MBChB, MRCS, FRCSEd, FAMS
Endocrine, Hernia & Robotics Specialist
Adjunct Assistant Professor Charles Tan is a General surgeon with 21 years of clinical experience. He attained his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Leicester in 1995. After completing his basic surgery training in Singapore at the Singapore General Hospital & National University Hospital, he attained entry into the Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS) in 2006. He was then awarded a fellowship for further training at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Prior to establishing his private practice, Dr Tan was formerly Senior Consultant at the National University Hospital (NUH) of Singapore.
As Head of the Endocrine Surgery Division in NUH, he started the robotic axillary thyroid surgery program. He currently has the largest experience of thyroid surgery via the axillary in Singapore. Apart from comprehensive treatment of thyroid cancers, other new procedures include minimally invasive parathyroid surgery under local anaesthesia and key-hole adrenal surgery (trans-abdominal or retroperitoneal).
He is currently the president of the Singapore Hernia Society. He has performed more than 1000 cases, of which 90% of cases are performed via key-hole. He regularly conducts courses and master classes to share his expertise to fellow colleagues.
Dr Charles Tan also has a strong passion to teach. He has been the best tutor in the department of surgery every year and still holds a position as a visiting consultant, adjunct assistant professor in National University Hospital. To further contribute to medical education, he has written a best-seller OSCE book for students.
陈思光医生是一位经验丰富的外科医生，拥有超过21年的临床经验。他的专科兴趣是内分泌外科和腔镜疝修补术。陈医生是国大医院内分泌外科部的主任，启动了腋下甲状腺的机器人辅助手术计划。他目前是新加坡拥有最多腋窝甲状腺手术经验的医生。身为新加坡疝学会的现任会长，陈医生已经完成超过1000宗手术，而其中90％是通过微创手术进行。此外，陈医生也定期主讲课程和高级研讨会，与同事分享他的专业知识。
陈医生是国大医院内分泌外科部的主任，启动了腋下甲状腺的机器人辅助手术计划。他目前是新加坡拥有最多腋窝甲状腺手术经验的医生。
除了甲状腺癌的综合治疗以外，其他新手术包括在局部麻醉下进行的微创甲状旁腺手术和肾上腺腹腔镜手术（经腹或后腹）。
陈医生目前是新加坡疝学会的会长。他已经完成超过1000宗手术，而其中90％是通过微创手术进行。此外，陈医生也定期主讲课程和高级研讨会，与同事分享他的专业知识。
陈思光医生对非常热心于教学，培育下一代。 一直以来，他每年都是外科手术系的最佳老师，也继续在国立大学医院担任兼职助理教授和客座顾问。为了进一步促进医疗教育，他还写了一本客观结构化临床考试（OSCE）的参考书，深受学生的欢迎。
Practice Address
Charles Tan Surgery (Mount Elizabeth Novena)
38 Irrawaddy Road, #09-37 Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563
Charles Tan Surgery (Gleneagles)
6 Napier Road, #03-11 Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore 258499