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Clin Asst Prof Tan Yu Bin

B.Eng (Hons), MD (S'pore), USMLE (ECFMG), MRCP (UK), MMed (Int. Med), ESEGH, FAMS

Associate Consultant

Singapore General Hospital Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Gastroenterology

Clinical Interests

Advanced Endoscopy, Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Applications, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Genomic and Precision Medicine

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

NUS Clinical Lecturer

About Doctor

Dr Tan Yu Bin is an accredited specialist in the field of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. He was awarded the Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship (Medicine) by the Singapore government and graduated from Duke-NUS Medical School in 2018 with the Singhealth Top Student Gold Medal, Academy of Medicine, Singapore Medal for Outstanding Leadership and NUSS Medal for Outstanding Achievement.

He subsequently went on to complete his Internal Medicine residency training at Singhealth in 2021 obtaining his Masters of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore and also becoming a member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK). He went on to undertake his specialist training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Singhealth serving as senior resident and chief resident from 2021 to 2024 where he completed the European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESEGH).

He actively participates in education, research and also volunteers on a regular basis.

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Chinese

Education and Training

  • Executive certificate, Clinical Genomics, Duke-NUS Medical School (2024)
  • Executive Certificate, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Course, MIT Sloan School of Management (2024)
  • European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ESEGH), UK (2023)
  • M. Med (Int Med), National University of Singapore, School of Medicine (2021)
  • MRCP (UK), Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (2021)
  • United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (2019)
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Duke-NUS Medical School (2018)
  • Bachelor of Engineering, 1st Class Hons (Chemical & Biomolecular), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), (2014)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
  • Member, Royal College of Medicine, UK (London)
  • Advisor, SMA Doctors In Training Committee
  • Co-Chair, Singhealth Epic Implementation Gastroenterology Workgroup
  • Core Faculty, Singhealth Gastroenterology Residency
  • Physician Faculty, Singhealth Internal Medicine Residency

Awards

  • Khoo Scholars Programme 2025
  • Duke-NUS Medical Alumni Appreciation Award 2025
  • International Young Endoscopist Award (IYEA) 2024
  • Outstanding Poster Presentation - ENDO 2024
  • APDW Young Clinician Investigator's Programme & Young Investigator Award 2023
  • GIHEP Best Poster Presentation Award (Clinical) 2023
  • COVID-19 Resilience Medal 2023
  • Singhealth RISE Award (Inspiring Resident Educator Award) 2023
  • CGH Improvement Festival 2022 Pilot Silver Award
  • Singhealth RISE Award (Quality Improvement Project Award) 2021
  • Medicine ACP Education Awards 2021
  • Singhealth RISE Awards (Outstanding Resident Award) 2020
  • Duke-NUS Alumni Appreciation Award For Mentoring Juniors 2020
  • Academy of Medicine, Singapore Medal of Outstanding Leadership 2018
  • Singhealth Top Student Gold Medal 2018
  • Duke-NUS Humanism Award 2018
  • NUSS Medal for Outstanding Achievement 2018
  • Singhealth Prize in Paediatrics 2018
  • Public Service Commission Scholarship (Medicine) 2017
  • Singhealth Medical Students Talent Development Award (Travel) 2017
  • Singhealth Medical Students Talent Development Award (Project) 2016
  • Duke-NUS 10th Anniversary Scholarship Award 2015
  • NTU President Research Scholar 2013

Research Trials/Clinical Trials

  1. Principle Investigator: Real World Validation and Implementation of a Computer-aided Diagnosis System for Prediction of Gastric Neoplasia: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study
    Grant Size: SGD 500,000 

Publications

  1. Woo SWD, Yeap VSX, Hau SFV, Tan YB et al. Beyond Helicobacter pylori: Current Insights into H. pylori-Naive Gastric Cancer. Digestion (accepted for publication)
  2. Lim DYZ, Tan YB, Lui R et al. Screening Smarter, Not Just Harder: FIT, Colonoscopy, and the Future of CRC Prevention in the Asia Pacific Region. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2025; 0:1–4
  3. Goshayeshi, L., Eu, E.W., Ramesar, R., Goldburg, P., YB Tan et al. Comparative insight: hereditary colorectal cancer registries in Iran, Singapore, and South Africa. Familial Cancer 24, 70 (2025).
  4. Lui R, Dhanasekaran R, Tan YB, et al. Redefining cancer care: the case for an onco-gastroenterology subspecialty. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025;22(7):459-461.
  5. Pannala S, Byale A, YB Tan, et al. NSBBs, EBL or Combined Therapy for High-Risk Varices: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Liver Int. 2025;45(6):e70145.
  6. Lim DYZ*, Tan YB* , Ho JRY, et al. Vision-language large learning model, GPT4V, accurately classifies the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale score. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2025;12:e001496.
  7. JWH Leong*, YB Tan*, B Jiang. Teaching on the run: An X-tra tool TAPS 2024, 9(4), 65-67
  8. Lim DYZ, Tan YB, Koh JTE, et al. Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer is Actually Ready to Assist Physicians: Comment on "Is Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer Ready to Assist Physicians in Determining Appropriate Screening and Surveillance Recommendations?". J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024;58(6):632.
  9. Tan, YB et al. “Open-Access Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy as an Effective and Safe Strategy for Patients With Non-alarming Symptoms. ” Cureus vol. 16,2 e54792. 23 Feb. 2024
  10. Lim, D. Y. Z.*, Tan, Y. B.*, Koh, J. T. E., et al (2023) ChatGPT on guidelines: Providing contextual knowledge to GPT allows it to provide advice on appropriate colonoscopy intervals, JGH
  11. WX Tay, SJ Koh, FKB Teh, YB Tan et al. Minimal monitoring is a safe but underutilised strategy for hepatitis C virus treatment in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singap 2023;52:321-3
  12. Asokkumar R, Ravi R, Taweerutchana V, Tan YB et al. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty using the novel single-channel suturing device: A multicenter experience. DEN Open. 2023 Feb 23;3(1):e213.
  13. Tan YB, Teh JGX, Gwee YY, Ng YK. A Review and Case Discussion on a Rare Cause of Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. Cureus. 2022 Oct 13;14(10):e30252.
  14. Tan YB, Wang LM, Kwek ABE. Unusual cause of a polypoid lesion in the extrahepatic bile duct. JGH Open. 2022 Apr 6;6(4):282-284.
  15. Chan WPW, Tan YB et al. Practice pattern variability among gastroenterologists in colorectal cancer surveillance and management of colorectal dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease. J Dig Dis. 2021 Aug;22(8):463-472.
  16. Wong YJ, Thurairajah PH, Kumar R, Tan J, Fock KM, Law NM, Li W, Kwek A, Tan YB et al. Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in a real-world chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 cohort. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 May;36(5):1300-1308
  17. Han S, Lee SY, Wang WW, Tan YB et al. A Perspective on Cell Therapy and Cancer Vaccine in Biliary Tract Cancers (BTCs). Cancers (Basel). 2020 Nov 17;12(11):3404.
  18. Goh XT*, Tan YB*, Thirumoorthy T, Kwan YH. A systematic review of factors that influence treatment adherence in paediatric oncology patients. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2017 Feb;42(1):1-7.
  19. Tan YB, Lee JM. Graphene for supercapacitor applications. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 14814-14843