Dr Alfred Tan Bingchao

Bsc MedSc (Hons), MB ChB, MRCS, FRCR

Consultant

Specialty: Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Sub-specialties: Interventional Radiology

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Alcohol Sclerotherapy of Benign Thyroid Nodule, Bone Pain from Cancer and percutaneous treatment methods , Embolisation of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH), Image-guided liver biopsy, Image-Guided Lung Biopsy, Malignant biliary obstruction: Percutaneous transhepatic drainage and stenting, Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Benign Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid nodules, Thyroid Nodules, TIPSS, BRTO and portal hypertension , Uterine Fibroids/ Uterine Fibroid Embolisation.

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiology Singapore General Hospital
Consultant SingHealth Duke-NUS Vascular Centre

Profile

Dr Alfred Tan, is an Interventional Radiologist at the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

He graduated from the University of Glasgow with commendation award and underwent his Clinical Radiology training and Integrated Interventional Radiology fellowship training at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Dr Tan's field of interest include arterial and venous vascular interventions, embolisation for benign and malignant conditions and interventional oncology procedures.

He has a keen interest in education and regularly mentors students from the local medical schools.

Dr Tan is fluent in English, Mandarin and Teochew, and hopes to raise the awareness of minimally invasive Interventional Radiology procedures in Singapore through the use of social media platforms.

Education

EBIR: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
CCT in Clinical Radiology (Interventional Radiology) : General Medical Council, UK
FRCR: Royal College of Radiologists, UK
MRCS: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK
MBChB: University of Glasgow, UK
Bsc MedSci (Hons): University of Glasgow, UK

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, College Travelling Fellowship in Prostate Artery Embolisation
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, College Travelling Fellowship in Endovascular treatment of Critical Limb Ischaemia

Research Interests

Prostate Artery Embolisation
Bariatric Embolisation
Dialysis Access Intervention
Augmented Reality in IR

Publications and Research Trials

Publications

Stoumpos, S., Tan, A., Hall Barrientos, P., Stevenson, K., Thomson, P. C., Kasthuri, R., Radjenovic, A., Kingsmore, D. B., Roditi, G., & Mark, P. B. (2020). Ferumoxytol MR Angiography versus Duplex US for Vascular Mapping before Arteriovenous Fistula Surgery for Hemodialysis. Radiology, 200069. Advance online publication. https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fdoi.org%2f10.1148%2fradiol.2020200069&umid=AC44F548-CE75-6105-B27C-A6F317F8814A&auth=6e3fe59570831a389716849e93b5d483c90c3fe4-6f1f6f94636e0ec4f80c656be4cabdfc78bcb1ae
Tan AB, Stuart W, Roditi G, Peroneal artery entrapment syndrome (PRAES): a rare cause of ischaemic toes
BMJ Case Reports CP 2019;12:bcr-2018-227353.
MacKenzie, D. J., Isaak, A., Nash, J., Meldrum, A. D., Stevenson, K., Kasthuri, R., Tan, A., & Kingsmore, D. B. (2020). Early Cannulation ePTFE Arteriovenous Access Grafts are Associated with a Low Incidence of Pseudoaneurysm Formation. Annals of vascular surgery, 64, 270–275.
Elsberger B, Tan BA, Mallon EA, Brunton VG, Edwards J. Is there an association with phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of Src kinase at tyrosine 530 and breast cancer patient disease-specific survival.
Br J Cancer. 2010 Dec 7;103(12):1831-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605913.
Elsberger B, Tan BA, Brown S, Mallon E, Tovey, S, Cooke TC, Brunton VG, Edwards J. Expressions of total and activated c-Src correlate differently with patient survival in ER and HER2 negative breast cancer patients. Implication for use of Src kinase inhibitors in triple negative patients?
Am J Path (2009) Am J Pathol. 2009 Oct;175(4):1389-97. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.090273.

Oral Presentations

Ferumoxytol MR angiography: a novel imaging technique for vascular mapping before hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula creation. ECR, Jul 2020
The effect of tumour devascularisation following chemoembolisation and impact on survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. ECR, Jul 2020
Should development of a complication following EVAR be considered a failure of intervention, BSIR Nov 2014
Does pharmacotherapy influence outcome following femoral popliteal segment stenting? BSIR Nov 2014

Research Trials

Safety and Efficacy of prostate artery embolisation in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia on concurrent antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy, Study Member (Ongoing)