DR BOON TAN - BA MB BCH BAO, MRCPI, FRACP

Director of CompCare Specialist Centre

 

Dr Boon Loong Tan is a Consultant Geriatrician, Internal Medicine and Stroke Physician obtained his bachelor of arts and medical degree in Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland.

 

He has a wide variety of interest which includes:

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• Geriatric medicine

  • Neurodegeneration (Dementia/Memory Disorders)

  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments

  • Falls

  • Onco-geriatric Medicine

  • Bone Health

• Stroke Medicine

• Parkinson Disease and related disorders (including assisted device therapies)

• Rehabilitation medicine

• Perioperative Medicine/Orthogeriatric Medicine

• Acute internal medicine

  • Neurology - Headaches, vertigo, acute confusional state, encephalopathy

  • Cardiorespiratory – Cardiac failure, exacerbation of asthma/COPD, undifferentiated dyspnoea, pulmonary embolus

  • Gastrointestinal – Weight loss, gastroenteritis, undifferentiated liver abnormalities

  • Renal – Acute kidney injury, electrolyte imbalances

  • Haematology – Undifferentiated anemia, iron deficiency

  • Infectious diseases – Pneumonia, urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, gastroenteritis, meningitis, osteomyelitis

  • Endocrine – Diabetes Mellitus, thyroid disorders, parathyroid disorders

  • Rheumatology – Polymyalgia Rheumatica, temporal arteritis, Raynaud’s Disease

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Obstetrics (BA, MB, BCh, BAO), University of Dublin 2006

• Diploma in Medicine (MRCPI), Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 2009

• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

 

Hospital Accreditation

• Calvary Adelaide Hospital

• Calvary North Adelaide Hospital

• St Andrews Hospital

• North Eastern Community Hospital

• Ashford Hospital

• Memorial Hospital