Dr Michelle Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2007 and received her postgraduate paediatric and neonatal training at the National University Hospital (NUH). She obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom) and Masters of Medicine, Paediatrics (Singapore) in 2011. She was awarded the Nestle Book Prize in the latter. She completed her advanced specialist training in 2014.
In addition to general paediatric gastrointestinal diseases, Dr Tan’s interests are in childhood nutrition, gut motility, gastro-esophageal reflux disease and feeding-related issues in children. Other than being involved in clinical work, Dr Tan is a clinical tutor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS) and enjoys teaching medical undergraduates, postgraduate paediatric doctors and nursing colleagues. She is also a member of the KTP-NUCMI Paediatric Ethics and Advocacy Center (PEACe) which meets on a regular basis to discuss ethical issues concerning children.
