Professor CHIU Wai Yan Philip    
趙偉仁

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

Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery
(852) 3505 3952
philipchiu@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
A-4019-2009
0000-0001-9292-112

Biography

Professor Philip Chiu is currently Professor and Honorary Consultant of Division of Upper GI and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital; Director of Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center; Director of CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Center; Director of CUHK Chow Yuk Ho Technology Center for Innovative Medicine and Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also serves as Director of Endoscopy of Prince of Wales Hospital and Cluster Director of Endoscopy, New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority.

Prof. Chiu is first to perform endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for treatment of early GI cancers in Hong Kong in 2004. In 2010, he performed the first Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (P.O.E.M.) in Hong Kong. His research interests include upper gastrointestinal bleeding, esophageal cancer and minimally invasive and robotic esophagectomy, novel endoscopic technologies for diagnosis of early GI cancers, ESD and novel endoscopic procedures as well as Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). He has published more than 260 peer reviewed manuscripts and 6 book chapters. He received numerous prestigious awards including State Scientific Technology and Progress Award from People’s Republic of China in 2007, 2nd class award in Technological Advancement, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China in 2011. He served as Yeoh Ghim Seng Visiting Professor at Department of Surgery, National University of Singapore from 2014-2017. His research on POEM was awarded best of DDW 2011 and first prize of ASGE world cup of endoscopy 2012. He was selected as Asia Pacific Digestive Week JGHF Emerging Leader Lectureship in 2016 and Global Outstanding Chinese Youth 2016. He is currently co-editor of Endoscopy and subject editor for Surgical Endoscopy.

Research Interests

• Esophageal cancer and minimally invasive and robotic esophagectomy
• Novel endoscopic technologies for diagnosis of early GI cancers
• ESD and novel endoscopic procedures
• Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
• Robotics in Endoluminal Surgery

Additional Information

• Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
• Professor, Department of Surgery
• Director, Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center
• Director, CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Center
• Director, Chow Yuk Ho Technology Center for Innovative Medicine
• Honorary Consultant, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital
• Cluster Director of Endoscopy, New Territory East Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
• Director of Endoscopy, Prince of Wales Hospital, New Territory East Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
• Co-Editor of Endoscopy
• Subject Editor, Surgical Endoscopy

Selected Publications

1. *Chiu PWY, Ng SC, Inoue H, Reddy DN, Ling Hu E, Cho JY, Ho LK, Hewett DG, Chiu HM, Rerknimitr R, Wang HP, Ho SH, Seo DW, Goh KL, Tajiri H, Kitano S, Chan FKL. Practice of Endoscopy During COVID-19 Pandemic: Position Statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID Statements). Gut. 2020 Jun;69(6):991-996.
2. Xia X, Chan KF, Wong GTY, Wang P, Liu L, Yeung BPM, Ng EKW, Lau JYW, *Chiu PWY. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Healing of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug-Related Peptic Ulcer Through Paracrine Actions in Pigs. Sci Transl Med. 2019 Oct 30;11(516):eaat7455.
3. *Chiu PW, Uedo N, Singh R, Gotoda T, Ng EKW, Yao K, Ang TL, Ho SH, Kikuchi D, Yao F, Pittayanon R, Goda K, Lau JYW, Tajiri H, Inoue H. An Asian Consensus on Standards of Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy for Neoplasia. Gut 2019; 68(2):186-197
4. Takeshita N, Ho KY, Phee SJ, *Chiu PW. Feasibility of performing esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection using master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot. Endoscopy 2017; Feb; 49(S01):E27-28
5. *Chiu PW, Joeng HK, Choi CL, Tsoi KK, Kwong KH, Lam SH, Sung JJ. High dose omeprazole infusion compared with scheduled second look endoscopy for prevention of peptic ulcer rebleeding: a randomized controlled trial. Endoscopy. 2016 Aug;48(8):717-22.
6. Phee SJ, Reddy N, *Chiu PW, Rebala P, Rao GV, Wang Z, Sun Z, Wong JY, Ho KY. Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Oct 10(10):1117-21
7. *Chiu PW, Teoh AY, To KF, Wong SK, Liu SY, Lam CC, Yung MY, Chan FK, Lau JY, Ng EK. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) compared with gastrectomy for treatment of early gastric neoplasia: a retrospective cohort study. Surgical Endoscopy 2012; Dec 26(12):3584-91.
8. *Chiu PW, Ng EK, Cheung FK, Chan FK, Leung WK, Wu JC, Wong VW, Yung MY, Tsoi K, Lau JY, Sung JJ, Chung SS. Predicting mortality in patients with bleeding peptic ulcers after therapeutic endoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Mar;7(3):311-6;
9. *Chiu PW Chan KF, Lee YT, Sung JJ, Lau JY, Ng EK. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for treatment of early neoplasia of the foregut using combination of knives. Surgical Endoscopy 2008; 22(3):777-783
10. *Chiu PW, Lam CY, Lee SW, Kwong KH, Lam SH, Lee DT, Kwok SP. The effect of scheduled second endoscopy on peptic ulcer rebleeding – a randomized controlled trial. Gut 2003; 10:1403-7