Dr Tan Choon Heng John
General Surgery
Dr. John Tan is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon in THE VEIN CLINIC in Paragon. He received his medical degree from NUS Medical School (1987) and obtained his postgraduate degree from the Fellowship of the Royal College of Edinburg (1991). After a satisfying career in General Surgery, Dr. Tan began to pursue his interest in Vein and Arterial Surgery and in 1996 he went for specialized training under Prof Peter Bell of the Royal Leicester Infirmary.
Dr. John Tan was the past Vice President of the Vascular Surgery Society of Singapore and the past Chief of Vascular Surgery and Director of Vascular Lab in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He is currently a Member of the American College of Phlebology and a Visiting consultant to numerous hospitals.
On returning to Singapore he was appointed Lecturer and senior registrar at the National University and Singapore General Hospital.
In 1986 he was awarded a Fellowship for higher surgical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. On returning to Singapore he joined the National University Hospital and was appointed Senior Lecturer and consultant surgeon.