Dr Boris Tan
Dr Boris Tan
BMed Sc(Hon), MBBS, FRACGP
Boris graduated from the University of Queensland in 2010. He has worked in various states and in various roles around Australia prior to moving to Tasmania in 2014 to work in General Practice.
Boris has a passion for teaching, regularly tutoring medical students at the University of Tasmania, and supervising GP trainees. He received the RACGP Tasmanian Supervisor of the Year award in 2025.
He founded, and continues to run, Tassie Doctors, a local group aimed at bringing together and fostering communication and collegiality amongst doctors of all specialties in Tasmania.
Having undergone additional specialist training with the SCCA (Skin Cancer College Australasia), he now works exclusively in skin cancer medicine, where he remains dedicated to providing empathetic, evidence based, patient centred care.
In his spare time, Boris enjoys playing and coaching futsal, supporting his soccer team, enjoying good food with friends and family, and cuddling his 3 cats.
Specialty interest areas
Surgical and non-surgical skin cancer care
Available for appointments
Currently Mondays only at Huonville.
Languages spoken
- English
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