Dr. Eileen Tan

Dermatology

Credentials MBBS (Singapore) MRCP (Int Med) (UK) MMed (Int Med) (Singapore) FAMS (Dermatology) Diploma in Acupuncture (SCTCM) Diplomate (ABHRS)
Language English,Mandarin Chinese
Background

Dr. Eileen Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1991 with MBBS degree. She obtained her post graduate qualifications, MRCP (UK) and MMED, in 1997 and was inducted into the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Dermatology) in 2001.

In 2001, Dr. Eileen Tan was awarded a scholarship to pursue a one-year hair fellowship at the University of British Columbia where she went through intensive training in hair disorder, hair transplantation and laser surgery.

In 2002, Dr. Eileen Tan became the first Singaporean to win the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery Preceptorship Award. The following year, she was the first Asian to win the North American Hair Research Society Mentorship award.

In 2010, Dr. Eileen Tan became the first Singaporean physician certified as Diplomate of American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS).

Dr. Tan is a valued member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society of Liposuction Surgery, International Society of Hair Restoration, and Dermatological Society of Singapore.

Dr Tan is the author of a book titled “A Guide to Healthy Scalp and Hair” in 2010 to increase awareness of hair loss problems and the kinds of effective and evident-based treatments available to the general public.

Dr. Tan has been invited to speak and present regularly at national and international meetings and has published in both international and local medical journals. She is a familiar face on national television, and often featured on radio and in numerous health-related publications.

Dr. Tan’s practice encompasses general and cosmetic dermatology, with a strong emphasis on hair and nail disorders, hair transplantation and lasers.

Achievements

Dr. Eileen Tan became the first Singaporean to win the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery Preceptorship Award in 2001. The following year, she was the first Asian to win the North American Hair Research Society Mentorship award.

Dr. Eileen Tan was the first Singapore physician certified as Diplomate of American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS) in 2010.