Wei Phin Tan
Clinical Associate
Rush University Medical Center
USA
Biography
Dr. Wei Phin Tan now pursues his residency in Urology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He subsequently completed college at Concord College, UK. He completed his medical education at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He also played a key role in the Asian Men’s Health Report which was published in 2013.
He has experience as a research coordinator and manager for 6 different databases and was involved in a randomized community based research involving 1760 respondents. He was also a recipient of the Hyman Menduke Research Prize and runner up for the Philip J Ripepi Prize in Surgery. He has co-authored over 3 book chapters, 18 publications and 40 abstracts to date. He also has given more than 30 oral and poster presentations to date.
Dr. Tan is also currently a member of the International Society of Urology, the American Urological Association, Society of Endourology and the International Society of Men’s Health. He was also a founding member of the American Society of Men’s Health.
Research Interest
Risk factors for prostate cancer
MRI/US fusion biopsy of the prostate
Kidney cancer.
