Dr Tang May Shuen obtained her medical degree from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2018. She was placed on the Dean's List from second to fifth year, and attained book prizes in Internal Medicine, Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery during medical school.
Upon graduation, she underwent junior residency training in Internal Medicine with the National University Health System (NUHS) and achieved the Residency Excellence Award in 2018. She attained her Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 2021 and Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) in 2022. She completed Rheumatology senior residency training with NUHS and achieved specialist accreditation in 2025. During her training, she attained a competitive international travel grant to attend the “SLE and Lupus Nephritis – the Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center Research, Therapy and Scholarship Preceptorship Programme” in May 2023. She has presented at various international Rheumatology conferences and achieved the Best Poster Award (Overseas Category) at the World Rheumatology Forum Summit 2024.
Dr Tang has particular interest in systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory arthritis, and provides holistic care in the quaternary Lupus Clinic, and the Timely Arthritis Response & Guided Escalation of Treatment (TARGET) Clinic respectively. She is also a member of the CAR-T Cell Therapy Steering Committee and Immune-Related Toxicity Team. Aside from her clinical pursuits, Dr Tang serves as the Clinical Service Director and Patient Safety Officer for the Division of Rheumatology and Allergy. She is actively involved in education as a core faculty member for the NUHS Internal Medicine residency programme and clinical senior lecturer for the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
