Mr Benjamin Tan

Professional statement

Mr Benjamin Tan is a consultant upper gastrointestinal surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, where he has been a key member of the surgical team since January 2017.

With a specialist focus on complex oesophagogastric conditions, Mr Tan’s expertise spans the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernias, and oesophageal and gastric cancers. He practises privately at The Harborne Hospital.

He completed his medical degree (MBChB) at the University of Glasgow in 2003 and was awarded an MD from the University of Edinburgh in 2012, having conducted research on cancer cachexia, leading to several published papers.

Mr Tan received specialist training in general and upper gastrointestinal surgery in the East Midlands and was awarded his fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2014. Following his certification in 2016, he undertook an advanced fellowship in oesophagogastric surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, gaining expertise in both laparoscopic and open surgical techniques.

Alongside his clinical work, he is involved in academic roles, including teaching surgical sciences at the University of Edinburgh and tutoring medical students at the University of Birmingham. His ongoing research centres on the effects of nutrition and body composition in patients undergoing oesophago-gastric cancer surgery.