Family Physician, Sports Practitioner

Background

Dr Darren Chan is an accredited Family Physician with an interest in sports and preventive medicine.

As a Family Physician, he believes in holistic care and health promotion for his patients.

Dr Chan obtained his MBBS from Monash University, Australia in 2012 and graduated with Honours where he was also awarded the Robert Power Prize in Surgery. After working at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia for a couple of years, he returned to Singapore and has worked in various public hospitals such as SGH, NUH, KTPH, KKH under several surgical specialties including Orthopaedics. He also has training in Radiology and Family Medicine. He obtained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons from Edinburgh and also completed his Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine from NUS.

Dr Chan has also been the anchor doctor for primary care clinics for a few years and has experience in minor surgical procedures. He has also developed an interest for research and has written several journal articles including a book chapter on the use of Coenzyme Q10 in physical performance. He still continues to develop himself professionally by attending regular medical education seminars.