Ms Carol Tan

Biography & Education

About Ms Carol Tan

Miss Carol Tan has been a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon since 2009. She qualified from the University of Bristol in 1997. Following the completion of basic surgical training she went to train in cardiothoracic surgery at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, and the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. Her research was predominantly focused on pleural disease and she was involved in the UK multi centre MARS (Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery) trial, and is currently a member of the Trial Steering Committee for the MARS 2 Trial.

Miss Tan was awarded the SCTS (Scholarship for Thoracic Surgery) and visited three large thoracic units in USA in 2009. Her NHS practice is based at St George's Hospital where she is currently Clinical Lead for the Thoracic Surgical department.

She has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery, chest wall resection and reconstruction, thoracic oncology, clinical trials and research.

Miss Tan has been heavily involved with Cardiothoracic training and education in the UK as SCTS Thoracic Surgical Tutor in 2017 to 2020, and is currently serving a 3-year term as SCTS Education Secretary (Co-Chair).

Research & Publications

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Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Member of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS), and Co-chair of the SCTS Education Sub-Committee, Committee member of SCTS Thoracic Surgery Subcommittee. Member of European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), British Medical Association (BMA).

GMC Number

4405609

NHS Base

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust