Dr Tay Poi Hoon graduated from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB). She completed her Basic Surgical Training in the UK before returning to Singapore, where she was accepted into the Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Residency Programme.

Dr Tay currently serves as an Associate Consultant in the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Her clinical practice encompasses both traumatic and elective hand conditions, with particular interests in microsurgical reconstruction, wrist surgery, and small joint reconstruction.