O&T, CUHK

Prof Kumta is an orthopaedic surgeon and is also the Assistant Dean of Education for the Medical Faculty. He is also the director of the Education Resources at the medical faculty.

Prof Kumta is intensely involved in the application of new technology in Medical education, particularly in areas of formative assessment, simulation and in the acquisition of skills.

He also is involved in clinical service and has developed a niche area in the palliative management of advanced sarcomas, Giant Cell Tumor of Bone and Limb Salvage Surgery particularly joint-sparing resections in children. He is an active researcher and his interests include target therapies for Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, and the application of advanced imaging and visualization in the management of complex resections and reconstructions in patients with sarcomas.

Prof. Kumta is also involved in medico-legal work particularly related to negligence and personal injury assessment.

Professor Kumta has published over 100 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, over 130 conference presentations, contributed over 10 book chapters and received more than 10 research / teaching-related awards. He serves on the Board Member of Chinese Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Reviewer of the Journal of Musculoskeletal Research. He was founder member and vice president of the Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Society, President of the Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banking. He serves as member of New Medicolegal Society of Hong Kong, Life-member of Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association and including IAMOG, ISOLS.

CLINICAL EXPERTISE

Bone Tumor Surgery
Complex Limb Salvage Reconstruction
Surgery for Advanced Sarcomas and Metastatic Cancer

SPECIALISED RESEARCH AREAS

Bone Cancer (Musculoskeletal Oncology)
Complex Extremity Reconstruction & Limb Salvage Surgery
Molecular Biology of Giant Cell Tumors, Osteolytic Neoplasms, Palliative Surgical Care

SELECTED PUBLICATION

1.	Chen SH, Lau PY, Lei M; Peng J, Tang T, Wang XH, Qin L, Kumta SM. Segmental Composite Porous Scaffolds with Either Osteogenesis or Anti-bone Resorption Properties Tested in a Rabbit Ulna Defect Model. J Tissue Eng Regen Med (published on-line 6 Nov 2013)*
2.	KC Wong, SM Kumta. Use of Computer Navigation in Orthopedic Oncology. Curr Surg Rep 2014;2(7):1-8.*
3.	Wong KC, Lee C, Shing MM, Kumta S. Surgical Resection of Relapse May Improve Postrelapse Survival of Paitents with Localized Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Mar;471(3);814-9.*
4.	Wong KC, Kumta SM. Joint-preserving Tumor Resection and Reconstruction Using Image-guided Computer Navigation. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Mar;471(3):762-3.*
5.	Wong KC, Kumta SM. Computer-assisted Tumor Surgery in Malignant Bone Tumors. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Mar;471(3):750-61.*
6.	Wong KC, Kumta SM, Tse LF, Ng EW, Lee KS. Navigation Endoscopic Assisted Tumor (NEAT) surgery for benign bone tumors of the extremities. Comput Aided Surg. 2010;15(1-3):32-9.*
7.	Wong KC, Kumta SM, Leung KS, Ng KW, Ng EW, Lee KS Integration of CAD/CAM planning into computer assisted orthopaedic surgery. Comput Aided Surg. 2010;15(4-6):65-74.*
8.	Wong KC, Kumta SM, Cheung KW, Chiu KH, Tse LF, Shing MK, Li CK. Tumour Prosthetic Replacement in Paediatric Bone Cancer. HK J Paediatr (new series) 2010:15(2):104-10.*
9.	Yang JY, Cheng FW, Wong KC, Lee V, Leung WK, Shing MM, Kumta SM, Li CK. Initial Presentation and Management of Osteosarcoma and its impact on Disease outcome. Hong Kong Medical J. 2009 Dec;15(6):434-9.*
10.	Wong KC, Kumta SM, Antonio GE; Tse LF. Image Fusion for Computer-assisted Bone Tumor Surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Oct;466(10):2533-41.*