About Us
Dr Delwar Hossain
Consultant ENT Specialist in Singapore
MBBS (Singapore), MMed (ENT) (Singapore)
MBBS (Singapore), MMed (ENT) (Singapore)
Dr Barrie Tan has over 20 years of experience in the field of ENT, with subspecialised expertise in the field of hearing loss and cochlear implants. Other areas of interest include snoring and sleep apnea, endoscopic ear surgery; and he is skilled in the care of patients both young and old alike.
Prior to setting up his own clinic, Dr Tan was the Head of the ENT Department at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) – the largest ENT department in Singapore – as well as the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants at SGH.
Vision and Values
Children affectionately call him “Uncle Dr Barrie” when coming for consults and adult patients find his demeanour reassuring and confident. Dr Barrie Tan feels privileged to be a part of every human recovery and healing process. He understands that when patients come to see him, they are feeling unwell and sometimes feeling vulnerable and scared too.
Thus, he places enormous emphasis on listening carefully, to understand deeply the concerns of his patients. This enables him to make accurate diagnoses and allows him to deliver his treatment in a compassionate and comforting manner.
Dr Barrie Tan strongly advocates for modern techniques of surgery and medicine to deliver effective remedies for his patients. He understands that modern medicine is rapidly advancing and modern developments lead to significant benefits over older treatment methods. He invests the time to keep himself updated on medical and surgical innovations, all these for his patients’ benefit.
Dr Barrie Tan’s compassion for and dedication to his patients has led him to establish Barrie Tan Head & Neck Surgery, a warm and welcoming clinic where patients are accorded dignity and respect, given rapid access to quality diagnostic testing and where relevant and suitable medical treatment is administered in partnership with an informed patient and his family.
President’s Scholar & Other Awards
Dr Barrie Tan is a President’s Scholar. He was awarded the prestigious President’s Scholarship from the Public Service Commission in 1994 for his stellar academic results and all-rounded performance throughout his school days. This is testament to his underlying ethos of giving of his very best in all his various endeavours, both academic and extra-curricular ones alike.
Dr Barrie Tan subsequently studied Medicine at the National University of Singapore, where he graduated top of his Medical School Class, winning the Gibb’s Gold Medal (First in General Proficiency). He was the only student of his cohort to be awarded the Dean’s List Award every year.
He subsequently completed ENT Specialist Training in Singapore and won the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Plan Award for a year-long subspeciality Fellowship in Otology, Hearing Implant, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the prestigious Ear Science Institute Australia from 2010-2011.
President’s Scholar & Other Awards
Dr Barrie Tan is a President’s Scholar. He was awarded the prestigious President’s Scholarship from the Public Service Commission in 1994 for his stellar academic results and all-rounded performance throughout his school days. This is testament to his underlying ethos of giving of his very best in all his various endeavours, both academic and extra-curricular ones alike.
Dr Barrie Tan subsequently studied Medicine at the National University of Singapore, where he graduated top of his Medical School Class, winning the Gibb’s Gold Medal (First in General Proficiency). He was the only student of his cohort to be awarded the Dean’s List Award every year.
He subsequently completed ENT Specialist Training in Singapore and won the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Plan Award for a year-long subspeciality Fellowship in Otology, Hearing Implant, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the prestigious Ear Science Institute Australia from 2010-2011.
Head of Department at SGH ENT
From 2013 to 2019, Dr Barrie Tan was the Head, Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) in Singapore General Hospital. This is the largest and busiest ENT Department amongst all the public hospitals in Singapore, performing the largest number of surgeries and taking care of both paediatric and adult patients.
When he was first appointed, Dr Barrie Tan was the youngest Head of Department in Singapore General Hospital at that time. For over six years, he helmed the largest ENT department in Singapore, growing its various services and leading it to prominence in the Southeast Asian region, establishing it’s signature “SGH ENT Instructional Course Fortnight” program.
Under his watch, the department grew in number and stature and developed multidisciplinary teams to care for special medical conditions such as the first SingHealth-Duke NUS Head & Neck Centre, as well as a multidisciplinary service specialising in giddiness management.
Subspecialty in Cochlear Implants
Dr Barrie Tan became the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants, Singapore General Hospital in 2012, and held that position till 2019. This is the largest cochlear implant unit in Singapore, providing the entire range of Audiological and Hearing Rehabilitation services and which has performed the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries in a single centre in Singapore.
He has personally performed hundreds of cochlear implant surgeries and is highly sought-after as a cochlear implant surgeon both locally and regionally, performing and supervising cochlear implant surgeries in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Dr Barrie Tan is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. He firmly believes in enabling patients to receive the most ideal and up to date approved surgical and medical technology solutions for their various ailments. He is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants.
Dr Barrie Tan became the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants, Singapore General Hospital in 2012, and held that position till 2019. This is the largest cochlear implant unit in Singapore, providing the entire range of Audiological and Hearing Rehabilitation services and which has performed the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries in a single centre in Singapore.
He has personally performed hundreds of cochlear implant surgeries and is highly sought-after as a cochlear implant surgeon both locally and regionally, performing and supervising cochlear implant surgeries in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Dr Barrie Tan is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. He firmly believes in enabling patients to receive the most ideal and up to date approved surgical and medical technology solutions for their various ailments. He is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants.
In particular, Dr Barrie Tan performed the earliest surgeries and implantations of the following cochlear implant devices in Southeast Asia:
- Advanced Bionics 3D Cochlear Implant (2019)
- Advanced Bionics Ultra Cochlear Implant (2017)
Further to that, Dr Barrie Tan performed the earliest surgeries and implantations of the following specialised hearing implants in Singapore:
- Cochlear ATTRACT Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Implant (2015)
- Cochlear Carina Implant (2014)
- Cochlear CI 532 cochlear implant (2018)
- Advanced Bionics Slim J cochlear implant (2018)
- Advanced Bionics Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant (2019)
Since starting out in private practice in 2019, Dr Barrie Tan has continued his pursuit of offering the very latest hearing implant surgeries and hearing implant technologies to the patients served in the private hospitals in Singapore.
He performed the earliest Vibrant Soundbridge surgery in a private hospital in Singapore. He also performed cochlear implant surgery for single sided deafness in a five year old child, which is believed to be the earliest such surgery for paediatric single sided deafness in the Southeast Asian region.
Subspecialty in Cochlear Implants
Dr Barrie Tan became the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants, Singapore General Hospital in 2012, and held that position till 2019. This is the largest cochlear implant unit in Singapore, providing the entire range of Audiological and Hearing Rehabilitation services and which has performed the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries in a single centre in Singapore.
He has personally performed hundreds of cochlear implant surgeries and is highly sought-after as a cochlear implant surgeon both locally and regionally, performing and supervising cochlear implant surgeries in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Dr Barrie Tan is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. He firmly believes in enabling patients to receive the most ideal and up to date approved surgical and medical technology solutions for their various ailments. He is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants.
Dr Barrie Tan became the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants, Singapore General Hospital in 2012, and held that position till 2019. This is the largest cochlear implant unit in Singapore, providing the entire range of Audiological and Hearing Rehabilitation services and which has performed the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries in a single centre in Singapore.
He has personally performed hundreds of cochlear implant surgeries and is highly sought-after as a cochlear implant surgeon both locally and regionally, performing and supervising cochlear implant surgeries in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Dr Barrie Tan is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. He firmly believes in enabling patients to receive the most ideal and up to date approved surgical and medical technology solutions for their various ailments. He is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants.
In particular, Dr Barrie Tan performed the earliest surgeries and implantations of the following cochlear implant devices in Southeast Asia:
- Advanced Bionics 3D Cochlear Implant (2019)
- Advanced Bionics Ultra Cochlear Implant (2017)
Further to that, Dr Barrie Tan performed the earliest surgeries and implantations of the following specialised hearing implants in Singapore:
- Cochlear ATTRACT Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Implant (2015)
- Cochlear Carina Implant (2014)
- Cochlear CI 532 cochlear implant (2018)
- Advanced Bionics Slim J cochlear implant (2018)
- Advanced Bionics Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant (2019)
Since starting out in private practice in 2019, Dr Barrie Tan has continued his pursuit of offering the very latest hearing implant surgeries and hearing implant technologies to the patients served in the private hospitals in Singapore.
He performed the earliest Vibrant Soundbridge surgery in a private hospital in Singapore. He also performed cochlear implant surgery for single sided deafness in a five year old child, which is believed to be the earliest such surgery for paediatric single sided deafness in the Southeast Asian region.
Subspecialty in Cochlear Implants
Dr Barrie Tan became the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants, Singapore General Hospital in 2012, and held that position till 2019. This is the largest cochlear implant unit in Singapore, providing the entire range of Audiological and Hearing Rehabilitation services and which has performed the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries in a single centre in Singapore.
He has personally performed hundreds of cochlear implant surgeries and is highly sought-after as a cochlear implant surgeon both locally and regionally, performing and supervising cochlear implant surgeries in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Dr Barrie Tan is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. He firmly believes in enabling patients to receive the most ideal and up to date approved surgical and medical technology solutions for their various ailments. He is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants.
Dr Barrie Tan became the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants, Singapore General Hospital in 2012, and held that position till 2019. This is the largest cochlear implant unit in Singapore, providing the entire range of Audiological and Hearing Rehabilitation services and which has performed the highest number of cochlear implant surgeries in a single centre in Singapore.
He has personally performed hundreds of cochlear implant surgeries and is highly sought-after as a cochlear implant surgeon both locally and regionally, performing and supervising cochlear implant surgeries in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Dr Barrie Tan is passionate about bringing surgical innovations and updates in medical technology to Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. He firmly believes in enabling patients to receive the most ideal and up to date approved surgical and medical technology solutions for their various ailments. He is an early adopter of approved innovative surgical techniques and surgical hearing implants.
In particular, Dr Barrie Tan performed the earliest surgeries and implantations of the following cochlear implant devices in Southeast Asia:
- Advanced Bionics 3D Cochlear Implant (2019)
- Advanced Bionics Ultra Cochlear Implant (2017)
Further to that, Dr Barrie Tan performed the earliest surgeries and implantations of the following specialised hearing implants in Singapore:
- Cochlear ATTRACT Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Implant (2015)
- Cochlear Carina Implant (2014)
- Cochlear CI 532 cochlear implant (2018)
- Advanced Bionics Slim J cochlear implant (2018)
- Advanced Bionics Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant (2019)
Since starting out in private practice in 2019, Dr Barrie Tan has continued his pursuit of offering the very latest hearing implant surgeries and hearing implant technologies to the patients served in the private hospitals in Singapore.
He performed the earliest Vibrant Soundbridge surgery in a private hospital in Singapore. He also performed cochlear implant surgery for single sided deafness in a five year old child, which is believed to be the earliest such surgery for paediatric single sided deafness in the Southeast Asian region.
Vision and Values
Children affectionately call him “Uncle Dr Barrie” when coming for consults and adult patients find his demeanour reassuring and confident. Dr Barrie Tan feels privileged to be a part of every human recovery and healing process. He understands that when patients come to see him, they are feeling unwell and sometimes feeling vulnerable and scared too.
Thus, he places enormous emphasis on listening carefully, to understand deeply the concerns of his patients. This enables him to make accurate diagnoses and allows him to deliver his treatment in a compassionate and comforting manner.
Dr Barrie Tan strongly advocates for modern techniques of surgery and medicine to deliver effective remedies for his patients. He understands that modern medicine is rapidly advancing and modern developments lead to significant benefits over older treatment methods. He invests the time to keep himself updated on medical and surgical innovations, all these for his patients’ benefit.
Dr Barrie Tan’s compassion for and dedication to his patients has led him to establish Barrie Tan Head & Neck Surgery, a warm and welcoming clinic where patients are accorded dignity and respect, given rapid access to quality diagnostic testing and where relevant and suitable medical treatment is administered in partnership with an informed patient and his family.
President’s Scholar & Other Awards
Dr Barrie Tan is a President’s Scholar. He was awarded the prestigious President’s Scholarship from the Public Service Commission in 1994 for his stellar academic results and all-rounded performance throughout his school days. This is testament to his underlying ethos of giving of his very best in all his various endeavours, both academic and extra-curricular ones alike.
Dr Barrie Tan subsequently studied Medicine at the National University of Singapore, where he graduated top of his Medical School Class, winning the Gibb’s Gold Medal (First in General Proficiency). He was the only student of his cohort to be awarded the Dean’s List Award every year.
He subsequently completed ENT Specialist Training in Singapore and won the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Plan Award for a year-long subspeciality Fellowship in Otology, Hearing Implant, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the prestigious Ear Science Institute Australia from 2010-2011.
President’s Scholar & Other Awards
Dr Barrie Tan is a President’s Scholar. He was awarded the prestigious President’s Scholarship from the Public Service Commission in 1994 for his stellar academic results and all-rounded performance throughout his school days. This is testament to his underlying ethos of giving of his very best in all his various endeavours, both academic and extra-curricular ones alike.
Dr Barrie Tan subsequently studied Medicine at the National University of Singapore, where he graduated top of his Medical School Class, winning the Gibb’s Gold Medal (First in General Proficiency). He was the only student of his cohort to be awarded the Dean’s List Award every year.
He subsequently completed ENT Specialist Training in Singapore and won the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Plan Award for a year-long subspeciality Fellowship in Otology, Hearing Implant, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the prestigious Ear Science Institute Australia from 2010-2011.
Vision and Values
Children affectionately call him “Uncle Dr Barrie” when coming for consults and adult patients find his demeanour reassuring and confident. Dr Barrie Tan feels privileged to be a part of every human recovery and healing process. He understands that when patients come to see him, they are feeling unwell and sometimes feeling vulnerable and scared too.
Thus, he places enormous emphasis on listening carefully, to understand deeply the concerns of his patients. This enables him to make accurate diagnoses and allows him to deliver his treatment in a compassionate and comforting manner.
Dr Barrie Tan strongly advocates for modern techniques of surgery and medicine to deliver effective remedies for his patients. He understands that modern medicine is rapidly advancing and modern developments lead to significant benefits over older treatment methods. He invests the time to keep himself updated on medical and surgical innovations, all these for his patients’ benefit.
Dr Barrie Tan’s compassion for and dedication to his patients has led him to establish Barrie Tan Head & Neck Surgery, a warm and welcoming clinic where patients are accorded dignity and respect, given rapid access to quality diagnostic testing and where relevant and suitable medical treatment is administered in partnership with an informed patient and his family.
Your Trusted Partner in Hearing & ENT Care
At Barrie Tan ENT Head & Neck Surgery, we are committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to help our patients regain their hearing and restore optimal ENT health.
Contact us
Appointments: +65 6738 1616 | Whatsapp: +65 8123 1214 | Email: info@drbarrietan.com
Visit us
Gleneagles Hospital, 6A Napier Road #03-32A/B Annexe Block, Singapore 258500
Opening hours
Mon to Fri: 9am – 5pm, Sat: 9am – 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Your Trusted Partner in Hearing & ENT Care
At Barrie Tan ENT Head & Neck Surgery, we are committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to help our patients regain their hearing and restore optimal ENT health.
Contact us
Appointments: +65 6738 1616 | Whatsapp: +65 8123 1214 | Email: info@drbarrietan.com
Visit us
Gleneagles Hospital, 6A Napier Road #03-32A/B Annexe Block, Singapore 258500
Opening hours
Mon to Fri: 9am – 5pm, Sat: 9am – 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Meet The Specialist
Dr Delwar Hossain
Classified ENT Specialist in Bangladesh
MBBS, FCPS (ENT), DLO, MCPS (ENT) Post Doctoral Fellowship in Implantation Otology, Chennai, India. Advanced Training in Otoneurology & Sleep Surgery. Singapore Trained in Hearing Implants. St. Poelten University, Austria Observer Fellowship in Auditory Implantations, Otologic Skull Base Surgery Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UK
Dr Delwar Hossain is a dedicated ENT specialist with over 15 years of experience and a keen focus on hearing loss and cochlear implants, among others. Prior to setting up his own practice, Dr Delwar was the Head of the ENT Department at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. as well as the Program Director of the CI Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants at CMH.
