Faculty
Oncology Division
Benjamin R. Tan, Jr., MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Oncology Division
Medical Oncology
Clinical Interests
- Upper and lower GI oncology
Contact
- 314-362-9115 (office)
- 314-362-7086 (fax)
- btan@wustl.edu
- Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8056-0029-11
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110 - 11th Floor Mid Campus Center (office)
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 1985 | BS in Biology (cum laude), University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines |
| 1989 | MD, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines |
| Post-graduate Training | |
| 1989-1990 | Rotating Internship, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines |
| 1991-1992 | Internship, Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD |
| 1992-1994 | Residency in Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD |
| 1994-1997 | Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 1997-1998 | Clinical Research Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Academic Positions & Employment | |
| 1998-2000 | Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 1999-2001 | Staff Physician, St. Mary's Medical Center |
| 1999-2002 | Staff Physician, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital |
| 1999-2002 | Staff Physician, Barnes-Jewish St. Peter's Hospital |
| 2000-2004 | Medical Director, Pinckneyville Oncology Clinic |
| 2000-2010 | Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2010-present | Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Honors & Awards | |
| 1981-1982 | College Scholar, University of the Philippines |
| 1982-1983 | College Scholar, University of the Philippines |
| 1985 | Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Philippine Chapter |
| 1992-1993 | Humanism and Professionalism Award, Sinai Hospital |
| 1993-1994 | Outstanding Senior Resident of the Year, Sinai Hospital |
| 1997 | Washington University-Searle Co. Clinical Research Fellowship Award |
| 1999 | Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation Cancer Research Award |
| 2007-2020 | Best Doctors in America/St. Louis Magazine |
| 2016, 2019 | Teacher of the Year Award in Hematology Oncology Program, Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine |
| 2019 | Department of Medicine 2018 Teaching and Clinical Award |
| 2019 | Powered By Hope Champion Award |
| 2019 | Y98, The Courtney and Company Honor Roll |
| Board Certification | |
| 1996-2006 | Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 1997-2027 | Diplomate, American Board of Medical Oncology |
| Memberships | |
| 1991 | Philippine Medical Society |
| 1991 | American College of Physicians |
| 1998 | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| 1998 | Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) |
| 2000 | American Association of Cancer Research |
| 2002 | American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) |
| 2009-present | Audit committee for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)) |
| 2012-present | Co-Principal Investigator for Washington University, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology |
| 2015-present | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
