Dr Tan Tee Yong graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1995, where he received his training in Anesthesiology.
In 2006, Dr Tan was awarded a scholarship under the Health Manpower Development Program from the Ministry of Health Singapore to undergo further training in the field of Pain Medicine at the Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia. He was conferred the Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists.