Tan Kiat Tee Benita

Biography

Dr Benita Tan is a senior consultant, general surgeon sub-specializing in breast surgery. Her clinical practice is largely on breast diseases, both benign and malignant. Experienced in a wide range of breast procedures, she performs breast biopsies including vacuum assisted biopsies (VAB) and breast cancer surgeries, from breast conserving cancer surgery to mastectomies including skin-sparing surgery for breast reconstruction.She enjoys teaching and has interest is in breast cancer research, a strong believer of collaborative efforts, with local partners from National Cancer Centre, Singhealth Research, Genomic Institute of Singapore, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology and the other local hospitals; as well as internationally with the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Universiti Malaya and the Cancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Research Interest

Breast Surgery