Dr Alexander Tan

Dr Alexander Tan is an Interventional Radiologist with the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, a recognised Centre of Excellence by the International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS).

An alumnus of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and SingHealth Diagnostic Radiology Residency Programme, his IR training culminated in the European Board of Interventional Radiology in 2022, followed by the European Certification for Endovascular Specialists and fellowship training in interventional MRI at the New Civil Hospital, Strasbourg, France and Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, Munich, Germany in 2024.

His special interest lies in interventional oncology (biopsy, ablation, pain management) although he also routinely provides endovascular treatment (vascular access, angioplasty, thrombectomy/thrombolysis, embolisation).

It is his deep conviction that the local community deserves access to the full spectrum of IR care of the highest quality and is continuously working on deepening partnerships with clinicians as well as nurturing the future generation of IRs, to achieve and sustain this goal.

• European Certification for Endovascular Specialists (2024)
• European Board of Interventional Radiology (2022)
• Master of Medicine (Diagnostic Radiology), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine NUS (2018)
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists UK (2018)
• Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons UK (2014)
• MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine NUS (2012)
• National Junior College (2006)
• Saint Joseph's Institution (2004)
  

1. Boey JJE, Boey JJJ, Chen Z, Cao T, Tan ASM, Ng ZY. Superior Outcomes with Ultrasound-Guided Hyaluronidase for Impending Filler-Induced Facial Skin Necrosis: A Systematic Review and Pilot Meta-Analysis. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s00266-025-04707-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39881073.
2. Orkut S, De Marini P, Tan ASM, Garnon J, Koch G, Tricard T, Lang H, Cazzato RL, Gangi A. Profile and methodology of ancillary protective measures employed during percutaneous renal cryoablation in a single high-volume centre. Radiol Med. 2025 Jan 20. doi: 10.1007/s11547-025-01954-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39832038.
3. Fong KY, Tan ASM, Bin Sulaiman MS, Leong SH, Ng KW, Too CW. Phantom and Animal Study of a Robot-Assisted, CT-Guided Targeting System using Image-Only Navigation for Stereotactic Needle Insertion without Positional Sensors. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 Nov;33(11):1416-1423.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.08.005. Epub 2022 Aug 12. PMID: 35970505.
4. Tan ASM, Sheah K, Leong S, Too CW. The European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) Consensus Papers on Image-Guided Interventional Procedures in the Musculoskeletal System: What are the Opportunities for Interventional Radiologists? Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2022 Aug;45(8):1232-1233. doi: 10.1007/s00270-022-03175-2. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 35701582.
5. Tan MB, Tan KP, Beh JCY, Chan EYK, Chin KFW, Chin ZY, Chua WM, Chong AW, Gu GT, Hou W, Lai ACY, Lee RZ, Liew PJR, Lim MYS, Lim JLL, Tan Z, Tan E, Tan GSL, Tan TSE, Tan EJ, Tan ASM, Yan YY, Lim WEH. SingHealth Radiology Archives pictorial essay Part 2: gastroenterology, musculoskeletal, and obstetrics and gynaecology cases. Singapore Med J. 2021 Jan;62(1):8-15. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021008. PMID: 33619570; PMCID: PMC8027158.
6. Tan MB, Tan KP, Beh JCY, Chan EYK, Chin KFW, Chin ZY, Chua WM, Chong AW, Gu GT, Hou W, Lai ACY, Lee RZ, Liew PJR, Lim MYS, Lim JLL, Tan Z, Tan E, Tan GSL, Tan TSE, Tan EJ, Tan ASM, Yan YY, Lim WEH. SingHealth Radiology Archives pictorial essay Part 1: cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological cases. Singapore Med J. 2020 Dec;61(12):633-640. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020177. PMID: 33415343; PMCID: PMC7930300.
7. Wong EJM, Too CW, Venkatanarasimha N, Lee KA, Tan ASM, Zhuang KD, Leong S. Letter to the editor: Comment on a case report of thermal injury to spinal cord, a rare complication of percutaneous microwave spine tumour ablation. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Nov;81:120-121. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.09.024. Epub 2020 Oct 3. PMID: 33222900.
8. Tan ASM, Chan SXJM, Sia DSY, Wong DES, Lim WEH, Tan AGS, Tan BS. Review of Junior Resident Plain Film Reporting and Audit in Singapore. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Aug;12(4):493-497. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00678.1. PMID: 32879692; PMCID: PMC7450738.
9. Tan AS, Chua JM, Patel A. Delayed subclavian vein stent perforation causing adjacent arterial pseudoaneurysm formation in a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. J Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Apr 30;14(4):8-20. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v14i4.3903. PMID: 33082919; PMCID: PMC7536004.