Dr Tan Yin Ru

Dr Tan Yin Ru is an Associate Consultant with the Department of Urogynaecology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital. She graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, in 2016. She obtained her Master of Medicine (MMed O&G, Singapore) and was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG, UK) in 2021. Dr Tan received her Specialist accreditation from the Singapore Medical Council in 2024 after completing her Obstetrics and Gynaecology residency with the SingHealth Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Program.

Dr Tan has a special interest in Urogynaecology. In addition to clinical practice, Dr Tan is actively involved in education and research. She was the Chief Resident (Education) in 2020, and regularly engages in teaching activities for medical students from all three medical schools. She has also presented at international conferences and published in various international journals.

• MRCOG (UK) 2021
• Master of Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) National University of Singapore 2021
• MBBS National University of Singapore 2016

• Associate Consultant, Department of Urogynaecology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2024 - Present
• Clinical Instructor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Obstetrics & Gynaecology Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, 2025 - Present
• Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 2025 - Present
• Physician Faculty Member, SingHealth Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) programme, 2025 - Present
• Physician Faculty Member, SingHealth Obstetrics & Gynaecology Residency Programme, 2025 - Present

• SingHealth RISE Quality Improvement Project award 2021A

• Exercise in Pregnancy – Medical Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Recommendations. Tan YR, Tan KH, Tan HK, Tan LK. Singapore Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2024; 55 (3): 35 – 41.
• Attitudes and Practices of Exercise among Pregnant Mothers in Singapore. Tan YR, Tan KH, Dai F, Tan HK, Tan LK. Singapore Med J. 2024 Sep 1; 65(9): 488-493.
• Colovaginal Fistula: An Uncommon Complication After Vaginal Hysterectomy and Pelvic Floor Repair With Mesh Surgery. Tan YR, Lee JCS, A Sivarajah SS, Chong CXZ, Chua HL, Bhutia K. Cureus. Dec 2023; 15(12): e51221.
• Development and Implementation of a Diabetic Protocol for Management of Perioperative Gynaecological Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital: A Resident Quality Improvement Project. Tan YR, Tan SQ, Wong Y, Koh K, Tang TW, Sulaiman S. Singapore Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2022; 53(2): 17-22.
• A Rare Case of Hemoglobin Bart’s Hydrops Fetalis due to Uniparental Disomy of Chromosome 16. Tan YR, Tan HK. J Med Cases. Jul 2021; 12(7): 275-279.
• Challenges in the management of a rare case of extensive retroperitoneal haemangioma in a pregnant woman. Tan SQ, Lim JS, Tan YR, Tan HK. Singapore Med J. Nov 2014; 55(11): e177-9.
• Ogilvie’s Syndrome With Caecal Perforation Following Caesarean Section: A Case Report. Nadarajah R, Tan J, Tan YR, Tan L. Journal of Medical Cases, 4, Feb. 2013.