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Clin Asst Prof Vincent Tay

Clin Asst Prof Tay Vincent

BSc. (Pharm.) (Hons.), MD, MRCS, MMed (Surg), MCI, FAMS (Plastic Surgery)

Consultant

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Surgery Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital
  • Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital

Profile

Clin Asst Prof Vincent Tay is a Consultant with the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Service in the Department of Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH). His clinical and research interests bridge reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, regenerative medicine, and neuroscience. A pioneer graduate of Duke-NUS Medical School, Dr Tay completed his specialist training in Singapore and advanced fellowship at Akademikliniken, Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). 

Before medicine, Dr Tay was awarded a defence science scholarship and trained in pharmacology, pharmaceutics and neuroscience, serving as a defence scientist. His research has garnered recognition, such as the National Medical Research Council Clinician-Scientist New Investigator Grant, the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Resident Award, and the Ministry of Health Healthcare Research Scholarship. 

Beyond public service, Dr Tay has private sector experience in aesthetic surgery and completed observerships across Asia and Europe. He continues to explore the role of plastic surgery techniques in addressing neurological conditions and provides consultancy to biotech and medtech companies, supporting innovation from bench to bedside. He remains dedicated to advancing patient care through research, clinical excellence, and industry collaboration.

Education

  • Overseas Clinical Fellowship in Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery (Akademikliniken), 2019
  • Master of Clinical Investigation (NUS), 2019
  • Master of Medicine (Surgery) (NUS), 2015
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh), 2013
  • Doctor of Medicine, Duke-NUS, 2011
  • Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Honours), NUS, 2005

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Honorary Secretary, Singapore Society of Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgeons 2024 - present
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Musculoskeletal Sciences ACP, Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, 2020 – 2022
  • Examiner, Duke-NUS Medical School, 2020 – present
  • Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore, 2020 – present
  • Member, Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2020 - present
  • Scientific Committee Co-chair, Plastic Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, 2020 – 2021
  • Fellow, Akademikliniken, Sweden, 2019
  • Committee Member, Singapore General Hospital Internal Research Funding Workgroup, 2018 – 2019
  • Lifetime Member, Wound Healing Society Singapore, 2016 – present

Awards

  • MOH Healthcare Research Scholarship, 2019 
  • National Medical Research Council (NMRC) National Outstanding Clinician-Scientist Resident Award, 2017
  • Khoo Mentored Research Award, 2017
  • NMRC Clinician-Scientist New Investigator Grant Award, 2016
  • SingHealth Outstanding Resident Award, 2016
  • SingHealth Outstanding Resident Award, 2012
  • Duke-NUS China Construction Achievement Award (Best Clinical Research), 2010
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award (The Rockefeller University), 2004
  • Defence Science & Technology Agency Undergraduate Scholarship, 2001

Research Interests

  • Adipose/fat therapeutics (stromal vascular fraction, adipose-derived stem cells)
  • Aesthetic breast surgery
  • Lymphaticovenous bypass for neurodegenerative diseases
  • Migraine Surgery
  • Wound healing

Publications

  • ​Hong QE, Kua JEH, Tay VKS, Chan SLS, Ho CWG, Sun JM. Utilizing the subunit concept to achieve better outcomes in lower limb reconstruction: A clinical experience in an Asian population. Plastic Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Apr 19; 12(4): e5752.
  • Paolo Montemurro, Vincent K.S. Tay (Corresponding author). Transitioning from Conventional Textured to Nanotextured Breast Implants: Our Early Experience and Modifications for Optimal Breast Augmentation Outcomes. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2021 Jan 25;41(2):189-195.
  • Paolo Montemurro, Vincent K.S. Tay (Corresponding author), Per Hedén. The Evolution of Patients' and Surgeons' Perspectives Towards the Role of the Internet and Social Media in Breast Augmentation Over 5 Years. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2021 Jan 25;41(2):262-268
  • Vincent K.S. Tay, Wing-Yue Chan. Bioequivalence of Adipose Derived Cells in Random Pattern Skin Flap Survival. Plastic Surgery: The Meeting 2018.
  • Zhuan-Li Bai, Vincent K.S. Tay, Shu-Zhong Guo, Juan Ren, Mao-Guo Shu (2018). Silibinin induced human glioblastoma cell apoptosis concomitant with autophagy through simultaneous inhibition of mTOR and YAP. Biomedical Research International. Article ID 6165192 
  • Vincent K.S. Tay, Si-Jack Chong, Bien-Keem Tan (2015). Impact of Newly Implemented Burns Protocol on Surgically Managed Partial Thickness Burns at a Specialized Burns Center in Singapore. Annals of Plastic Surgery 76(3):276-279. 
  • Vincent K.S. Tay, John C Allen Jr., and Beng-Ti Ang (2010). The Clinical Prognostic Scoring Systems for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in a Large Multi-Ethnic Asian Patient Population. 14th ICP Meeting, Germany. 
  • Vincent K.S. Tay, John C Allen Jr., and Beng-Ti Ang (2010). Extra-ventricular Drainage Improves Survival after Intracerebral Hemorrhage complicated by Hydrocephalus: More Benefit for Patients with Higher ICH Score. 14th ICP Meeting, Germany.
  • Kon-Kam Nicolas King, Vincent K.S. Tay, John C Allen Jr., and Beng-Ti Ang (2012). Prior statin use has no effect on survival after intracerebral hemorrhage: An Observational Study in a Multiethnic Asian Patient Population. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum 114:343-6. 
  • Vincent K.S. Tay, Audrey S. Wang, Koon Yeow Leow, Michie M.K. Ong, Kim Ping Wong, and Urs A. Boelsterli (2005). Mitochondrial permeability transition as a source of superoxide anion induced by the nitroaromatic drug nimesulide in vitro. Free Radic Biol Med 39: 949-959.

Research Trials

  • Cervical Lymphatico-Venous Bypass for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease – A Proof of Concept Study (CLyVeB-AD-1) | Principal Investigator.