Dr Tan Choon Seng Gilbert

​Dr Gilbert is a Family Physician, Senior Consultant and Director, Regional Clinical Services (South East) of SingHealth Polyclinics. 

Dr Gilbert Tan received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore, School of Medicine in 1996. He obtained the Masters 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 a Clinical Assistant Professor in DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School and National Examiner for Family Medicine in Singapore.

• ​AMS (Family Medicine Chapter) (Singapore) - 2014
• 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
• National Examiner for Family Medicine. 2012 – Present
• Senior Consultant, SingHealth Polyclinics 2014 – Present
• Member, HPB Cervical Cancer Screen Singapore Advisory Committee. 2012 – Present
• FM representative, Focus Area Subcommittee – Healthcare Quality and Professionalism. 2019 – Present
• Member, SingHealth Diabetes Registry. 2018 – Present
• Member, Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine Course. 2018 - Present
• Co-lead, SingHealth Duke-NUS Diabetes Centre, Primary Care. 2017 – Present
• Member, SingHealth Innovation Council. 2021 – Present
• Member, Workstream 4A – Telehealth Self-Management under MOH, Population Health Steering Committee. 2021 – Present
• Member, National Diabetes Reference Materials Tier 2 Workgroup (NDRM T2 EWG). 2021 – Present

• 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

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102605
• 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
• 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