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1. Tan TW, Khor CJL, Chang SKY. Stenting before laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: A helpful strategy. Singapore Med J. 2007 Aug;48(8):e224-226.
2. Chong SJ, Tan TW. Cerebral arterial gas embolism in a diver using closed circuit rebreathing apparatus. Diving Hyperb Med. 2008;38:46-47.
3. Chong SJ, Tan TW, Lim YJY. Changes in lung function in Republic of Singapore Navy divers. Diving Hyperb Med. 2008;38:68-70.
4. Chong SJ, Song C, Tan TW, Kusumawijaja G, Chew KY. Multi-variate analysis of burns patients in the Singapore General Hospital Burns Centre (2003-2005). Burns. 2009 Mar;35(2):215-220.
5. Tan TW, Teo LT, MT Chiu. Extra-hepatic biliary injury secondary to blunt abdominal trauma: A successful management strategy. Injury Extra. 2011;42:4-7.
6. Tan TW, Png KS. Tackling anterior crossing vessels without transposition in minimally invasive dismembered pyeloplasty. Journal of Endourology Part B, Videourology. Oct 2014, Vol. 28, No. 5.
7. Tan TW, Chia SJ, Chong KT. Management of penile cancer in a Singapore tertiary hospital. Arab J Urol 2017;15:123-130.
8. Lu Y, Tan TW, Lau WKO. Successful removal of a penoscrotal constricting ring in a 49-year-old male. Asian J Urol 2017;4(4):262-264.
9. Heah NH, Tan TW, Tan YK. Malakoplakia of the prostate as a mimicker of prostate cancer on prostate health index and magnetic resonance imaging-fusion prostate biopsy: a case report. J Endourol Case Rep. 2017:3(1):74-77.
10. Tan TW, Png KS, Lee CH, Yuwono A, Yeow Y, Chong KT, Lee YM, Tan CH, Tan YK. MRI-fusion targeted transrectal prostate biopsy and the role of prostate specific antigen density and prostate health index for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer in Southeast Asian men. J Endourol. 2017;31(11):1111-1116.
11. Tan TW, Nair R, Saad S, Thurairaja R, Khan MS. Safe transition from extracorporeal to intracorporeal urinary diversion following robot-assisted cystectomy: a recipe for reducingoperative time, blood loss and complication rates. World J Urol. 2019;37(2):367-372.
12. Leow JJ, Liu Z, Tan TW, Lee YM, Yeo EK, Chong YL. Optimal management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: current perspectives. Onco Targets Ther 2020;13:1-15.
13. Loy LM, Lim GH, Leow JJ, Lee CH, Tan TW, Tan CH. A systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance guided fusion ultrasound biopsy of prostate for cancer detection – comparing between transrectal and transperineal approaches. Urol Oncol 2020;38:650-660.
14. Tan TW. Editorial comment to using biomarkers in patients with positive multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: 4Kscore predicts the presence of cncer outside the index lesion. Int J Urol 2020;28(1):52-53.
15. Cheng S, Yuwono A, Giron D, Tan TW. A rare case of testicular metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma masquerading as a complex hydrocele. J Clin Urol 2021;14(6):492-495.
16. Lee CH, Tan TW, Tan CH. Multiparametric MRI in active surveillance of prostate cancer: an overview and a practical approach. Korean J Radiol 2021;22:e43.
17. Yuwono A, Salada R, Tan TW. TREXIT: initial experience with transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia in an outpatient setting in South East Asia. Asian J Androl 2021;23:1-2.
18. Cheng L, Soon SS, Tan TW, Tan CH, Lim TSK, Tay KJ, Loke WT, Ang B, Chiong E, Ng K. Cost-effectiveness of MRI targeted biopsy strategies for diagnosing prostate cancer in Singapore. BMC Health Serv Res 2021;21(1):909.
19. Leow JJ, Koh SH, Chow MWL, Loke W, Salada II R, Hong SK, Yeow Y, Lee CH, Tan CH, Tan TW. Can we omit systematic biopsies in patients undergoing MRI fusion-targeted prostate biopsies? Asian J Androl 2022;24:1-7.
20. Kit JRC, Yuwono A, Leow JJ, Choo ZW, Hong SK, Tan TW. Contemporary management of inguinal lymph nodes in squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum: a case report and literature review. Urol Case Rep. 2022;43:102092.
21. Goh N, Tan A, Tan TW, Wong KY. Beyond total mesorectal excision (bTME) – A video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16304
22. Leow JJ, Tan WS, Tan WP, Tan TW, Chan VW-S, Tikkinen KAO, Kamat A, Sengupta S, Meng MV, Shariat S, Roupret M, Decaestecker K, Vasdev N, Chong YL, Enikeev D, Giannarini G, Ficarra V, Teoh
JY-C. A systematic review and meta-analysis on delaying surgery for urothelial carcinoma of bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma: Implications for the COVID19 pandemic and beyond. Front. Surg. 2022;9:879774.
23. Chiu PKF, Leow JJ, Chiang CH, Mok A, Zhang K, Hsieh PF, Zhu Y, Lam W, Tsang WC, Fan YH, Lin TP, Chan TY, Leung CH, Teoh JYC, Chu PSK, Zhu G, Ye DW, Wu HC, Tan TW, Tsu JHL, Ng CF, Chiong E, Huang CY. Prostate health index density outperforms PSA density in the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer in equivocal MRI prostates: a multicenter evaluation. J Urol 2023;210:88-98.
Dr Tan Teck Wei
MBBS (S’pore)
DFD (CAW)
MRCS (Edin)
MMed (Surgery)
FAMS (Urology)
Dr Tan Teck Wei is a Senior Consultant Urologist in Singapore who specialises in the management of complex urological cancers, including those affecting the kidneys, prostate, and bladder.
He is fellowship-trained in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He also specialises in the management of other urological conditions including:
- Prostate Enlargement
- Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
- Stones
To date, Dr Tan Teck Wei has been involved in more than 500 robot-assisted surgeries, building up his volume of cases from his fellowship training days and cementing his expertise in robotic surgery.
Dr Tan Teck Wei believes in the holistic management of his patients, and seeks to journey with them from diagnosis to cure. Dr Tan is effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin, making him a popular choice with the young and old, as well as international patients.
Dr Tan Teck Wei possesses a wealth of specialist experience in the field of Urology. He has previously held positions as a Consultant Urologist and Director of Genitourinary Oncology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Dr Tan’s expertise in conducting MRI-targeted Prostate Biopsies led to his advisory role with the Ministry of Health’s Agency for Care Effectiveness. Furthermore, he has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Clinical Teacher at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the Nanyang Technological University-Imperial College London’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine respectively.
He has actively participated in humanitarian initiatives as a member of the Singapore Navy surgical team, collaborating with the Indonesian Navy to provide healthcare services to the communities in Padang and Ambon. It is his passion to improve the standards of healthcare to patients both in Singapore and overseas.
- Former Consultant Urologist and Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- Clinical Teacher, Nanyang Technological University-Imperial College London’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
- Advisor, Ministry of Health’s Agency for Care Effectiveness
- Surgical Team, Singapore Navy
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