Dr Tan Lip Kun is a Senior Consultant Haematologist in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, NUHS> She graduated from Leicester Medical School, UK, in 1989. She was trained in both internal medicine and in Haematology. Dr. Tan has extensive experience in both laboratory and clinical haematology, with particular interests in : Acute Leukaemias, Lymphoproliferative diseases, Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Transfusion Medicine. Dr Tan was previously the Program Director for the NUHS Adult and Paediatric Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Programme, a FACT-accredited centre. She is currently the Medical Director of the Processing Facility, Stem Cell Laboratory and Collection Facility, Apheresis Unit, NCIS. She is the Medical Director of the Blood Transfusion Services. She actively participates in both undergraduate teaching at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS and postgraduate teaching in Haematology. Dr Tan is a member of the Clinical Ethics Committee and a member of the Blood Usage Committee at NUHS. At the National level, Dr Tan held the position of the Protem Executive Director and was tasked to set up the Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS), a national cell and gene therapy program and GMP facility. She now serves as a member of the Clinical Services Strategy Committee for Cell Therapy. She is also a member of the Product Vigilance Advisory Committee of HSA.Dr Tan's interest is in stem cell transplant, cell therapy, haematologic malignancies and transfusion medicine.
