Dr Tan Ying Ching

About Doctor

Dr Tan Ying Ching is a Consultant with the Department of Breast Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, and the Division of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore. She graduated with an MBBS (Merit) in 2015 and completed her surgical training in Singapore, serving as Chief Resident, General Surgery, in 2022. She was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2023.

Dr Tan is a breast surgeon committed to improving outcomes and quality of life for women with breast cancer. She provides patient-centred care grounded in empathy and evidence-based practice and works closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patients through diagnosis, treatment and recovery. In addition, as Research Director in the Department of Breast Surgery and a Core Faculty Member of the SingHealth General Surgical Training Residency, she leads and supports research initiatives and is actively involved in training the next generation of surgeons.

Languages Spoken

• English

Education and Training

• ​Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2023
• Master of Medicine (Surgery), 2021
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Intercollegiate), 2017
• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Merit, 2015
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Breast Surgery Dept EMOP Champion
• NSQIP reconstruction Pilot Workgroup

Awards

• Service with a Heart 2025
• J@SS Awards Individual Award (most compliments)- Associate consultant
• Outstanding Faculty Award (Post-Graduate Year 1), SingHealth Excels (RiSE) Awards 2022
  

Publications

• Granular Cell Tumours of the Breast: A Case Series and Literature Review.
  Samsuddin S, Leong LCH, Lim CHS, Wong CY, Tan YC.
  Cureus. 2025 Jul 5;17(7):e87336. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87336. PMID: 40761956; PMCID: PMC12320961.
• Evaluating the surgical trainee ergonomic experience during minimally invasive abdominal sur-gery (ESTEEMA study).
  Chan C, Tan YC, Lim EW, Teo JY, Lin J, Tan WJ, Tay GCA, Tan EK, Seow-En I.
  Sci Rep. 2024 May 31;14(1):12502. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63516-8. PMID: 38822017; PMCID: PMC11143188.
• Recurrent Inflammation from adult-onset lymphatic malformation: A management conundrum: Recurrent infections from lymphatic malformation.
  Tan APP, Wong CY, Tan YC.
  Arch Breast Cancer [Internet]. 2025 Jul22;12(3):361-5
• Phytobezoars - The Grinch of Chinese New Year.
  Tan YC, Lek SM, Shannon NB, Xuan Yeow MW, Mathur S, Ng JCF, Wong TH, Tan JW, Ong CJ.
  Asian J Surg. 2020 Jul;43(7):765-766. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2020.02.001. Epub 2020 Mar 3. PMID: 32139162
• Treatment strategies for central nervous system infections: an update.
  Tan YC, Gill AK, Kim KS.
  Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 2015 2015/01/22;16(2):187-203.
• Gender Differences in Outcomes and Predictors of All-Cause Mortality After Percutaneous Cor-onary Intervention (Data from United Kingdom and Sweden).
  Kunadian V, Qiu W, Lagerqvist B, Johnston N, Sinclair H, Tan Y, et al.
  American Journal of Cardiology. Jan 2017. 119(2):210-6.
• Gender differences in outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome in the current era: A review.
  Tan YC, Sinclair H, Ghoorah K, Teoh X, Mehran R, Kunadian V.
  European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care. Nov 2016 ;5(7):51-60.