Chow Chi Ying Simon MB ChB (Hons.), MRCS, FRCSEd(CTh), FCSHK, FHKAM(surgery)
Associate consultant
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Prince of Wales Hospital

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
2021 - Specialist in the Specialty of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
2020 - Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (FHKAM ((surgery))
2020 - Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (FCSHK)
2019 - Joint Specialty Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd(CTh)
2019 - Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination in Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh , Patrick Magee Gold Medalist
2015 - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS Ed)
2015 - Member of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (MHKICBSC)
2011 - Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (MB ChB (Hons))
2006 - Li Po Chun United World College
2004 - Diocesan Boys’ School

ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENTS
2011 - Graduated with Honors (MBChB (Hons))
Distinction in Surgery & Medicine
Kan Tong Po Gold Medal in Medical Studies
Dr. & Mrs Tzu Leung Ho Outstanding Academic Awards

2019 - Patrick Magee Gold Medal in Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship exam

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE
2021 August till present : Associate consultant
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2015 July till present : Higher surgical trainee + Resident specialist
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2013 till 2015 June
Department of Surgery Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), Basic Surgical Training
PWH Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
PWH Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
PWH Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
PWH Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2012
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Basic Trainee

PUBLICATONS (As first Author.) Chow SC, Yeung EC, Ng CS, Wong RH, Fai To K, Wan IY. Mediastinal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma with paraneoplastic pemphigus. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Nov 17 pii: 0218492314561501
Chow SC, Wong RH, Wan IY, To KF, Wan S, Underwood MJ, Ng CS. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the anterior mediastinum with vessel invasion in a 4-month-old boy: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2015 Jul 17;9:157
Chow SC, Wong RH, Yu SC, Wan IY , Kwok MK, Underwood MJ. Arch in the Neck – Haughton Type D Aortic Arch Aneurysm, Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 101(2):774-5
Chow SC, Ng CS. Recent developments in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary nodule management. J Thorac Dis. 2016 jul;8(Suppl 6):S509-16
Chow SC, Cheung GS, Lee AP, Wu EB, Ho JY, Kwok MK , Yu PS, Wan IY, Underwood MJ , Wong RH. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation : the transaortic approach. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 Jun;25(5):357-363
Chow SC, Lee AP, Ho AM, Chan HH , Underwood MJ , Wan S. Redo tricuspid valve operation in patients with 1st-generation mitral prosthesis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2018 Sep;26(7):524-528
Simon C.Y. Chow , Innes Y.P. Wan , Randolph H.L. Wong , Malcolm J. Underwood. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation : The evolving role of surgeons and challenges ahead. Surgical Practice. 2018 Oct; 12 (22), Issue 4
Chow SCY, Wong RHL, Yu PSY, Ho JYK, Chan JWY, Kwok MWT, Wan S, Fujikawa T, Underwood MJ. 10-year outcomes post coronary artery bypass grafting in Asian patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive analysis of survival and cardiac performance. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Mar;12(3):803-812
Chow SCY, Wong RHL, Lakhani I, Wong MV, Tse G, Yu PSY, Ho JYK, Fujikawa T, Underwood MJ. Management of acute type A intramural hematoma: upfront surgery or individualized approach? A retrospective analysis and meta-analysis. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Mar;12(3):680-689
Chow SCY, Wong RHL , Cheung GSH , Lee APW , Chui HKL, So KCY, Wu EB. Short term clinical outcomes and analysis of risk factors for pacemaker implantation : a single center experience of self-expandable TAVI valves. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Jul 29; 15 (1): 200
Chow SCY, Ho JYK, Fujikawa T, Lim K, Chu CM, Yu SCH, Bashir M, Wong RHL. Valiant NAVION stent graft system application: First Asian case-series analysis. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar;36(3):841-847. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15306. Epub 2021 Feb 1. PMID: 33522638.
Chow SC, Ho JY, Kwok MW, Fujikawa T, Lim K, Wan S, Wong RH. Coronary endarterectomy in coronary artery disease: Factors affecting graft patency and survival. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2021 Apr 6:2184923211006851. doi: 10.1177/02184923211006851

Book chapters
Simon C.Y.Chow, and Calvin S.H.Ng . (2014) Hyperhidrosis . Causes, Treatment Options and Outcomes. eds. Janine R Huddle , Nova Science Publishers , Inc. p38
Chow Simon & Calvin Ng (2018) Scarci, Solli & Sihoe: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery JP Medical Ltd. Page 95 chapter 17
Chow Simon & Randolph Wong ( 2017) New Approaches to Aortic Diseases from Valve to Abdominal Bifurcation. 1st Edition. Eds. Ion Tintoiu , John Elefteriades, Malcolm Underwood. Academic Press. Chapter 20
Chow, Simon C.Y. & Calvin Ng (2019) Atlas of Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Eds. Gonzalez- Rivas . Ng, C.S.H. , Rocco, G. , D ‘ Amico, Th. A. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Chapter 8