Professor WAN Song    
萬松

Professor
MD, FRCS (Eng), FACC

Cardiothoracic Surgery
(852) 3505 2629
swan@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
N-7352-2016
0000-0002-9394-1672

Biography

Song Wan is currently Professor and Honorary Advisor in Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England, American College of Cardiology, Hong Kong College of Cardiology, and College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. His clinical and research interests include reconstructive valve surgery and prevention of vein graft failure. To date, he has published more than 200 peer reviewed articles and 18 book chapters.

Professor Wan is a Councilor of Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) and Chairman of ASCVTS Education Committee. He is member of 12 learned professional bodies, such as American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). He has been awarded Visiting Professorship at 10 leading medical schools in China (including Taiwan) as well as in USA. Professor Wan is an Assistant Editor of Heart Surgery Forum and an editorial board member of 14 international referred journals, including Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. He also serves as a member of AATS Education Committee, AATS Foundation Asian Scholarship Committee, and STS Workforce on International Meetings.

Research Interests

• Valve reconstruction and minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Vein graft research for coronary revascularization
• Surgical history

Additional Information

BOOK EDITOR:
Wan S, Yim APC, eds. Cardiothoracic surgery in China: past, present, and future. Chinese University Press: Hong Kong, 2007

Selected Publications

1. Wan S, LeClerc JL, Vincent JL. Inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass: mechanisms involved and possible therapeutic strategies. Chest 1997;112:676-692
2. Wan S, Yim APC, Wong CK, Arifi AA, Yip JHY, Ng CSH, Waye MMY, Lam CWK. Expression of FHL2 and cytokine messenger RNAs in human myocardium after cardiopulmonary bypass. Int J Cardiol 2002;86:265-272
3. Wan S, Yim APC, Johnson JL, Shukla N, Angelini GD, Smith FCT, Dashwood MR, Jeremy JY. The endothelin-1A receptor antagonist BSF 302146 is a potent inhibitor of neointimal and medial thickening in porcine saphenous vein-carotid artery interposition grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127:1317-1322
4. Wan S, George SJ, Nicklin SA, Yim APC, Baker AH. Overexpression of p53 increases lumen size and blocks neointima formation in porcine interposition vein grafts. Mol Ther 2004;9:689-698
5. Wan S, Shukla N, Angelini GD, Yim APC, Johnson JL, Jeremy JY. Nitric oxide-donating aspirin (NCX 4016) inhibits neointimal thickening in a pig model of saphenous vein-carotid artery interposition grafting: A comparison with aspirin and morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1033-9
6. George SJ, Wan S, Hu J, Johnson JL, MacDonald R, Baker AH. Sustained reduction of vein graft neointima formation by ex vivo TIMP-3 gene therapy. Circulation 2011;124 [11 Suppl]:S135-S142
7. Hu J, Liu J, Kwok MWT, Wong RHL, Huang Y, Wan S. Bone morphogenic protein-4 contributes to venous endothelial dysfunction in diabetic patients undergoing coronary revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 95:1331–1339
8. Wan S, Lee AP, Jin CN, Wong RH, Chan HM, Ng CS, Wan IY, Underwood MJ. The choice of mitral annuloplastic ring - beyond "surgeon's preference". Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2015;4:261-265
9. Wan S, Lee AP, Attaran S, Yu PS, Au SS, Kwok MW, Lau RW, Wong RH, Wan IY, Ng SK, Underwood MJ. Mitral valve repair using a semirigid ring: patient selection and early outcomes. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Annals 2016;24:647-652
10. Zhang J, Sheng J, Dong L, Xu Y, Yu L, Liu Y, Huang XR, Wan S, Lan HY, Wang HS. Cardiomyocyte-specific loss of RMP causes myocardial dysfunction and heart failure. Cardiovasc Res 2019;115:1617-1628
11. Wan S, Liu J. Decode a ticking time-bomb. [Editorial] J Thorac Dis 2020; (in press)
12. Wan S, Hu J. Commentary: Following the game-changers: Are we on the right track now? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; (in press)