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Dr Tan Teck Wei

Senior Consultant Urologist

MBBS (S’pore)

DFD (CAW)

MRCS (Edin)

MMed (Surgery)

FAMS (Urology)

A Senior Consultant Urologist in Singapore, Dr Tan Teck Wei specialises in the management of complex urological cancers involving the kidneys, prostate, and bladder.

He is fellowship-trained in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He also specialises in the management of other urological conditions including:

Prostate Enlargement
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Stones

To date, Dr Tan Teck Wei has been involved in more than 500 robot-assisted surgeries, building up his volume of cases from his fellowship training days and cementing his expertise in robotic surgery.

Dr Tan Teck Wei believes in the holistic management of his patients, and seeks to journey with them from diagnosis to cure. Dr Tan is effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin, making him a popular choice with the young and old, as well as international patients.

Education

Dr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and completed his specialist urology training at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and Singapore General Hospital. Awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award, he went on to complete his advanced fellowship training in robotic surgery and uro-oncology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in the UK.

He was the earliest non-UK-trained urologist to be awarded this fellowship, which is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the British Association of Urological Surgeons. He is trained in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Dr Tan has been involved in more than 500 robot-assisted surgeries.

Key achievements

Earliest doctor to perform Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in private hospitals in Singapore (2022)
Earliest doctor to perform Retzius–sparing robot–assisted radical prostatectomy at TTSH (2020)
Started the transperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthesia service at TTSH (2019)
Started the robot–assisted cystectomy/anterior pelvic exenteration with intracorporeal urinary diversion service at TTSH (2018)
Started the enhanced recovery after cystectomy programme at TTSH (2017)

Work-Related Experience

Experienced in MRI-targeted prostate biopsies, he is an advisor for the Ministry of Health’s Agency for Care Effectiveness, which obtained approval for this type of biopsy to be the standard of care for the evaluation of men suspected of having prostate cancer in Singapore.

Besides his clinical work, he was:

Adjunct Assistant Professor, NUS’ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Robotic Surgery Expertise

Dr Tan Teck Wei has been proudly appointed Founding Expert Proctor in Robotic Surgery by the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore. This prestigious award is conferred to high-volume robotic surgeons who are also actively proctoring and teaching robotic surgery to other surgeons locally and regionally.