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Dr Tan Tze Chin

B.Sc (Hons), MD, MRCP(UK), FAMS (Rheumatology)

Consultant

Specialty: Internal Medicine, Rheumatology ＆ Immunology

Clinical Interest: Internal Medicine, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
General Rheumatology, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Rheumatology ＆ Immunology Singapore General Hospital
Associate Consultant Internal Medicine Singapore General Hospital

Academic Appointments

Adjunct Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore

Profile

Dr Tan Tze Chin is a Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology and Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital. She graduated from Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore in 2011 and completed Specialty Training in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

Dr Tan is also involved in undergraduate medical education with Duke-NUS Medical School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. She is currently an adjunct instructor with Duke-NUS Medical School.

Education

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom), 2013
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, 2011
Bachelor of Science (Hons), National University of Singapore, 2006

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Associate Consultant, Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Singapore General Hospital
Associate Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital
Adjunct Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore
Singapore Society of Rheumatology - Secretary

Awards

Singapore Health Quality Service Award, Silver Award (2020)
Singapore General Hospital, Service with a Heart Award (2019
In-house Team Excellence Assessment, Gold, Singapore Productivity Association (2019)
Residency in SingHealth Excels Award, SingHealth, Singapore, Outstanding Resident Award (2017)
Residency in SingHealth Excels Award, SingHealth, Singapore, Quality Improvement Project Award (2017)

Research Interests

Publications

Tan TC, Fang H, Magder LS, Petri MA
Differences between male and female systemic lupus erythematosus in a multi-ethnic population. J Rheumatol. 2012 Apr;39(4):759-69.
Tay PN, Tan P, Lan Y, Leung CH, Laban M, Tan TC, Ni H, Manikandan J, Rashid SB, Yan B, Yap CT, Lim LH, Lim YC, Hooi SC. Palladin, an actin-associated protein, is required for adherens junction formation and intercellular adhesion in HCT116 colorectal cancer cells.
Int J Oncol. 2010 Oct;37(4):909-26