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2024/01/25
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Dr Eugene Tan

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Designations:

  • Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore
  • Consultant, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Qualifications:

MBBS (Hons), MRCP, MMed, MCI

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Cardiology

Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:

Electrophysiology, General Cardiology

Special Interests:

Cardiac Arrhythmias (Heart Rhythm Disorders), Cardiac Implantable Devices (Pacemakers, Defibrillators), Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy for Heart Failure, General Cardiology

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Adj. Assistant Professor Eugene Tan is a Cardiologist at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He is a board certified Electrophysiologist by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and specialises in simple and complex ablations for heart rhythm disorders, and cardiac devices including pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

He graduated from Monash University with Honours, and completed his Cardiology training at the National University Heart Centre Singapore, where he served as Chief Cardiac Senior Resident. After receiving the Ministry of Health Learning Development Award, Asst. Prof. Eugene pursued a fellowship in advanced Electrophysiology and Pacing at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, an internationally renowned, quaternary premier academic centre specialising in complex heart rhythm management and ablations.

Asst. Prof. Eugene’s research interests are in the fields of atrial fibrillation and cardiac pacing therapy. He was awarded the Academic Fellowship at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and is completing his PhD in conduction system pacing. He is the Principal Investigator of several cardiac pacing-related studies and currently serves on the editorial board of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology as a Scholar in Residence.

He holds the appointment of Adj. Assistant Professor with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Awards

  • 2024 - Certification in Electrophysiology, European Heart Rhythm Association
  • 2024 - Academic Fellowship, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • 2023 - Ministry of Health Learning Development Award, Singapore
  • 2022 - Winner, Young Investigator Award, EchoAsia
  • 2020 - Ministry of Health Healthcare Research Scholarship, Singapore
  • 2020 - Best poster, European Society of Cardiology Congress, Netherlands
  • 2019 - Winner, Young Investigator Award, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Thailand
  • 2018 - Winner, International fellow-in-training (FIT) Jeopardy: American College of Cardiology 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo, United States of America
  • 2017 - Winner, Fellow-in-training (FIT) Jeopardy: Singapore Cardiac Society Meeting, Singapore
  • 2016 - Best Poster Award, American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Scientific Session & Expo, United States of America
  • 2016 - Highest Ranking Abstract from Singapore Award, American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Scientific Session & Expo, United States of America

Journals & Publications

  1. Eugene SJ Tan, Soh R, Lee JY, Boey E, Chan SP, Lim TW, Yeo WT, Leong KMW, Seow SC, Kojodjojo P. Prognostic benefits of His-Purkinje capture in physiological pacemakers for bradycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Feb 13. doi: 10.1111/jce.16211.
  2. Eugene SJ Tan, Siew-Pang Chan, Oi-Wah Liew, Jenny P.C. Chong, Gerard K.T. Leong, Daniel P.S. Yeo, Hean-Yee Ong, Fazlur Jaufeerally, David Sim, Lieng-Hsi Ling, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Arthur M. Richards. Differential Associations of A-/B-type Natriuretic Peptides with Cardiac Structure, Function and Prognosis in Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Mar;12(3):461-474.
  3. Eugene SJ Tan, de Leon J, Boey E, Chin HK, Ho KH, Aguirre S, Sim MG, Seow SC, Sharma VK, Kojodjojo P. Stroke Recurrence in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Without Atrial Fibrillation on Invasive Cardiac Monitoring. Heart Lung Circ. 2023 Aug;32(8):1000-1009.
  4. Eugene SJ Tan, Rodney Soh, Elaine Boey, Jie-Ying Lee, Jhobeleen de Leon, Siew-Pang Chan, Hiong-Hiong Gan, Swee-Chong Seow, Pipin Kojodjojo. Comparison of Pacing Performance and Clinical Outcomes between Left Bundle Branch and His Bundle Pacing. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Aug;9(8 Pt 1):1393-1403.
  5. Eugene SJ Tan, Rodney Soh, Jie-Ying Lee, Elaine Boey, Kian-Hui Ho, Shana Aguirre, Jhobeleen de Leon, Siew-Pang Chan, Swee-Chong Seow, Pipin Kojodjojo. Clinical Outcomes in Conduction System Pacing Compared to Right Ventricular Pacing in Bradycardia. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Jul;9(7 Pt 1):992-1001.
  6. Eugene SJ Tan, Siew-Pang Chan, Yeunhyang C. Choi, Chris J. Pemberton, Richard Troughton, Katrina Poppe, Mayanna Lund, Gerry Devlin, Robert N Doughty, A. Mark Richards. Regional Handling and Prognostic Performance of Circulating Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-7 in Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Jun;11(6):662-674. 
  7. Eugene SJ Tan, Lee JY, Chan SP, Boey E, Seow SC, Kojodjojo P. Simplifying follow-up of left bundle branch pacing leads: Assessment of left bundle branch capture using a programmer only. Heart Rhythm. 2023 May;20(5):777-778 
  8. Eugene SJ Tan, Soh R, Lee JY, Boey E, de Leon J, Chan SP, Yeo WT, Lim TW, Seow SC, Kojodjojo P. Conduction System versus Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure with non-Left Bundle Branch Block. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Apr;34(4):976-983
  9. Eugene SJ Tan, Jin X, Oon YY, Chan SP, Gong L, Lunaria JB, Liew OW, Chong JP, Tay ELW, Soo WM, Yip JW, Yong QW, Lee EM, Yeo DP, Ding ZP, Tang HC, Ewe SH, Chin CWL, Chai SC, Goh PP, Ling LF, Ong HY, Richards AM, Ling LH. Prognostic Value of Left Atrial Strain in Aortic Stenosis: A Competing Risk Analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Jan;36(1):29-37.e5. 
  10. Eugene SJ Tan, Zheng H, Ling JZJ, Ganesan G, Lau ZY, Tan KB, Lim TW. Sex and ethnicity modified high 1-year mortality in patients in Singapore with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Sep;51(9):540-552.

Professional Memberships

  • European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
  • Heart Rhythm Association of Singapore
  • Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom

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