Dr Tan Choon Seng Gilbert

Dr Gilbert is a Family Physician, Senior Consultant and Director, Regional Clinical Services (South East) at SingHealth Polyclinics – Head Office. 

Dr Gilbert Tan received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore, School of Medicine in 1996. He obtained the Master of Medicine (Family Medicine, Singapore) in 2001, Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians (Singapore) in 2004 and the Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Family Medicine Chapter) in 2014. In addition, Dr Gilbert has post graduate diplomas in Geriatric Medicine (2007) and Mental Health (2014).

He is an Clinical Assistant Professor in DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School. He is a Family Medicine Examination Committee (FMEC) member, with concurrent appointments as Deputy Chief Examiner, Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) and Deputy Chief Examiner, Family Medicine Applied Knowledge Test (FM AKT) in Division of Post Graduate Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

• GDMH (Singapore) 2014 

• GDGM (Singapore) 2007

• FCFP (Singapore) 2004 

• MMED (Family Medicine) (Singapore) 2001 

• MBBS (Singapore) 1996 

• Director, Regional Clinical Service (South East), SingHealth Polyclinics (Head Office, Clinical Services) – 2020 – Present 
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical and Faculty and Affairs Department, Duke-NUS. 2014- Present 
• Family Physician
• Senior Consultant, SingHealth Polyclinics 2014 – Present 
• Member, Family Medicine Examination Committee 2012 – Present 
• Deputy Chief Examiner, Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) Examination 2024 – Present 
• Co-chair, SingHealth Primary Care Advisory Committee October 2023 – Present 
• Member, SingHealth Regional Health Services, Health and Social Integration Committee September 2023 – Present 
• Member, SingHealth Population Mental Health Committee June 2023 – Present 

• National Day Award 2022, the Public Administration Medal (Bronze)

• GCEO, Outstanding Clinician Award. May 2019

• Book Prize, Graduate Diploma (Geriatric Medicine), NUS. 2007

• Best CPIP project 2006 award in SingHealth Services. CPIP on Warfarin Therapy in Bukit Merah Polyclinic.

• Effectiveness of an Incentives-Enhanced Stepped Care Intervention Program in Diabetes Prevention in a Multiethnic Asian Prediabetes Cohort: Results From the Pre-DICTED Randomized Controlled Trial.

  Yong Mong Bee, Neha Awasthi, Mihir Gandhi, Amanda Yun Rui Lam, Selly Julianty, Gilbert Choon Seng Tan, Emily Tse Lin Ho, Su-Yen Goh, Gavin Siew Wei Tan, Eugene Jin Wen Shum, Yu Qi Lee, Mary Foong Fong Chong, Tazeen H. Jafar, Rob M. van Dam, Yee Leong Teoh, Julian Thumboo, and Eric Andrew Finkelstein. Diabetes Care 2025;48(11): 1951–1959 (doi: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1555)

• Relationship between anti- diabetic medication use and glycaemic control: a retrospective diabetes registry- based cohort study in Singapore

  Sze Ling Chan‍, Charyl Jia Qi Yap‍, Yingqi Xu, Sing Yi Chia,  Nur Nasyitah Binte Mohamed Salim, Darryl Mingjun Lim,  Edward Choke, David Carmody, Gilbert Choon Seng Tan, Su- Yen Goh, Yong Mong Bee, Tze Tec Chong. BMJ Open 2025;15:e098650. (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098650)

• Comparison of existing methods of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol estimation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

  Gerald Guid Ren Sng, You Liang Khoo, Khung Keong Yeo, Wan Jia Loh, Tar Choon Aw, Joan Joo Ching Khoo, Lynette Mei Yi Lee, Gilbert Choon Seng Tan, Hong Chang Tan, Yong Mong, Bee.

  Annals. 2023; 52(6): 280-288 (doi: https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2022477)

• Baseline characteristics of participants in the Pre-Diabetes Interventions and Continued Tracking to Ease-out Diabetes (Pre-DICTED) Program

  Kar-Fu Yeung, Yu Qi Lee, Mary Foong Fong Chong, Mihir Gandhi, Amanda Yun Rui Lam, Selly Julianty, Gilbert Choon Seng Tan, Emily Tse Lin Ho, Su-Yen Goh, Gaving Siew Wei Tan, Eugene Jin Wen Shum, Eric A Finkelstein, Tazeen H Jafar, Rob M van Dam, Yee Leong Teoh, Julian Thumboo, Yong Mong Bee.

  BMJ Open Diab Res Care 2022;10:e002966. (doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-002966)

• Enhancing frontline workforce volunteerism through exploration of motivations and impact during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Cristelle Chow, Seow Kiat Goh, Choon Seng Gilbert Tan, Hong King Wu, Raveen Shahdapuri.

  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2021 Dec;66:102605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102605

• Trends in cardiovascular risk factors and treatment goals in patients with diabetes in Singapore-analysis of SingHealth Diabetes Registry

  Liang Feng, Amanda Lam, David Carmody, Ching Wee Lim, Gilbert Tan, Su-Yen Goh, Yong Mong Bee, Tazeen H. Jafar.

  PLoS One 16(11):e0259157. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259157)

• The Pre-Diabetes Interventions and Continued Tracking to Ease-out Diabetes (Pre-DICTED) program: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

  Kar-Fu Yeung, Mihir Gandhi, Amanda Yun Rui Lam, Selly Julianty, Alvin Yeow Meng Chia, Gilbert Choon Seng Tan, Su-Yen Goh, Emily Tse Lin Ho, Angela Fang Yung Koh, Gavin Siew Wei Tan, Eugene Jin Wen Shum, Eric A. Finkelstein, Tazeen H. Jafar, Yee Leong Teoh, Rob M. van Dam, Clare Whitton, Julian Thumboo and Yong Mong Bee.

  BMC Trials 2021; 22:522. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05500-5)

• Psychiatry in primary care and training: a Singapore perspective

  Andew Lai Huat Peh, Gilbert Choon Seng Tan, Winnie Shok Wen Soon, Benjamin Soon Min Cheah, Jared Wei Lik Ng.

  Singapore Med J. 2021; 62(5): 210-212. (doi: https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2021056)

• Family medicine post-graduate examination reforms in Singapore: A value-driven practical and contextual approach

  Lim Mien Choo Ruth, Keith Tsou Yu Kei, Chooi Peng Ong, Sabrina Wong Kay Wye, Gilbert Tan Choon Seng, Winnie Soon Shok Wen, Joanne Quah Hui Min and Marie Stella P. Cruz. The Asia-Pacific Scholar 2018; 3(3): 39-42.

• Orthostatic hypotension: prevalence and associated risk factors among the ambulatory elderly in an Asian population

  Qing Olivia Zhu, Choon Seng Gilbert Tan, Hwee Leong Tan, Ruining Geraldine Wong, Chinmaya Shrikant Joshi, Ravi Amran Cuttilan, Gek Khim Judy Sng, Ngiap Chuan Tan,

  Singapore Med J 2016; 57(8): 444-451

• Diabetes mellitus: the first visit

  Gilbert Tan Choon Seng, Jacqueline De Roza, Richard Chen Yuan Tud, How Choon How

  Singapore Med J. July 2013; 54(7): 377-380.

• Limited knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease among primary care patients – a cross sectional survey

  Chow WL, Joshi VD, Tin AS, van der Erf S, Lim JF, Swah TS, Teo SS, Goh PS, Tan GC, Lim C, Kee TY. BMC Nephrology. July 2012; 13(54).

• Factors influencing living kidney donation in Singapore

  Ow Yong LM, Lim C, Chow WL, van der Erf S, Joshi VD, Swah TC, Teo SH, Goh SC, Tan CS, Kee YS.

  Progress in transplantation. March 2011; 22(1): 95-101.

• Significant Events Analysis

  Gilbert Tan Choon Seng

  Singapore Family Physician. July-Sept 2005; 31(3): Unit No. 3.

• Approach and Management of Hair Loss- An update for the Family Physician

  Gilbert Tan Choon Seng

  Singapore Family Physician. Oct-Dec 2004; 30(4): 49-55.