Dr Tang Tjun Yip
Dr Tang is an experienced senior Vascular and General Surgeon based at Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore. He has practiced a full breadth of open vascular surgery and endovascular interventions for the past 12 years. Having trained in several different healthcare systems such as the National Health Service in the UK and in Australia and most recently at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), he brings a diverse breadth of experience and knowledge in vascular and endovascular surgery.
Dr Tang originally graduated from Queens’ College in Cambridge, UK and qualified from Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge in 2000 with a Distinction in Surgery. He trained on the higher surgical training program in Cambridge and was awarded his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) by the University of Cambridge in 2009 for his research into carotid artery disease in stroke.
My Philosophy
“I aim to provide you with relevant, up-to-date, and evidence-based information that makes sense of your vascular condition, whilst providing you with the respect, care and dignity that I would wish and afford to my own family. Medicine is not simply a job, it is a mission, a calling and vocation that I have been privileged and honoured to practice for the past 20 years.
The doctor-patient relationship is unique because no other human contract forms a more sacred and deep trust and my responsibility for your care and treatment goes beyond mere commitment and effort. Through a caring, respectful and multi-dimensional approach, I aim to provide you with the highest quality of medical attention. One that is based upon expertise, warmth and professionalism, whilst being thoroughly personalized and dedicated to your individual circumstances.”
Clinical Expertise
Dr Tang is regarded for his specialised clinical interests and skills in:
- Diabetic foot wound salvage and ulcer healing
- Superficial and Deep endovenous surgery (for varicose veins, venous leg ulcers, swollen legs, deep vein thrombosis)
- Access solutions for dialysis-dependent end-stage kidney disease patients (Arterio-venous fistula (AVF) and arterio-venous graft (AVG) creation and Tenckhoff peritoneal catheter)
- Peripheral artery disease management (lower limb revascularization procedures such as lower limb angioplasty (ballooning), stenting, surgical bypass and artery widening operations for leg artery blockages)
He utilises minimally invasive techniques and is sought after for his expertise on complex arterial and venous vascular cases.
Academic Work
Dr Tang achieved positions as regular rank Associate Professor by Duke NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore and Clinical Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Associate Professor by Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He has written or co-authored nearly 300 peer-reviewed publications and has 10 book chapters and 5 books to his name. Regionally, he has travelled extensively to run multiple endovascular lower limb revascularisation workshops, serving as an expert proctor and case demonstrator for superficial and deep endovenous surgery devices. He is a regularly invited speaker at international and regional vascular conferences.
As the senior academic vascular and endovascular surgeon at SGH, he led an impressive portfolio of international randomised controlled trials, endovascular device evaluation studies and first-in-man industry registries to aid FDA device approval.
SPECIALIST AREAS
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Diabetic foot wound salvage and ulcer healing
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Superficial and Deep endovenous surgery (for varicose veins, venous leg ulcers, swollen legs, deep vein thrombosis)
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Access solutions for dialysis-dependent end-stage kidney disease patients (Arterio-venous fistula (AVF) and arterio-venous graft (AVG) creation and Tenckhoff peritoneal catheter)
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Peripheral artery disease management (lower limb revascularization procedures such as lower limb angioplasty (ballooning), stenting, surgical bypass and artery widening operations for leg artery blockages)
