Dr Tan Yeh Hong

Dr Tan Yeh Hong is an urologist with more than 23 years of experience. He is currently the Medical Director of Centre for Urology, Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery.

He graduated from National University of Singapore in 1991. He subsequently underwent his advanced training in urology at Singapore General Hospital. Upon the completion of his advanced training / Urology Board Examination in 2002, he underwent further training Clinical Fellowship in Laparoscopy and Endourology (accredited by Endourological Society, USA) at Duke University, USA under the guidance of Professor Glenn Preminger and Professor Albala (2002-2003). He also did a Preceptorship in ... See more [ + ]Minimally Invasive Urology / Laparoscopic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA (2003-2004).

Dr Tan has special interest in Minimally Invasive Surgery in treatment of Urological Cancers.  He performs various advanced laparoscopic / robotic procedures, including laparoscopic adrenalectomy, partial and radical nephrectomy / nephroureterectomy for kidney cancer.  In selected kidney cancers or urothelial cancer, he performs laparoscopic partial nephrectomy / kidney sparing surgery or endoscopic treatment. 

Dr Tan performs various complex robotic surgery like
- da Vinci robotic assisted radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer,
- robotic radical cystectomy for bladder cancer, 
- robotic partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer,
- robotic pyeloplasty for pelvi-ureteric obstruction (PUJO)

He serves as a MOH gazetted Kidney Transplant Surgeon with a special interest in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.  He was part of the team which performed the First dual kidney transplant in Singapore.

Dr Tan is active in developing new minimally invasive surgical procedures and has special interest in Laparoscopic Endoscopic Single Site Surgery (LESS) / Single Port Surgery. He is the first surgeon in Singapore to perform Single Port (LESS) laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer and LESS Pyeloplasty for PUJ obstruction.
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