaints Committee of Singapore Medical Council. He was also the founding Chairman of Medical Board of Farrer Park Hospital.Dr Tan was awarded the Public Service Medal at the 2020 National Day Awards, recognising his significant contribution to public service and healthcare in Singapore. In 2021, a professorship was named in his honour – the Tan Yew Oo Professorship in Pathology at Duke-NUS which recognises the importance of pathology in cancer research and support long-term research and advancements in pathology.Dr Tan has published in several medical and peer reviewed journals and has been invited to speak at regional and international medical meetings. Dr Tan is also actively involved in clinical trials and enrols patients into clinical trials at Icon clinics.Dr Tan accepts referrals or second opinion for all cancer types, with special clinical interests in breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and lymphoma. He speaks English, Mandarin, Hokkien and Malay, and is able to converse with his patients in these languages.