The family
Three generations. One shop.
1986 → 2014
Master Tan Boon Hock, founder (retired)
Founder, principal practitioner (retired)
Trained in Penang in the late 1960s. Moved to Singapore in 1976. Opened the Mosque Street shop in 1986 with his wife Lim Geok Hwa. Treated patients here until 2014, when he stepped back. Still occasionally visits on Saturday mornings to greet long-time patients. Specialised in musculoskeletal complaints and post-natal recovery.
2000 → present
Dr Tan Mei Ling, principal practitioner
Daughter, principal practitioner since 2014
Registered TCM practitioner (TCM Practitioners Board, Singapore). Studied at the Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Joined the practice full-time in 2000 after completing her clinical internship. Took over principal practitioner duties from her father in 2014. Special interest: women's health, post-natal recovery, fertility support.
2018 → present
Tan Wei Jie, junior practitioner
Grandson, acupuncture and tui na
Registered TCM practitioner. Studied at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine for five years, including two years of clinical residency at Dongzhimen Hospital. Returned to Singapore in 2018 to join his mother in practice. Focuses on acupuncture for musculoskeletal complaints and tui na therapeutic massage. Speaks Mandarin and Hokkien with older patients.