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Dr Shirley Tan Lan Eng

Consultant Respiratory Physician
Resident Consultant
Specialty
Respiratory Medicine, Internal Medicine
Qualifications
MD (Taiwan) , FCCP (USA), AM (Mal)
Suite Number
Level 1 - A-L1-03
Spoken Language
Cantonese, English, Malay, Mandarin

Doctor Availability

Monday8:30am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday8:30am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday8:30am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Thursday8:30am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Friday8:30am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday8.30am - 12.30pm

About the Doctor

With years of experience in the field of internal medicine and respiratory medicine under her belt, Dr Shirley Tan practiced in Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan before returning to Malaysia in 2015. Currently attached to Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Dr Tan has great passion and vast experience in taking care of patients with chest problems, chronic cough, COAD, asthma, tuberculosis, lung cancer, patients with chronic oxygen support and also children with congenital disease who requires prolong ventilator and oxygen support. In addition, she was also trained to perform pulmonary intervention such as bronchoscopy, ultrasonography, fluoroscopy-guided lung biopsy and thoracentesis, in assist of diagnosis and treatment. Besides that, Dr Shirley Tan has also been actively involved in researches with a few publications.

Clinical Focus

  • COPD & Asthma
  • Chronic cough
  • Interstitial lung diseases (ILD)
  • Pulmonary infections
  • Lung cancer
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Pneumonia
  • Sleep related breathing disorders
  • Smoking cessation
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Lung Fibrosis & Other Chronic Lung Diseases
  • Respiratory ailments
  • Respiratory diseases

Procedure Focus

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Closed pleural biopsy
  • Chest tube insertion
  • Spirometry
  • Full lung function test
  • Tubercullin skin test
  • Thoracocentesis
  • Medical pleurodesis
  • Non-invasive ventilation
  • Full polysomnography
  • CPAP therapy for sleep disordered breathing
  • Percutaneous lung biopsy
  • Chemotherapy for lung cancer

About the Doctor

With years of experience in the field of internal medicine and respiratory medicine under her belt, Dr Shirley Tan practiced in Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan before returning to Malaysia in 2015. Currently attached to Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Dr Tan has great passion and vast experience in taking care of patients with chest problems, chronic cough, COAD, asthma, tuberculosis, lung cancer, patients with chronic oxygen support and also children with congenital disease who requires prolong ventilator and oxygen support. In addition, she was also trained to perform pulmonary intervention such as bronchoscopy, ultrasonography, fluoroscopy-guided lung biopsy and thoracentesis, in assist of diagnosis and treatment. Besides that, Dr Shirley Tan has also been actively involved in researches with a few publications.

Clinical Focus

  • COPD & Asthma
  • Chronic cough
  • Interstitial lung diseases (ILD)
  • Pulmonary infections
  • Lung cancer
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Pneumonia
  • Sleep related breathing disorders
  • Smoking cessation
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Lung Fibrosis & Other Chronic Lung Diseases
  • Respiratory ailments
  • Respiratory diseases

Procedure Focus

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Closed pleural biopsy
  • Chest tube insertion
  • Spirometry
  • Full lung function test
  • Tubercullin skin test
  • Thoracocentesis
  • Medical pleurodesis
  • Non-invasive ventilation
  • Full polysomnography
  • CPAP therapy for sleep disordered breathing
  • Percutaneous lung biopsy
  • Chemotherapy for lung cancer