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Adj Asst Prof Tan

MBChB, MRCSEd, M.Med (Surgery), DOHNS, GDOM, M.Med (Sleep Medicine)

Senior Staff Physician

Changi General Hospital

Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology- Head ＆ Neck Surgery

Sub-specialties: Sleep Apnoea Surgery, Sleep Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Ear, Nose ＆ Throat , Narcolepsy , Sleep Disorders , Snoring .

Clinical Appointments

Service Chief SingHealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre
Deputy Chief Sleep Medicine, Surgery ＆ Science Changi General Hospital
Senior Staff Physician Otorhinolaryngology- Head ＆ Neck Surgery Changi General Hospital

Profile

Dr Tan works in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery in Changi General Hospital. His primary interest is in general ear, nose and throat conditions but has a special interest in sleep disorders, especially sleep disordered breathing and the various aspects of treatment. This includes managing patients on CPAP therapy and the various surgical treatment options for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. He works closely with multidisciplinary members of the Sleep Medicine, Surgery ＆ Scienceand is involved in the running of the Sleep Laboratory in Changi General Hospital. Dr Tan is also an active member of the Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Care Team in Changi General Hospital, providing advice and participates in team rounds.

Education

MMed (Sleep Medicine), University of Sydney, Australia 2014
GDOM (Graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine), National University of Singapore 2011
DOHNS (Diploma of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery), Royal College of Surgeons (England), UK, 2004
MMED (Surgery), National University of Singapore 2002
MRCS (Edinburgh) 2001
MBChB, University of Manchester, UK 1996

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Adjunct Assistant Professor - Department of Otolaryngology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicne, National University of Singapore, 2017 - present
Co-Director - Sleep Laboratory, Changi General Hospital, 2015 - present
Deputy Director - Sleep Medicine, Surgery ＆ Science, Changi General Hospital, 2014 - present
Member - Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee, Changi General Hospital, 2012 – present
Member - JCI Workgroup – Anaesthesia and Surgical Care Workgroup, Changi General Hospital, 2010 – present
Member - Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Care Team, Changi General Hospital, 2013 - present
Member - Tissue Audit Committee, Changi General Hospital, 2010 - present
Member - Tonsillectomy Clinician Workgroup, National Value-Based Healthcare Workgroup, Ministry of Health, 2018 - present
Principal Staff Registrar - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2014 - Present
Site Chief – CGH, Singhealth Duke-NUS Disease Centre (Sleep), Singhealth, 2017 - present

Awards

1st Prize Medical Oral Paper Presentation, Eastern Health Alliance Scientific Meeting 10-12 November 2016. "A randomized controlled trial comparing PEAK PlasmaBlade and monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy in adults."
2016 Best Educator Award for Medical - Young Educator Award 11th November 2016, Changi General Hospital
Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards 2014 – Gold
Singhealth Best Registrar Award 2008
Best ASEAN Free Paper Presentation 10th ASEAN ORL Head and Neck Congress, Brunei Darussalam Jan 2003.
2nd in Best Medical Free Paper Presentation 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, Changi General Hospital, 23rd to 24th August 2002

Research Interests

Publications

Positional therapy. Sleep Med Clin. Mok YJ, Wong HS, Tan AKL, Hsu PP. Accepted for publication in Volume 14 Issue 1. 2019
Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in Singaporean patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Am J Otolaryngol Tan B, Tan A, Chan YH, Mok YJ, Wong HS, Hsu PP. 2018; 39(5): 501-6
Obstructive sleep apnoea and Type 2 diabetes mellitus: are they connected? Singapore Med J Mok Y, Tan CW, Wong HS, How CH, Tan KL, Hsu PP 2017; 58(4): 179-183.
Recognising sleep apnoea. Singapore Med J How CH, Hsu PP, Tan KL. 2015; 56(3): 129-132.
Effects of tonsillectomy on sleep study parameters in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea – A prospective study. Sleep Breath Tan LT, Tan AK, Hsu PP, Loh IC, Yuen HW, Chan YH, Lu PK. 2014; 18(2): 265-8.
Hyoid expansion with titanium plate and screw. A human cadaveric study using computer-assisted airway measurement. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Toh ST, Hsu PP, Tan KL, Lu KS, Han HJ. 2013; 139(8): 817-21.
Computer-assisted quantitative upper airway analysis following modified uvulopalatal flap and lateral pharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective case-controlled study. Clin Otolaryngol. Hsu PP, Tan AK, Gan EC, Chan YH, Goh MM, Lu PK, Howe WL. 2012; 37(3): 188-96.
Incidence of complications after temperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment for sleep-disordered breathing: a Singapore sleep centre experience. J Laryngol Otol. Toh ST, Hsu PP, Ng YH, Teo TW, Tan KL, Lu KS. 2008; 122(5): 490-4.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty outcome assessment with quantitative computer-assisted videoendoscopic airway analysis. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Hsu PP, Tan AK, Tan BY, Gan EC, Chan YH, Blair RL, Lu PK. 2007; 127: 65-70.
Benefits and efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis in adults. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Hsu PP, Tan AK, Tan B, Lu PK. 2007; 127: 62-64.
Coblation vs electrocautery tonsillectomy: postoperative recovery in adults. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Tan AK, Hsu PP, Eng SP, Ng YH, Lu PK, Tan SM, Say JH, Chan YH. 2006 Nov; 135(5): 699-703.
10th Yahya Cohen Memorial Lecture: Clinical predictors in obstructive sleep apnoea patients with computer-assisted quantitative videoendoscopic upper airway analysis. Ann Acad Med Singapore. Hsu PP, Tan BY, Chan YH, Tay HN, Lu PK, Tan AK, Blair RL. 2005 Dec; 34(11): 703-13.
Calibrated cephalometry – A modified technique to assess palatal airway changes after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnoea. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology Hsu PP, Tan AK, Chan YH, Lu KS. 2005 Jun; 8(1): 9-14.
Migrating esophageal foreign bodies. Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). Loh ZM, Tan KL, Hsu PP, Lu KS, Eng SP. 2005; 126(2): 105-10.
Clinical predictors in obstructive sleep apnoea patients with calibrated cephalometric analysis – a new approach. Clin Otolaryngol. Hsu PP, Tan AK, Chan YH, Lu PK, Blair RL. 2005; 30: 234-241
Self-extrusion of a foreign body from the upper digestive tract to the skin. J Laryngol Otol. Tan AK, Hsu PP, Lu PK. 2004 Mar; 118(3): 242-3

Research Trials

Comparing a convenient positional therapy device to CPAP for treatment of positional obstructive sleep apnea, a crossover randomized controlled trial. 2017 – present.
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy via conventional CPAP face mask versus high flow nasal cannula in OSA patients on the first postoperative night – a pilot randomised study. 2018 – present.
Factors influencing non-uptake of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Singaporean Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients. 2018 - present.
Modification of cadavers for advanced airway workshop. 2017 – present.
CPAP adherence in Singaporean patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 2017 – 2018.
Validation of Ospicon Adult Movement Monitor Recordings. 2015 – 2018.