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Dr Tan Li Feng

Email:

li_feng_tan@nuhs.edu.sg

URL:

https://www.ah.com.sg/Pages/Our%20Programmes/Healthy-Ageing-Programme-(Age-Better).aspx

Designations:

Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital
Consultant, Healthy Ageing Programme (Age Better), Alexandra Hospital

Qualifications:

MBBS, MMed, MRCP, FAMS

Specialties:

Medicine

Sub-Specialties:

Geriatric Medicine, Healthy Ageing Programme (Age Better)

Special Interests:

Cognition, Frailty, Sarcopenia

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Awards

2022- Good Teacher Award (Interactive), Department of Medicine, National University Hospital
2022- 2nd runner up – best oral presentation Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies (AFOS)
2021- NUHS Teaching Excellence Award
2020- NUHS HEROES Teaching Award
2018- NUHS Junior Research Award

Journals & Publications

Premkumar A, Seetharaman SK, Li Y, Tan LF. Knowledge and perception of fall prevention in hospital: A survey of nursing staff. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Jul;51(7):444-445. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2022126. PMID: 35906944.
Tan LF, Chan YH, Merchant RA. Association between dentition and frailty and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Jul 25;22(1):614. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03305-y. PMID: 35879659; PMCID: PMC9310464.
Tan BYQ, Ho JSY, Leow AS, Chia MLJ, Sia CH, Koh YY, Seetharaman SK, Yang C, Gopinathan A, Teoh HL, Sharma VK, Seet RCS, Chan BPL, Yeo LLL, Tan LF. Effect of frailty on outcomes of endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in older patients. Age Ageing. 2022 Apr 1;51(4):afac096. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac096. PMID: 35486669.
Tan LF, Ying SM, Teng J, Premkumar A, Tan ATH, Seetharaman S. The Impact of Frailty, Falls and Cognition on Osteoporosis Management in the Oldest Old. Calcif Tissue Int. 2022 Aug;111(2):145-151. doi: 10.1007/s00223-022-00978-w. Epub 2022 Apr 15. PMID: 35428924.
Tan LF, Chan YH, Tay A, Jayasundram J, Low NA, Merchant RA. Practicality and Reliability of Self Vs Administered Rapid Geriatric Assessment Mobile App. J Nutr Health Aging. 2021;25(9):1064-1069. doi: 10.1007/s12603-021-1672-9. PMID: 34725662; PMCID: PMC8432277.
Tan LF, Soh R, Koo C, Goh W, Shen G, Lim J, Seetharaman S, Merchant RA. Impact of geriatric syndromes on anticoagulation prescription in older adults with atrial fibrillation. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Mar;38(3):339-343. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.2000717. Epub 2021 Nov 12. PMID: 34714212.
Merchant RA, Seetharaman S, Au L, Wong MWK, Wong BLL, Tan LF, Chen MZ, Ng SE, Soong JTY, Hui RJY, Kwek SC, Morley JE. Relationship of Fat Mass Index and Fat Free Mass Index With Body Mass Index and Association With Function, Cognition and Sarcopenia in Pre-Frail Older Adults. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Dec 24;12:765415. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.765415. PMID: 35002957; PMCID: PMC8741276.
Tan LF, Lim ZY, Choe R, Seetharaman S, Merchant R. Screening for Frailty and Sarcopenia Among Older Persons in Medical Outpatient Clinics and its Associations With Healthcare Burden. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 Jul 1;18(7):583-587. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.004. Epub 2017 Feb 24. PMID: 28242192.
Merchant RA, Hui RJY, Kwek SC, Sundram M, Tay A, Jayasundram J, Chen MZ, Ng SE, Tan LF, Morley JE. Rapid Geriatric Assessment Using Mobile App in Primary Care: Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes and Review of Its Feasibility. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Jul 8;7:261. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00261. PMID: 32733901; PMCID: PMC7360669.
Tan LF, Seetharaman S. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 to Nursing Homes: Experience from a Singapore Geriatric Centre. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May;68(5):942. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16447. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32216132; PMCID: PMC7228324.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore

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2022/04/22