Professor NG Siu Man Simon    
吳兆文

Professor
MBChB (Hons), MD (CUHK), FRCS (Edin), FCSHK, FRCSEd (Gen), FHKAM (Surgery)

Colorectal Surgery
(852) 3505 1495
simonng@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
M-1219-2018
0000-0002-5389-9297

Biography

Prof Simon Ng graduated from the medical school of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1995 with 7 distinctions and was awarded the honour degree and double Gold Medals. He passed the Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination in General Surgery in 2002 with highest marks and won the Li-Shields Medal. In 2013, Prof Ng received his Medical Doctoral Degree with Commendation from CUHK for his research thesis on the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.

Prof Ng is currently Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Medicine, and Professor of the Division of Colorectal Surgery, CUHK. He is also the Director of the Global Physician-Leadership Stream of the MBChB Programme, CUHK. He is the President of the Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology, a Council Member of the Hong Kong IBD Society and the Hong Kong Society of Robotic Surgery, an Honorary Member of the Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons, a Board Member of the Asia Pacific Endo-Lap Surgery Group, a Governing Council Member of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Coloproctology, a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), and the International Chair of the Global Reach Committee of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP).

Prof Ng's main clinical and research interests are minimally invasive/robotic surgery and advanced endoscopic therapy for colorectal diseases, multimodality treatment for colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening, biomarkers for colorectal cancer, and integrative medicine. His research work in colorectal surgery has earned him a number of international and national awards, including the Northern California Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award of the ASCRS (2008), the International Guest Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons (2010), the GB Ong Traveling Fellowship (2011), the British Journal of Surgery Prize of the ESCP (2011 and 2014), the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh China Medal (2014 and 2016), the Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award – First-class Award in Natural Sciences (2014), the State Natural Science Award – Second-class Award (2016), and the Outstanding Fellowship of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK (2019).

On the pedagogical side, Prof Ng had received eleven Teacher of the Year Awards of the Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2018, and the Master Teacher Award in 2011. In recognition of his outstanding performance in the surgical profession and his contribution to the community, Prof Ng was selected as one of the awardees of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong in 2010.

Research Interests

• Minimally invasive and robotic surgery for colorectal diseases
• Advanced endoscopic therapy for colorectal diseases
• Multimodality treatment for colorectal cancer
• Colorectal cancer screening
• Molecular biomarkers for colorectal cancer
• Integrative medicine

Additional Information

CUHK Service:

• Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
• Director, Global Physician-Leadership Stream, MBChB Programme
• Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery
• Professor (by courtesy), School of Biomedical Sciences
• Assembly of Fellows, S.H. Ho College

External Service:

• President, Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology
• Chairman, CME & CPD Committee, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
• Council Member, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
• Member, Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme Task Force, Department of Health
• Member, Grant Review Board, Food and Health Bureau
• Governing Council Member, Asia-Pacific Federation of Coloproctology
• International Chair, Global Reach Committee, European Society of Coloproctology

Awards and Honours:

Academic

• Dr. R. C. Lee Memorial Gold Medal in Surgery (1995)
• City Lions Club Gold Medal (1995)
• Li-Shields’ Medal (2002)
• Certificate of Merit for Doctor of Medicine Thesis, CUHK (2013)

Teaching

• Teacher of the Year Awards, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK (2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Master Teacher Award, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK (2010)

Research

• Northern California Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2008)
• International Guest Scholar, The American College of Surgeons (2010)
• GB Ong Travelling Fellowship (2011)
• British Journal of Surgery Prize, The European Society of Coloproctology (2011 & 2014)
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh China Medal (2014 & 2016)
• Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award – First-class Award in Natural Sciences 國家教育部高等學校科學研究優秀成果獎（自然科學）一等獎 (2014)
• State Natural Science Award – Second-class Award 國家自然科學獎二等獎 (2016)
• Outstanding Fellowship, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK (2019)

Community Service

• Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong 香港十大傑出青年 (2010)
• Positive Workplace Service Award, CUHK (2018-2019)

Selected Publications

1. Leung KL, Kwok SP, Lam SC, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Ng SS, Lai PB, Lau WY. Laparoscopic resection of rectosigmoid carcinoma: prospective randomised trial. Lancet 2004; 363: 1187-1192.
2. Ng SS, Leung KL, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Li JC. MRC CLASICC trial. Lancet 2005; 366: 713.
3. Ng SS, Li JC, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Leung KL. Laparoscopic total colectomy for colorectal cancers: a comparative study. Surg Endosc 2006; 20: 1193-1196.
4. Ng SS, Leung KL, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Li JC, Teoh AY, Leung WW. Laparoscopic-assisted versus open abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer: a prospective randomized trial. Ann Surg Oncol 2008; 15: 2418-2425.
5. Sung JJ, Lau JY, Young GP, Sano Y, Chiu HM, Byeon JS, Yeoh KG, Goh KL, Sollano J, Rerknimitr R, Matsuda T, Wu KC, Ng SS, Leung SY, Makharia G, Chong VH, Ho KY, Brooks D, Lieberman DA, Chan FK: for the Asia Pacific Working Group on Colorectal Cancer. Asia-Pacific consensus recommendations for colorectal cancer screening. Gut 2008; 57: 1166-1176.
6. Ng SS, Leung KL, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Li JC, Hon SS. Long-term morbidity and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted anterior resection for upper rectal cancer: ten-year results of a prospective, randomized trial. Dis Colon Rectum 2009; 52: 558-566.
7. Ng EK, Chong WW, Jin H, Lam EK, Shin VY, Yu J, Poon TC, Ng SS, Sung JJ. Differential expression of microRNAs in plasma of colorectal cancer patients: A potential marker for colorectal cancer screening. Gut 2009; 58: 1375-1381.
8. Wu CW, Ng SS, Dong Y, Ng SC, Leung WW, Lee CW, Wong YN, Chan FK, Yu J, Sung JJ. Detection of miR-92a and miR-21 in stool samples as potential screening biomarkers for colorectal cancer and polyps. Gut 2012; 61: 739-745.
9. Ng SS, Leung WW, Mak TW, Hon SS, Li JC, Wong CY, Tsoi KK, Lee JF. Electroacupuncture Reduces Duration of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology 2013; 144: 307-313.
10. Ng SS, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Li JC, Hon SS, Mak TW, Ngo DK, Leung WW, Leung KL. Laparoscopic-assisted versus open total mesorectal excision with anal sphincter preservation for mid and low rectal cancer: a prospective randomized trial. Surg Endosc 2014; 28: 297-306.
11. Ng SS, Lee JF, Yiu RY, Li JC, Hon SS, Mak TW, Leung WW, Leung KL. Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 3 Randomized Controlled Trials. Ann Surg 2014; 259: 139-147.
12. Park JS, Sakai Y, Ng SS, Law WL, Kim HR, Oh JH, Cheung HY, Kwak SG, Choi GS. Long-Term Survival and Local Relapse Following Surgery Without Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Upper Rectal Cancer: An International Multi-Institutional Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95: e2990.
13. Marks J, Ng S, Mak T. Robotic transanal surgery (RTAS) with utilization of a next-generation single-port system: a cadaveric feasibility study. Tech Coloproctol 2017; 21: 541-545.
14. Dong Y, Zhang Y, Kang W, Wang G, Chen H, Higashimori A, Natkatsu G, Go M, Tong JHM, Zheng S, To KF, Sung JJY, Yang X, Ng SSM, Yu J. VSTM2A suppressed colorectal cancer as a novel Wnt antagonist by directly causing LRP6 degradation. Theranostics 2019; 9: 6517-6531.
15. Lee JM, Chung T, Kim KM, Ng SS, Han YD, Cho MS, Hur H, Lee KY, Kim NK, Lee SB, Kim GR, Min BS. Significance of Radial Margin in Patients Undergoing Complete Mesocolic Excision for Colon Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2020; 63: 488-496.