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CUHK appoints Professor Philip Chiu as Dean of Medicine

Lead Author
Perrett Laver
Published
21 Dec 2023
Industry
Higher Education
Location
Hong Kong

The Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) approved the appointment of Professor Philip Chiu Wai-yan as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

Professor Chiu joined CU Medicine in 2005, and is currently Associate Dean (External Affairs) of CU Medicine; Professor and Chief of Division of Upper GI and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery; Director of Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center supported by InnoHK; Director of Endoscopy Centre, CUHK’s Institute of Digestive Disease; Director of CUHK Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine.

Professor Chiu is an internationally renowned scholar on upper gastrointestinal surgery. His research interests include oesophageal cancer management, minimally invasive and robotic esophagectomy, novel endoscopic technologies for diagnosis of early gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, endoscopic surgery as well as robotics for endoluminal surgery.

Since the establishment of the Faculty in 1981, CU Medicine has always been committed to making a difference to the world by improving people’s health through advancing health care, medical education and research.

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