Dr Jacqueline Tan Siau Woon

Senior Consultant Hand Surgeon

MBBS (SG)
MRCS (Edin)
MMed (Surgery)
FAMS (Hand Surgery)

Advanced Hand, Wrist & Nerve Centre is led by Dr Jacqueline Tan, a Senior Consultant Hand Surgeon with over 20 years of experience managing hand, wrist and nerve conditions.

With the guidance of an experienced hand surgeon, the clinic provides one-stop surgical and therapeutic services for all hand, wrist, carpal tunnel & nerve conditions that often affect your movement and daily activities.

Meet Dr Jacqueline Tan

After completing her training as a hand surgeon in Singapore, Dr Jacqueline Tan was awarded the prestigious Health Manpower Development Plan scholarship by the Ministry of Health (MOH). With over 20 years of experience in managing hand, wrist, and nerve conditions, she is well-regarded in her field.

Formerly the Head of Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Singapore General Hospital, Dr Jacqueline Tan is a female hand surgeon in Singapore who also serves as the Director of Micro-Reconstruction Service and Director of Peripheral Nerve and Paralytic Upper Limb Service.

She also completed a one-year advanced fellowship in Taiwan under the tutelage of internationally-acclaimed Hand and Orthopaedic Microsurgeon—Professor Yuan-Kun Tu—to specialise in Brachial Plexus Surgery and Advanced Microsurgery.

Alongside her career as a hand surgeon, Dr Tan is also active in academic teaching, currently holding teaching appointments of Adjunct Assistant Professor in Duke-NUS Medical School and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore. Her past appointments include:

Deputy Vice Chair for Education, Musculoskeletal Sciences Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth
Program Director, SingHealth Hand Surgery Program
Core Faculty, SingHealth Orthopaedic Surgery Program
Chair, Hand Surgery Examination Committee under the Joint Committee for Specialist Training, 2019-2020
Chief Examiner, Hand Surgery Exit Examinations, 2019

Clinical Areas of Practice

Dr Jacqueline Tan’s clinical work focuses on the assessment and treatment of hand, wrist and upper limb nerve conditions. Her areas of practice include hand and wrist trauma, arthritis of the hand and wrist, wrist arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction, peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus reconstruction and reconstructive microsurgery.

Her background in hand and reconstructive microsurgery supports her work with both common and complex conditions affecting hand function, sensation, movement and daily activities. Treatment recommendations are made after clinical assessment, with the aim of helping patients understand their condition, available options and expected recovery process.

Dr Jacqueline Tan speaking at Conference

Teaching, Publications and Professional Education

Beyond clinical practice, Dr Tan has been involved in medical education, academic teaching and specialist training. She currently holds teaching appointments as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

She has also contributed to professional education through past roles with SingHealth and hand surgery training programmes. Her academic, teaching and publication work supports the clinic’s focus on careful assessment, patient education and evidence-informed care for hand, wrist and nerve conditions.

Member Of Many Professional Societies

A member of numerous local and international professional societies, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, International Wrist Arthroscopy Society, the Asia Pacific Wrist Association, and the International Microsurgery Club, she has also served as the organizing Chairperson for several notable inaugural courses:

Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Meeting (2023)
SSHS Hand Surgery Revision Series (2020)
Exit Exam Preparatory Course (2017)
AO Trauma Asia Pacific Masters Hand & Wrist Course (2016)

Professional Appointments & Committee Memberships

Past President

Singapore Society for Hand Surgery