Dr Audrey Tan Jia Luan

Dr Audrey Tan Jia Luan is a neurosurgeon at the National Neuroscience Institute, dedicated to providing safe, precise, and compassionate care for patients. She has trained extensively across Singapore’s major neurosurgical centres, gaining wide experience in treating both emergency and complex cranial cases.

Dr Tan believes in placing patients and their families at the centre of every decision. She takes time to explain diagnoses and treatment options clearly, ensuring each person feels informed, supported, and confident in their care.

Alongside her clinical work, Dr Tan is passionate about teaching and mentoring young doctors and has shared her expertise through international conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

Her guiding principle is to combine surgical excellence with genuine compassion, helping patients navigate challenging times with skill, clarity, and care.

• FRCS Ed (Neurosurgery), 2025
• MRCS Ed, 2019
• MB ChB, University of Edinburgh, 2015
• BSc Medical Sciences (Hons), University of St Andrews, 2012

• Associate Consultant, National Neuroscience Institute

• Outstanding Resident Award, SingHealth, 2023

• Improvement in outcomes with ultrasound-guided ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. Ong SH, Tan AJL, Tan LQ, Dinesh N, Nagarjun B, Yeo TT, Nga VDW. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Mar;133:111018. doi: 0.1016/j.jocn.2024.111018. Epub 2025 Jan 5. PMID: 39755029.
• Visual Impairment Due to Optic Chiasm Herniation following Endoscopic Transphenoidal Surgery: A Collection of Case Studies. Ngai CH, Zhan ABB, Koh SJQ, Tan AJL, Nga VDW. Journal of Surgery & Anaesthesia Research. 2024 Jul.
• Immersive Virtual Reality as a Surgical Training Tool: A cohort Study. Teo EYL, Choo SZL, Lin GH, Tan AJL, Chen YY, Kirollos RW, Chen MW, Heliyon Volume 10, Issue 11, 2024 Jun
• Outcomes of decompressive craniectomy for large territory cerebral infarction with and without prior reperfusion: a multicentre retrospective review. Lim JX, Vedicherla SV, Lee KJ, Chan SKS, Tan AJL, Primalani NK, Han JX, Lee L. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 Mar;165(3):599-604. doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05516-7. Epub 2023 Feb 18. PMID: 36808008.
• Intraoperative Fluorescein Sodium in Pediatric Neurosurgery: A Preliminary Case Series from a Singapore Children’s Hospital. Tan AJL, Tey ML, Seow WT, Low DCY, Chang KTE, Ng LP, Looi WS, Wong RX, Tan EEK, Low SYY. NeuroSci. 2023 Feb 13;4(1):54-64. doi: 10.3390/neurosci4010007. PMID: 39484294; PMCID: PMC11523705.
• Clinical Outcomes after Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunting in Patients with Classic vs Complex NPH. Goh ET, Lock C, Tan AJL, Tan BL, Liang S, Pillay R, Kumar S, Ahmad-Annuar A, Narayanan V, Kwok J, Tan YJ, Ng AS, Tan EK, Czosnyka Z, Czosnyka M, Pickard JD, Keong NC. Front Neurol. 2022 Jul 12;13:868000. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.868000. PMID: 35903111; PMCID: PMC9315242.
• Decompressive craniectomy for internal carotid artery and middle carotid artery infarctions: a long-term comparative outcome study. Lim JX, Vedicherla SV, Chan SKS, Primalani NK, Tan AJL, Saffari SE, Lee L.Neurosurg Focus. 2021 Jul;51(1):E10. doi: 10.3171/2021.4.FOCUS21123. PMID: 34198256.
• The Impact of Multimorbidity Burden, Frailty Risk Scoring, and 3-Directional Morphological Indices vs Testing for CSF Responsiveness in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Soon SXY, Kumar AA, Tan AJL , Lo YTJ , Lock C, Kumar S, Kwok J, Keong NC. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Nov (15)
• Paediatric arachnoid cysts: Surgical outcomes from a Singapore Children's Hospital. Chan JL, Tan ALJ, Ng LP, Low DCY, Wan Tew S, Low SYY. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Mar;85:122-131. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.12.030. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33581782.
• The Seow Operative Score (SOS) as a Decision -Making Adjunct for Paediatric Chiari I malformation: A Preliminary Study. Low SYY, Ng LP, Tan AJL, Low DCY, Seow WT. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Oct;35(10):1777-1783. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04226-9. Epub 2019 Jun 7. PMID: 31175390.
• Should infected laparotomy wounds be treated with negative pressure wound dressings? Tan AJL, Gollop ND, Klimach SG, Maruthappu M, Smith SF. Int J Surg. 2014;12(5):26-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.11.002. Epub 2013 Nov 16. PMID: 24246173.
• Phospholipase C-η2 is required for retinoic acid-stimulated neurite growth. Popovics P, Gray A, Arastoo M, Finelli DK, Tan AJL, Stewart AJ. J Neurochem. 2013 Mar;124(5):632-44. doi: 10.1111/jnc.12122. Epub 2013 Jan 8. PMID: 23237262.