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About
Emile Tan is a leading colorectal surgeon and researcher whose work bridges surgical innovation, cost-effectiveness, and patient-centered outcomes. His primary research areas include minimally invasive colorectal surgery, pelvic floor disorders, and the comparative effectiveness of robotic, laparoscopic, and open approaches. Tan’s most influential contribution is a 2015 meta-analysis comparing robotic versus laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse and obstructed defecation, which has garnered 62 citations and helped shape surgical decision-making in pelvic floor repair. He further advanced the field with a 2023 systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized trials, demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive colorectal surgery—a study with 36 citations that informs resource allocation in surgical practice. Tan’s recent work on transanal total mesorectal excision with delayed coloanal anastomosis (TaTME-DCAA) for low rectal cancer, published in 2023, provides critical short-term outcomes, bowel function data, and cost comparisons against laparoscopic and robotic TME. Additionally, his 2021 analysis of Asian trends in rectal prolapse surgery highlights the growing adoption of ventral mesh rectopexy in the region. With a research portfolio that combines rigorous evidence synthesis, health economics, and clinical innovation, Emile Tan is a key voice in modern colorectal surgery, guiding both practice and policy.
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