Paul Tambyah

Paul Tambyah
Tambyah at a Singapore Democratic Party rally during the 2015 general election
7th Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party
Assumed office
26 September 2017
Preceded byWong Souk Yee
Secretary-GeneralChee Soon Juan
Personal details
Born
Paul Anantharajah Tambyah

(1965-02-05) 5 February 1965 (age 59)
State of Singapore, Malaysia
Political partySingapore Democratic Party (2011–⁠present)
Spouse
Siok Kuan Tambyah
(m. 1991)
Parents
EducationBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Alma materNational University of Singapore
University of Wisconsin
OccupationInfectious Diseases Expert
ProfessionPhysician
WebsitePaul Tambyah on Facebook
Medical career
FieldMedicine
InstitutionsNational University Hospital
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Sub-specialtiesInfectious diseases
ResearchInfluenza
Dengue
CAUTI
COVID-19

Paul Anantharajah Tambyah (born 5 February 1965), is a Singaporean doctor and professor of infectious diseases, a politician, and a writer. He is President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection and also President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. He is also the Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party, a position he has held since September 2017.