Dr Tan Yau Boon Barrie

SpecializationOtorhinolaryngology (ENT)

Sub SpecializationCochlear implant, Endoscopic sinus surgery (advanced)

English

Key Experience

Dr Barrie Tan is an ENT specialist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He is experienced in managing ENT conditions such as sinus problems , snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, allergic rhinitis, voice problems, thyroid nodules, neck lumps, hearing loss, tinnitus and giddiness. Dr Tan is a President’s Scholar and has over 20 years of clinical and surgical experience. For more than 6 years, he was a senior consultant and the head of the department of otolaryngology (ENT) at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). During his tenure, he routinely managed and operated on young children with ENT conditions. He is well known for his expertise in treating hearing loss, as well as performing endoscopic ear surgeries. Dr Tan introduced endoscopic ear surgeries in SGH in 2014 and has been actively spear

Conditions Treated

Managing ENT conditions such as sinus problems , snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, allergic rhinitis, voice problems, thyroid nodules, neck lumps, hearing loss, tinnitus and giddiness.

Procedure Focus

Cochlear implant
Endoscopic sinus surgery (advanced)
Extended mastoidectomy
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Otoplasty / external ear reconstruction

Fellowship and Accreditation

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
Master of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology)
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Otolaryngology)

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Hospital

Gleneagles Hospital

Singapore

Offers Multiple Language Support

Premier private tertiary hospital in Singapore's Orchard precinct since 1959. JCI-accredited and renowned for liver transplantation, cardiology, oncology and bone marrow transplant.