Clin Asst Prof Timothy Tan Shao Ern

Dr Timothy Tan is a Consultant Radiologist at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, sub-specialising in paediatric imaging. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor with Singhealth Duke-NUS Radiological Sciences ACP and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.

He received his medical degree from the University of Manchester, UK in 2015 and subsequently completed the Singhealth Diagnostic Radiology Residency programme in July 2023, obtaining both FRCR and MMed (Diagnostic Radiology) postgraduate degrees in 2021. He was awarded the College of Radiologists Singapore Gold Medal for being the top performing candidate at the Diagnostic Radiology certifying exam.

He also completed the NUS Master of Clinical Investigation degree programme in 2024 with support from the NMRC Research Training Fellowship. His research interests lie in the applications of artificial intelligence in radiology and imaging biomarkers in paediatric oncology.

He actively contributes to radiology resident education and was recognized through the RISE Outstanding Residency Faculty Awards consecutively  in 2024 and 2025 for his dedication to education.

Dr Tan aims to advance paediatric imaging locally and regionally through impactful clinical and research collaborations.

• MCI (Singapore) 2024
• FRCR (UK) 2021
• MMed Diagnostic Radiology (Singapore) 2021
• MBChB (Manchester, UK) 2015

• Consultant, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2025 – Present
• Associate Consultant, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2023 – 2025
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Singhealth Duke-NUS Radiological Sciences ACP & Duke-NUS Medical School, 2024 – Present
• Physician Faculty, Singhealth Radiology Residency Programme

• SingHealth Duke-NUS Quality and Innovation Day - IPSQ Poster Excellence Award, 2026
• Residency in Singhealth Excels (RISE) Outstanding Faculty Award, 2025
• Nurturing Clinician Research Scheme – Nurturing Clinician Scientist Award (Principal Investigator), 2024
• Residency in Singhealth Excels (RISE) Outstanding Faculty Award, 2024
• Residency in Singhealth Excels (RISE) Quality Improvement Project Award, 2023
• College of Radiologists Singapore, Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam Gold Medal, 2023
• National Medical Research Council Research Training Fellowship, 2022

Selected Publications

• Flexing ChatGPT-4o's Diagnostic Muscle: Detection of Fractures in the Ossifying Pediatric Elbow on Radiographs. Phua JK, Tan TSE. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Nov 13;15(22):2882. 
• A visual compendium of teratomas and their diverse anatomical locations. Lim YSE, Guo S, Lee ZR, Lee ECH, Tan TSE. Acta Radiol Open. 2025 Sep 10;14(9):20584601251377911. 
• Re: Utility of zero echo time (ZTE) sequence for assessing bony lesions of skull base and calvarium: Challenges and expanding the applications of ZTE MRI in paediatric radiology. Tan TSE. Clin Radiol. 2025 May;84:106855. 
• Accuracy of radiologists and radiology residents in detection of paediatric appendicular fractures with and without artificial intelligence. M Yogendra P, Goh AGW, Yee SY, Jawan F, Koh KKN, Tan TSE, Woon TK, Yeap PM, Tan MO. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2024 Dec 5;31(1):e101091. 
• An artificial intelligence boost to MRI lumbar spine reporting. Yang YXC, Yee SY, Tan TSE, Koh KKN, Goh AGW, Venugopal VK, Nickalls OJ, Wong SBS, Tan MO.  Eur J Radiol. 2024 Oct;179:111636.
• Re: Empowering radiology: the transformative role of ChatGPT. Tan TSE, Teh DJW. Clin Radiol. 2024 Mar;79(3):237-238. 
• Prediction of MYCN Gene Amplification in Pediatric Neuroblastomas: Development of a Deep Learning-Based Tool for Automatic Tumor Segmentation and Comparative Analysis of Computed Tomography-Based Radiomics Features Harmonization. Yeow LY, Teh YX, Lu X, Srinivasa AC, Tan E, Tan TSE, Tang PH, Kn BP. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Sep-Oct 01;47(5):786-795. 
• Retrospective review of Synacthen testing in infants. Tan TSE, Manfredonia C, Kumar R, Jones J, O'Shea E, Padidela R, Skae M, Ehtisham S, Ivison F, Tetlow L, Clayton PE, Banerjee I, Patel L. Arch Dis Child. 2018 Oct;103(10):984-986. 
• The neuroendocrine sequelae of paediatric craniopharyngioma: a 40-year meta-data analysis of 185 cases from three UK centres. Tan TSE, Patel L, Gopal-Kothandapani JS, Ehtisham S, Ikazoboh EC, Hayward R, Aquilina K, Skae M, Thorp N, Pizer B, Didi M, Mallucci C, Blair JC, Gaze MN, Kamaly-Asl I, Spoudeas H, Clayton PE. Eur J Endocrinol. 2017 Mar;176(3):359-369.
• Please refer to https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9297-4598 for full list of publications.

Book Chapters:

• Tan TSE, Tan E, Teo, ELHJ, (2025). Imaging of Appendicular Musculoskeletal Infections in Neonates and Children. In: Peh, W.C.G., Ladeb, M.F. (eds) Imaging of Appendicular Musculoskeletal Infections. Medical Radiology(1^st Edition). Springer, Cham.
• Dabas A, Tan TSE, Whitfield GA, Kilday JP, Patel L. Organ-specific pediatric endocrine disorders, pituitary: Craniopharyngioma. Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences, Elsevier, 2024
• Tan TSE, Teo ELJH, Peh WCG, 2023. Congenital and Developmental Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, Davies M, James S, Botchu R. In: Imaging of the Foot and Ankle (2^nd Edition). Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2, 141-169.
• Tan TSE, Teo ELJH. (2023). The Pediatric Knee., Davies M, James S, Botchu R, in Imaging of the Knee (2^nd Edition). Medical Radiology. Springer, Cham, 2.
• Tan TSE, Kilday JP, & Patel L, 2019. Organ-Specific Pediatric Endocrine Disorders, Pituitary: Craniopharyngioma. Huhtaniemi I, Martini L, in Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases (2^nd Edition), Elsevier, Academic Press, 2, 191-200.