Dr Tan Li Feng is a senior consultant geriatrician with Alexandra Hospital (AH). She is also the Geriatrics Lead at the NUHS Regional Health System Office, and Planning Lead for Geriatrics at the upcoming Tengah General and Community Hospital.
Dr Tan’s research interests include cognition, frailty, and sarcopenia, with a focus on developing innovative interventions to enhance brain health and functional independence in older adults. She has been awarded multiple grants including the academic health programme award and the NMRC Healthy and Meaningful Longevity grant to develop AI-powered tools to enhance brain health. Her work aims to address age-related conditions and improve health outcomes through evidence-based strategies and multidisciplinary collaborations.
She was awarded the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Research Training Fund in 2022 to pursue a Master’s in Clinical Investigation. She was appointed as a clinical expert panel member with the Geriatric Education & Research Institute (GERI) in 2024. She is actively involved in the Health District @ Queenstown, a multi-stakeholder initiative promoting healthy ageing in Queenstown through integrated care and community partnerships. She received the Gloria Lee-Woo Award and CE commendation award 2024 for her work in Queenstown. She has been awarded multiple grants including the NUS-NUHS Health Promotion and Health Services Research Grant and the NMRC RTF Seed grant. She is a co-investigator and collaborates actively on many national grants including the NMRC Large Centre Grant for sarcopenia (MAGNET) awarded in 2025. Dr Tan is passionate about enhancing the health of older adults to promote not just years in life, but life in years.
In recognition of her expertise and leadership, Dr Tan is a member of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS) alongside leading experts from Singapore. She is also a founding member of the Global Brain Care Coalition, which seeks to advance brain care globally by fostering collaboration and innovation in brain health research and care delivery. She is also a board member of the Chapter of Geriatricians, Singapore.
1. Premkumar A, Seetharaman SK, Li Y, Tan LF. Knowledge and perception of fall prevention in hospital: A survey of nursing staff. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Jul;51(7):444-445. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2022126. PMID: 35906944.
2. Tan LF, Chan YH, Merchant RA. Association between dentition and frailty and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Jul 25;22(1):614. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03305-y. PMID: 35879659; PMCID: PMC9310464.
3. Tan BYQ, Ho JSY, Leow AS, Chia MLJ, Sia CH, Koh YY, Seetharaman SK, Yang C, Gopinathan A, Teoh HL, Sharma VK, Seet RCS, Chan BPL, Yeo LLL, Tan LF. Effect of frailty on outcomes of endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in older patients. Age Ageing. 2022 Apr 1;51(4):afac096. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac096. PMID: 35486669.
4. Tan LF, Ying SM, Teng J, Premkumar A, Tan ATH, Seetharaman S. The Impact of Frailty, Falls and Cognition on Osteoporosis Management in the Oldest Old. Calcif Tissue Int. 2022 Aug;111(2):145-151. doi: 10.1007/s00223-022-00978-w. Epub 2022 Apr 15. PMID: 35428924.
5. Tan LF, Chan YH, Tay A, Jayasundram J, Low NA, Merchant RA. Practicality and Reliability of Self Vs Administered Rapid Geriatric Assessment Mobile App. J Nutr Health Aging. 2021;25(9):1064-1069. doi: 10.1007/s12603-021-1672-9. PMID: 34725662; PMCID: PMC8432277.
6. Tan LF, Soh R, Koo C, Goh W, Shen G, Lim J, Seetharaman S, Merchant RA. Impact of geriatric syndromes on anticoagulation prescription in older adults with atrial fibrillation. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Mar;38(3):339-343. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.2000717. Epub 2021 Nov 12. PMID: 34714212.
7. Merchant RA, Seetharaman S, Au L, Wong MWK, Wong BLL, Tan LF, Chen MZ, Ng SE, Soong JTY, Hui RJY, Kwek SC, Morley JE. Relationship of Fat Mass Index and Fat Free Mass Index With Body Mass Index and Association With Function, Cognition and Sarcopenia in Pre-Frail Older Adults. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Dec 24;12:765415. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.765415. PMID: 35002957; PMCID: PMC8741276.
8.Tan LF, Lim ZY, Choe R, Seetharaman S, Merchant R. Screening for Frailty and Sarcopenia Among Older Persons in Medical Outpatient Clinics and its Associations With Healthcare Burden. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 Jul 1;18(7):583-587. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.004. Epub 2017 Feb 24. PMID: 28242192.
9. Merchant RA, Hui RJY, Kwek SC, Sundram M, Tay A, Jayasundram J, Chen MZ, Ng SE, Tan LF, Morley JE. Rapid Geriatric Assessment Using Mobile App in Primary Care: Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes and Review of Its Feasibility. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Jul 8;7:261. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00261. PMID: 32733901; PMCID: PMC7360669.
10. Tan LF, Seetharaman S. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 to Nursing Homes: Experience from a Singapore Geriatric Centre. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May;68(5):942. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16447. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32216132; PMCID: PMC7228324.
