Dr Tan Lay Ling is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with the Department of Psychological Medicine, Psychogeriatric Service, at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Her clinical interests include mental illnesses in the elderly with an interest in palliative care in people with dementia.

Dr Tan is also a Clinician Educator and Adjunct Assistant Professor with NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Associate Program Director with the National Psychiatry Residency Program and Associate Faculty with Singapore University of Social Sciences. Her research interests cover a spectrum of mental illnesses in the elderly including depression, suicide, grief & bereavement and decision making in people with dementia. Dr Tan also has an interest in medical education research in supervision and mentoring.