Tiong is a clinical geneticist with a PhD in developmental biology. He sees children and families affected by genetic conditions and has particular interests in craniofacial disorders, genodermatoses, and genomics for gene discovery research and clinical diagnostics. As a clinician-scientist, his research focuses on understanding the cause of rare conditions in order to help affected patients.

Areas of particular interest: Clinical genetics, paediatrics, craniofacial development,

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