Department of Surgery, CUHK

RESEARCH POSTGRADUATE

OVERVIEW

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a tertiary research institution of international repute with an annual postgraduate intake of over 13,000.

The Department of Surgery is an integral part of the Faculty of Medicine based in the Prince of Wales Hospital. Our programs are research-oriented, providing students with dedciated support, structured mentorship and excellent research opportunities during their journey of discovering their unique academic interests and developing an expertise in translational research. We equip postgraduate students with in-depth knowledge and advanced research skills, accentuating a comprehensive learning experience that builds a solid foundation for their academic career with an aim to excel at utilising surgical sciences to improve patient outcomes.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Potential Projects

Minimally Invasive Surgery
Cancer Research: Molecular Targets for Diagnosis and Treatment
Biomedical Engineering
Neurosurgery
Other topics in Surgery such as Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Urology and Cardiothoracic Surgery will also be considered.

MPhil/PhD Program

PhD: Three to four years of supervised research-based clinical-translational research study.

Applicants who wish to take a shorter research study may consider MPhil program.

MPhil/PhD candidates include science graduates, medical students and medical doctors undertaking scientific training.

Interested candidates please visit our website http://www.surgery.cuhk.edu.hk/research-postgraduate.asp#opportunities. Determine your research interest and discuss with your potential supervisor through email. Applicants with general interest in our department could send your CV and a brief research interest statement to postgrad@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk for consideration. Application deadline is listed on Graduate School's website.

RESEARCH POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISORS

Dr. CHAN Yuen Chung David

Neurosurgery |

Dr. CHIU Ka Fung Peter

Urology |

Professor Philip WY CHIU

Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery |

Professor James YW LAU

Vascular Surgery |

Dr. Zheng LI

Bioengineering | |

Professor Anthony CF NG

Urology |

Professor Kelvin KC NG

Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery |

Professor Enders KW NG

Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery |

Professor Simon SM NG

Colorectal Surgery |

Professor Calvin SH NG

Cardiothoracic Surgery | |

Professor Anthony YB TEOH

Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery |

Dr. Jeremy YC TEOH

Urology |

Professor WAN Song

Cardiothoracic Surgery |

Dr. WANG Xin

Surgical Oncology |

Professor George KC WONG

Neurosurgery | |

Professor Nathalie WONG

Surgical Oncology |

Dr. XU Mingjing Iris

Research/Laboratory |

CURRENT POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

BURGHARDT Rens Elia

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2017)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. TONG Chi Fai Michael
Prof. WONG Chun Man Patrick & Dr. NG Hoi Yee Iris

Field of Research:
Neural predictors of language and hearing outcomes in hearing impaired

CHEN Peng

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2023)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. CHIU Wai Yan Philip
Dr. CHAN Shannon Melissa

Field of Research:
Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Tumorigenesis mechanism

CHEN Xuan

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Chi Fai
Dr. TEOH Yuen Chun Jeremy

CHEUNG Chak Ting

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. Celia DONG

Field of Research:
Colorectal Cancer, Genomics

DONG Zhiwei

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. CHIU Wai Yan Philip

GAO Wentao

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Kathy LUI
Prof. LAU Yun Wong James

GUO Hongda

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Chi Fai
Dr. CHIU Ka Fung Peter

HUANG Hiu Yin

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. WONG Kwok Chu George

Field of Research:
Characterizing Microglia Phenotypes in Experimental Focal Ischemia

HUANG Yisen

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng

Field of Research:
Surgical robot assistant, AI assisted robot

Award(s):
Winner of EndoCV2021

JIANG Bei

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. WANG Xin

LAM Yin Kau Helena

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2019)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Nathalie WONG

Field of Research:
Hepatocellular carcinoma, patient-derived organoids, loss-of function TP53, gain-of-function TP53

LI Jian

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng

Field of Research:
Medical Robotics

LI Jixiu

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng
Prof. NG Sze Hang Calvin

Field of Research:
Medical Robotics, Magnetic endoscope

LI Xiang

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. WANG Xin

LI Yehui

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng

Field of Research:
Medical robotics, colonoscopy, magnetic manipulation

Award(s):
Prof. Charles K.Kao Student Creativity Awards 2021 - Champion and Special Award (Postgraduate Group)

LI Yushi

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Sze Hang Calvin

Field of Research:
Lung cancer, Biomarker

LIU Jiaxun, Jade

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Nathalie WONG

LIU Kang

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Chi Fai
Dr. TEOH Yuen Chun Jeremy

Field of Research:
Bladder cancer

LIU Shaorui

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2019)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. CHOI Chung Hang Jonathan
Prof. NG Sze Hang Calvin

Field of Research:
Gold nanoparticles, Biodistribution, Drug-delivery, Acute lung injury, Protein purification

LIU Yue

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Kwok Chai Kelvin

Field of Research:
Alternative splicing of mRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma; Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma organoid

LUO Wenjie, William

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Nathalie WONG

LUO Xiao

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng

LUO Yujie

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. WONG Kwok Chu George

Field of Research:
Subarachnoid haemorrhage

MEI Piaorong

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Nathalie WONG

NG Wing Yin

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng

Field of Research:
Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis, Computer Vision

PENG Qiang

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Chi Fai
Dr. CHIU Ka Fung Peter

Field of Research:
Castration resistant prostate cancer, small non-coding RNA, spermine

PU Dandan

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. John DING

QU Xinyu

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Katie MEEHAN
Dr. CHAN Jason Ying Kuen

SUN Jingkai

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Chi Fai
Dr. CHIU Ka Fung Peter

Field of Research:
Prostate Cancer

SUN Yanmei

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Nathalie WONG

Field of Research:
Alternative spicing events in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

TSZE Cheung Yin

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2016)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. LEE Yuet Sheung Kathy
Prof. TONG Chi Fai Michael

Field of Research:
Test validation; Receptive vocabulary test; Cantonese vocabularies; Preschool language development

WAN Ho Lee

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. Iris XU

Field of Research:
Alternative RNA splicing and glucose metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma

WANG Lishi

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. Nathalie WONG

Field of Research:
Hepatocellular carcinoma immune subtype classification

WANG Yijuan

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. WANG Xin

XIAN Yitian

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng
Dr. CHAN Yuen Chung David

Field of Research:
Neurosurgical Robotics

XIE Ke

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Dr. LI Zheng

YAO Jinyan

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2022)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Sze Hang Calvin

YEUNG Chun Philip

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2019)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Kwok Chai Kelvin
Dr. CHEUNG Siu Tim

Field of Research:
Hepatocellular carcinoma related molecular pathways and novel treatments

Award(s):
AACR-Doreen J. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-in-Training Award 2021; AACR-AbbVie Scholar-in-Training Award 2020

YU Shing Wilson

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2016)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. LEE Yuet Sheung Kathy
Prof. TONG Chi Fai Michael, Prof. NG Hoi Yee Iris

Field of Research:
Speech-in-noise test; Cantonese; Item Response Theory; Test Development

YUAN Qize

MPhil in Surgery (Admitted in 2019)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Sze Hang Calvin

Field of Research:
Lung cancer, Organoid, EGFR mutation

ZHANG Luyao

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. LAU Yun Wong James
Prof. Nathalie WONG

Field of Research:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Immune oncology

ZHAO Hongda

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2020)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. NG Chi Fai
Dr. TEOH Yuen Chun Jeremy

Field of Research:
Bladder cancer, Organoids, PD-1

ZHOU Siran

PhD in Surgery (Admitted in 2021)

Supervisor(s):
Prof. CHIU Wai Yan Philip

Field of Research:
Endoscopic surgery, Endoscopic treatment

GRADUATES / ALUMNI

XUE Lingbin
PhD
2022
Autophagy Regulates the Antiangiogenic Property of the Multikinase Inhibitor Lenvatinib in Human Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cells

PENG Jia
PhD
2022
Oncogenic effects of exon 3-deleted FOXP3 isoform is regulated by enolase1 in non-small cell lung cancer

CHEN Ssu Chi Abbey
PhD
2022
Novel Functional Anorectal Testing in Normal Subjects and Patients with Anorectal Disorders

ZHANG Xue
PhD
2022
Robotic System for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery with a Novel Continuum Joint

CHEN Junfan
PhD
2022
Microglia Mediated Neuroinflammation in Experimental Subarachnoid

HUI Shin Yee
PhD
2022
Roles of STAT3 in Modulating Cancer Stemness and Immune Contexture in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

LAI Huasheng Watson
PhD
2022
Mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes prevent esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection in pigs

WONG Aikha Melissa Go
PhD
2022
Investigation of tumour-intrinsic activated Wnt/b-catenin signalling pathway in the immune erasion of hepatocellular carcinoma

TSE Tsz Hei
MPhil
2022
The Establishment of a Reproducible Organoid Culture Model with Human Renal Cell Carcinoma

DENG Guangzheng
PhD
2022
Investigation of TP53 for loss- and gain-of-function roles in liver carcinogenesis

HE Tao
MPhil
2022
Organoid-based evaluation of alternative chemotherapy for oxaliplatin-resistant colorectal cancer

Name	Degree	Year of Graduation	Thesis Titles
XUE Lingbin	PhD	2022	Autophagy Regulates the Antiangiogenic Property of the Multikinase Inhibitor Lenvatinib in Human Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cells
PENG Jia	PhD	2022	Oncogenic effects of exon 3-deleted FOXP3 isoform is regulated by enolase1 in non-small cell lung cancer
CHEN Ssu Chi Abbey	PhD	2022	Novel Functional Anorectal Testing in Normal Subjects and Patients with Anorectal Disorders
ZHANG Xue	PhD	2022	Robotic System for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery with a Novel Continuum Joint
CHEN Junfan	PhD	2022	Microglia Mediated Neuroinflammation in Experimental Subarachnoid
HUI Shin Yee	PhD	2022	Roles of STAT3 in Modulating Cancer Stemness and Immune Contexture in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
LAI Huasheng Watson	PhD	2022	Mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes prevent esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection in pigs
WONG Aikha Melissa Go	PhD	2022	Investigation of tumour-intrinsic activated Wnt/b-catenin signalling pathway in the immune erasion of hepatocellular carcinoma
TSE Tsz Hei	MPhil	2022	The Establishment of a Reproducible Organoid Culture Model with Human Renal Cell Carcinoma
DENG Guangzheng	PhD	2022	Investigation of TP53 for loss- and gain-of-function roles in liver carcinogenesis
HE Tao	MPhil	2022	Organoid-based evaluation of alternative chemotherapy for oxaliplatin-resistant colorectal cancer