Appointment(s)
- Assistant Dean (Education), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine)
- Family Physician Senior Consultant, National University Polyclinics
- Director (Primary & Community Care), Ministry of Health
Degree(s)
MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Family Medicine), FCFP (S)
Biography
Adj Assoc Prof David is the Director for Primary & Community Care (PCC) Division in the Ministry of Health. He is an experienced Family Physician with more than 20 years of public service and has been heavily involved in medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, winning various teaching awards for his efforts in education. He has had the opportunity to serve as the Head of a polyclinic in Singapore, a Family Medicine Residency Program Director, the Director of Clinical Services in the National University Polyclinics, and Assistant Dean (Education) in NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Aside from work, he serves as a member in the Committee on Fostering in the Ministry of Social and Family Development and is a council member of the College of Family Physicians Singapore.
He completed an Executive MBA with both UCLA and NUS in order to broaden his horizons and acquire new knowledge and perspectives in leadership, diversity, and the various competitive environments in the world. With this he hopes to be equipped with the skills to contribute more effectively in the public healthcare domain.
As family physician by training, Adj Assoc Prof David continues to serve as a Family Physician Senior Consultant, in Pioneer Polyclinic of the National University Polyclinics, NUHS.
Research Areas/Research Interest
- Population Health
- Primary Care
- Respiratory Medicine
Gender-based differences in colorectal cancer screening uptake in Singapore: a cross-sectional study
Jerrald Lau; Gretel J Wong; Su-Wei Wan; Wee-Hian Tan; Ying-Xian Chua; David H Y Tan; Ker-Kan Tan
Guideline-based asthma treatment in Asia: Insights from a robust time-in-state model
Laura Huey Mien Lim; Yah Ru Juang; Mei Fong Liew; Ming Ren Toh; Gerald Xuan Zhong Ng; Yvonne Qi Feng Wong; Juntian Wu; Wei Qiang See; Narayanan Ragavendran; Sean Shao Wei Lam et al.
Cost burden of multimorbidity in COPD patients in Singapore
YAH RU JUANG; Laura Huey Mien Lim; Kelvin Bryan Tan; Mariko Siyue Koh; Mei Fong Liew; Hui Fang Lim; Pei Yee Tiew; Anthony Chau Ang Yii; David Hsien Yung Tan; Wenjia Chen
Costs of Multimorbidity in Asthma Patients in Singapore
Laura Huey Mien Lim; Yah Ru Juang; Kelvin Bryan Tan; Mariko Siyue Koh; Mei Fong Liew; Hui Fang Lim; Pei Yee Tiew; Anthony Chau Ang Yii; David Hsien Yung Tan; Wenjia Chen
Paediatricians' and Primary Care Physicians' Ability to Assess Caries Risk in Singaporean Children Aged 2 Years and Below
David Hsien Yung Tan
SABA prescriptions and asthma management practices in Singapore: results from a cross-sectional, observational SABINA III study
David Hsien Yung Tan; Tze Lee Tan; Wee Hian Tan; Cheryl Choong; Maarten J H I Beekman; Joanne Huiyi Khor; S Suraj Kumar; Geraldine Ruining Wong; Hui Fang Lim
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening among Singapore Women: A Qualitative Approach
Shilpa Surendran; Chuan De Foo; David Hsien Yung Tan; Wee Hian Tan; Jacquelyn Melody; Joanna Li Xin Ooi; Ying Xian Chua; Ker-Kan Tan
Meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus pyomyositis and cellulitis in right thigh of a 15-year-old boy: a case study
David Hsien Yung Tan
Long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of collaborative care in people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus and polypharmacy: A multicenter randomized controlled trial
Yingqi Xua; Cheryl Wei Yan Tanb; Keith Yu Kei Tsouc; David Hsien Yung Tan; Paul John Gallaghera; Joyce Yu-Chia Lee
The impact of COVID-19 on private and public primary care physicians: A cross-sectional study
Jerrald Lau; David Hsien-Yung Tan; Gretel Jianlin Wong; Yii-Jen Lew; Ying-Xian Chua; Lian-Leng Low; Gerald Choon-Huat Koh; Thiam-Soo Kwek; Sue-Anne Ee-Shiow Toh; Ker-Kan Tan
COVID-19 primary care response and challenges in Singapore: a tale of two curves
Y Liow; Victor WK Loh; LH Goh; David HY Tan; TL Tan; CK Leong; Doris YL Young
A Tale of 3 Asian Cities: How is Primary Care Responding to COVID-19 in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Beijing.
Samuel Y. S. Wong, David H. Y. Tan, Yun Zhang, Anbumalar Ramiah, Xuejun Zeng, Eric Hui and Doris Y. L. Young
Inspired by COVID-19: primary care of chronic diseases must also innovate
Jerrald Lau , David Hsien-Yung Tan , Ker-Kan Tan
Roles and challenges of primary care physicians facing a dual outbreak of COVID-19 and dengue in Singapore
Lawrence T M Lam; Ying Xian Chua; David H Y Tan
Evaluating the impact of self‐monitoring of blood glucose frequencies on glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Yingqi Xu, David Hsien Yung Tan, Joyce Yu-Chia Lee
