Thursday February 23 , 2012

Dr Tan Yong Seng

Dr Tan Yong Seng

 

 

 

 

 

 

DR TAN YONG SENG
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Edinburgh), FAMS (Cardiothoracic), FICS (USA), FACC (USA), Mayo Alumnus, Mayo Clinic (USA), Cleveland Alumnus, Cleveland Clinic Foundation ( USA)

Born: Singapore, 1959
Education:
1972 - 1975 Catholic High School
1976 - 1977 National Junior College
1979 - 1984



 National University of Singapore (1984) M.B.B.S. with distinction in Biochemistry and Microbiology Awarded Gibbs Gold Medal for being placed first in general proficiency through out the complete course of study for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Professional Training and Memberships:
1988 Fellow Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
1992  

 Clinical Fellow Cardiovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA
1993

 Clinical fellow Cardiovascular Surgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA
1995 Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2006

Fellow International College of Surgeons ( USA) , Fellow American College of Cardiology (USA)

Works and Appointments :
1995 - 1999

 Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Singapore heart Centre, S ingapore General Hospital
1999 -2006

 Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, National Heart Centre
2001- 2006 Director of Heart lung Transplant Programme, NHC
Jul 2006
 Private Practice, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital

SPECIALTIES:

Adult cardiac surgery, valvular heart diseases, coronary artery disease, arterial bypass grafting, diseases of the thoracic aorta, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, off pump coronary artery bypass surgery, mitral and aortic valve repair and replacement, surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysm, reoperations, Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation, heart transplant, ventricular assist devices, ECMO, heart failure surgery, general thoracic and vascular surgery

 

SPECIAL TRAINING:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA