Dr Kevin Tay Kuang Wei

Dr Kevin Tay Kuang Wei is a Senior Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Thomson OncoCare Cancer Centre in Novena and a visiting consultant at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. He has over 25 years' experience in managing a wide range of cancers.

He specialises in breast and gynaecological cancers, melanoma, brain tumours, and soft tissue and bone sarcomas, as well as haematological malignancies such as lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukaemia, and cancers in individuals with HIV.

Dr Tay obtained his medical degree from the National University of Singapore. He then undertook postgraduate training in internal medicine at the University of Hawaii, before pursuing a fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is a part of the United States' National Institutes of Health (NIH). During his postgraduate studies, he was appointed Chief Resident and Chief Fellow.

While at the NIH, he trained under senior oncologists, including Dr Sandy Swain, who specialises in breast cancer, and Dr Giuseppe Giaccone, who specialises in lung cancer. He also spent two years conducting translational research, focusing on linking laboratory findings with clinical applications.

Upon returning to Singapore in 2010, Dr Tay joined the National Cancer Centre to continue his research and contribute to its translational oncology efforts. He has obtained research funding from the National Medical Research Council of Singapore.

Dr Tay also holds American Board certifications in both internal medicine and medical oncology. His research interests include applying genomics to cancer, and he has collaborated with academic institutions in Asia and the United States. His work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Dr Tay is accredited to perform medical oncology procedures at Thomson Medical Centre.