Dr Tanpa Thondup acquired his primary medical qualifications in India. He went on to receive his MD in Pediatrics from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh, India. He later worked at the Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, for four years, as a Senior Registrar and Clinical Instructor.

Dr Thondup returned to Darjeeling, India, to set up a small pediatric service, in the foothills of the Himalayas, working there for ten years. He was nominated to a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London, on the basis of his contribution to children’s health in that neglected corner of the world.

Dr Thondup worked in the University of Hong Kong before setting up his private practise. He is a Nominated Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and the Hong Kong College of Pediatricians. He currently is an Attending Physician with premier hospitals in Hong Kong, including Matilda International, Adventist, Canossa, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Gleneagles.