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WEIJOE TAN

WEIJOE TAN

Kuala Lumpur

Summary

I have 10 years of experience in radiology. I have been working as a radiologist for 4 to 5 years in Malaysia. I am also a fellow in the Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship program under Ministry of Health, Malaysia. I have great passion for musculoskeletal radiology and am interested in musculoskeletal interventions. I am also involved in general diagnostic imaging. I aspire to become an expert in the field of musculoskeletal radiology and play a part in improving the quality of radiology service in Malaysia in future.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Radiologist & Fellow in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Kuala Lumpur Hospital
07.2023 - Current
  • Fellow in Musculoskeletal Radiology (subspecialty training programme under Ministry of Health, Malaysia).
  • Actively involved in multimodality diagnostic and procedural work in musculoskeletal radiology with an emphasis on sports injuries, musculoskeletal tumours and infections as well as rheumatological conditions.
  • Involved in image-guided musculoskeletal interventions such as image-guided tumour biopsy, joint aspiration and spine biopsy.
  • Involved resident teaching form time to time.
  • Occasionally involved in general diagnostic imaging including CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammogram and fluoroscopic studies.
  • Actively involved in MDTs and radiology conferences.

Radiologist and Head of Department

Lahad Datu Hospital
11.2022 - 06.2023
  • Provide diagnostic imaging reports in various imaging modalities with an interest in musculoskeletal radiology.
  • Perform image-guided interventional procedures.
  • Ensure effective and efficient operation of all aspects of the department as the head of department.
  • Participate in MDT discussions.
  • Train and supervise medical officers.

Radiologist

Lahad Datu Hospital
04.2021 - 10.2022

Radiologist

Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR)
12.2020 - 03.2021

Radiology Resident

University of Malaya (UM)/ HTAR
06.2016 - 11.2020
  • Trainee in Master of Radiology. Out-campus training in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) and several major hospitals in Klang Valley.

Radiology Resident

Sibu Hospital
06.2015 - 05.2016

Internal Medicine Resident

Sibu Hospital
08.2013 - 05.2016
  • Spent two years in internal medicine managing various acute and chronic medical conditions.

Resident (Department of Anaesthesiology)

Kuala Lumpur Hospital
07.2013 - 07.2013

House Officer/Intern

Kuala Lumpur Hospital
06.2011 - 06.2013
  • Rotations in internal medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery and emergency medicine.
  • Brief exposure to musculoskeletal tumours and imaging as a mentee in the orthopaedic oncology team.

Education

Master of Radiology (MRAD) - Radiology

Universiti Malaya
2020

Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Medicine

Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
2011

Skills

  • Musculoskeletal Imaging including X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI
  • Basic image-guided musculoskeletal interventions
  • General Radiology

Publications

  • Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis as a Rare Cause of Neonatal Upper Airway Obstruction - accepted as E-poster in the 13th AOCNR, South Korea in 2021. Abstract was published in Korean Journal of Radiology.

Accomplishments

  • Imaging in Rotator Cuff Tears - Speaker, Shoulder Symposium 2025, Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
  • Kimura Disease in the Upper Extremity - case report accepted as E-poster in ESSR 2024, Switzerland.
  • Speaker in Update on Practical Radiogy Approach and Radiation Protection Course, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, 2024, Malaysia.
  • Paediatric Abdominal Tuberculosis with Enterovesical Fistula - case report E-poster in Korean Congress of Radiology 2023, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Established 'visiting radiologist' service for ultrasound imaging in nearby district hospital in 2023, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Provide supervision and training in basic ultrasound imaging to radiographers in Hospital Lahad Datu, Sabah, 2023.
  • Strangulated Morgagni Hernia with Colon Adenocarcinoma - case report accepted as E-poster in the 19th AOCR, Malaysia in 2021.
  • Coarctation of Aorta with Left Iliac Artery Thrombosis - case report accepted as E-poster in the 19th AOCR, Malaysia in 2021.
  • Imaging the Nigrosome-1 in the Substatia Nigra in Parkinson's Disease Using SWI and T2* GRE Sequences - a retrospective study. Accepted as E-poster in 43rd European Congress of Radiology Meeting (ESNR) Annual Meeting 2020.

Courses

  • British Spinal Intervention Course 2024, Leeds, UK.
  • 33th ESSR (European Society of Skeletal Radiology) Annual Meeting, Switzerland.
  • 3rd MMOIG (Malaysian Musculoskeletal Oncology Interest Group) Scientific Meeting, Malaysia, 2023.
  • Musculoskeletal Imaging Webinar, MYRAD, 2023.
  • 79th Korean Congress of Radiology (KCR), Seoul, 2023.
  • Musculoskeletal Imaging Webinar organized by MyRad, Malayasia, 2023
  • Online Guided MRI Knee Mini-fellowship by Radiology Education Asia, 2022.
  • 43rd ESNR (European Society of Neuroradiology) Annual Meeting, 2020

Affiliations

  • Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)
  • National Specialist Registry (NSR)
  • Member, College of Radiology, Malaysia.
  • Corresponding member, European Society of Skeletal Radiology (ESSR)
  • Corresponding member, European Society of Radiology (ESR)

Supervisors

  • Dr Maizatul Jamny Mahmood, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Kuala Lumpur Hospital
  • Dr Nurul Aida Binti Selamat, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
  • Dr Sarawana Chelwan Muniandy, Consultant Radiologist and Deputy Head of Department, Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

Certification

Occupational English Test (2 July 2024)

Timeline

Radiologist & Fellow in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Kuala Lumpur Hospital
07.2023 - Current

Radiologist and Head of Department

Lahad Datu Hospital
11.2022 - 06.2023

Radiologist

Lahad Datu Hospital
04.2021 - 10.2022

Radiologist

Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR)
12.2020 - 03.2021

Radiology Resident

University of Malaya (UM)/ HTAR
06.2016 - 11.2020

Radiology Resident

Sibu Hospital
06.2015 - 05.2016

Internal Medicine Resident

Sibu Hospital
08.2013 - 05.2016

Resident (Department of Anaesthesiology)

Kuala Lumpur Hospital
07.2013 - 07.2013

House Officer/Intern

Kuala Lumpur Hospital
06.2011 - 06.2013

Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Medicine

Univerisiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

Occupational English Test (2 July 2024)

Master of Radiology (MRAD) - Radiology

Universiti Malaya
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