Dr Boon Tan (Geriatrician)
- Name
- Dr Boon Loong Tan
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery Dublin University Ireland 2006
- FRACP Australia 2015
- Occupation
- Geriatrician
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Malay
DR BOON LOONG TAN BA MB BCh BAO, MRCPI, FRACP
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:
- Geriatric medicine
- 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
Pain management
- Affiliated Clinics
- The International Spine Centre
- CompCare Specialist Centre
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
Practice Locations
Adelaide
- The International Spine Centre
- Address
- 41 Sydenham Road
Norwood SA 5067
Australia
- Phone
- 08 8223 4055
- Fax
- 08 8223 3766
- CompCare Specialist Centre
- Address
- Calvary Adelaide Hospital
Level 5
120 Angas Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
- Phone
- 08 7077 2199
- Fax
- 08 7223 2091
