Keynote/International Speakers
Prof Kuo-Hsin CHEN
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital,
Taiwan
Prof Kuo-Hsin CHEN
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
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Prof Ji Hoon KIM
ASAN Medical Center,
South Korea
Prof KIM Ji Hoon
ASAN Medical Center, South Korea
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Prof Shin-E WANG
Taipei Veterans General Hospital,
Taiwan
Prof WANG Shin-E
Professor and Chief of General Surgery
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Dr. Shin-E Wang was graduated from National Yang Ming University in 2002, and completed her surgical residency at Taipei Veterans General Hospital from 2002 to 2007. She is currently working as a professor and Chief of General Surgery and minimally Invasive Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. Her major interests include minimally invasive surgery including robotic and laparoscopic surgery, pancreas surgery and pancreas transplant. Her team is very actively involved in minimal invasive surgery, especially robotic Whipple operation (more than 700 RPD cases) and pancreas transplant (185 cases). She was the experts committee member in International Evidence-Based Guidelines for Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Resection, held at Miami.
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Prof Jae-hoon LEE
ASAN Medical Center,
South Korea
Dr LEE Jae-Hoon
ASAN Medical Center, South Korea
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Dr Chase J Wehrle
Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
U.S.A.
Dr Chase WERHLE
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, U.S.A.
Raised in Savannah Georgia, Chase finished undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis before returning home to Georgia for medical school. He is now an adopted Clevelander, moving to Cleveland Clinic to pursue his surgical training, and is primarily interested in Liver Transplantation and HPB surgery. He has trained in both the US and Abu Dhabi and is further interested in international collaboration for liver and pancreas surgery. Chase also has an additional passion for research in this field, having raised >$4M USD in external research funding, has authored & co-authored >100 publications, >40 as the lead author. He has specific interests in Liver Cancer, Machine Perfusion, Transplant Economics, Liver Allocation, and Transplant Oncology. Personally, he loves spending time with his family, Maggie, and dog, Cricket. He is a huge sports fan, loves American football, golf (watching and pretending to play), baseball, basketball, and snow and water skiing.
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Dr Joan Vidal-Jové
Comprehensive Tumor Center Barcelona, Institute Khuab, Spain
Dr Joan VIDAL-JOVÉ
Comprehensive Tumor Center Barcelona, Institute Khuab, Spain
Joan Vidal-Jové is a surgical oncologist trained in Barcelona and Washington DC, and in Focused Ultrasound in Chongqing, China. He runs a private tumor center in Barcelona, the Institute Khuab for Interventional Oncology and is a consultant in medical affairs for Histosonics, Inc. He leaded the first oncological FUS-HIFU unit of his country from 2010 to 2020. Since then, he has performed more than 250 oncological cases with Focused Ultrasound, with special attention to pancreatic and liver tumors. He was the PI of the First in Human Study of Histotripsy in liver tumors. Since then, he is involved on Histotripsy in clinical settings and studies the immune effect associated with it. At present, he is co-leading the First in Human Study of Histotripsy in pancreatic tumors in Hospital de la Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Barcelona.
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ASEAN LHC Committee
Dr BONG Jan Jin
Sunway Medical Centre,
Malaysia
Dr BONG Jan Jin
Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
Dr. Bong Jan Jin is a consultant hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgeon working at the Sunway Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He graduated from University of Leeds, UK with an undergraduate medical degree (MB ChB), and continued postgraduate study thereafter, leading to the award of M.D. degree from the same university. He received surgical training at the prestigious Northwest Thames Higher Surgical Training Program (London Deanery). After completion of specialist training in general and hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, he was awarded Certificate of Completion of Training by the General Medical Council UK. He is on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council UK and became a fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
In 2009, Dr. Bong returned to Malaysia and joined National university of Malaysia (UKM). He was appointed Associate Professor (Academic) and became the head of hepatobiliary unit at the Hospital UKM. During this tenure, he pioneered many procedures, including laparoscopic pancreatectomy and hepatectomy.
He joined Sunway Medical Centre in 2013 and became the leading HPB consultant surgeon. He was appointed Associate Professor at the Sunway Institute for Healthcare Development at Sunway University in 2016.
Dr. Bong has published many original articles in the field of hepato-biliary surgery in peer-reviewed journals. He joined editorial board for Asian Journal of Surgery in 2016. His research interests include hepatocellular carcinoma, MiniLap surgery, laparoscopic, and robotic HPB surgery.
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Dr Rawisak CHANWAT
Bumrungrad International Hospital,
Thailand
Dr Rawisak CHANWAT
Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand
Current positions:
Surgeon, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok
HPB senior consultant at National Cancer Institute, Thailand
Expertise
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Licensure and certification
April, 1998 The license to practice in Medicine, issued by the Medical Council of Thailand (#23211)
July, 2004 Diploma of Thai Board of Surgery
March, 2011 Clinical Fellowship of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU), Tokyo, Japan
July, 2015 Diploma of Thai Subspecialty Board of Surgical Oncology
Professional Organization
2022-present Secretary General of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) Thai Chapter
2022-present Secretary General of Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Surgery Association of Thailand (THPBA)
2022-present Councilor of Asia Pacific Chapter Board of International Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery (ISFGS)
Research Interests
The new techniques in both open and laparoscopic liver surgery
Precision in laparoscopic liver resection
ICG-Fluorescence imaging guided liver surgery
Laparoscopic liver surgery training program.
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Dr Tran Cong DUY LONG
University Medical Center,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dr Tran Cong DUY LONG
University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Dr Wifanto JEO
Indonesia
Dr Wifanto JEO
Indonesia
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Prof KOH Peng Soon
Malaysia
Prof KOH Peng Soon
Malaysia
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Dr Catherine TEH
Makati Medical Center, Philippines
Dr Catherine TEH
Makati Medical Center, Philippines
Dr. Catherine Teh is an internationally recognized expert in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery and a pioneer in modern liver and minimally invasive surgery both laparoscopic and robotic. Currently, she serves the Chief of HPB surgery and Liver Transplantation at Makati Medical Center where she leads a team of surgeons performing complex and innovative surgeries for the liver, biliary system and pancreas cancers and Liver transplantation as well. Her experience in data driven initiatives aimed at enhancing patient safety, quality care, and operational excellence contributes to quality improvement in the OR. As a founding member of the Institute for Advancing (Health)Care Transformation (iACT) Dr. The plays a central role in developing transformational healthcare models that focus on person-centeredness, patient safety, quality improvement, clinical innovation, and the adoption of multidisciplinary team approaches.
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ASEAN Speakers
Dr Ian CHIK
National University of Malaysia,
Malaysia
Dr Ian CHIK
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Hepatopancreatobiliary and General Surgeon
Lecturer, National University of Malaysia
He graduated from Dalhousie University, Canada in 2007. He enrolled in the local Malaysian postgraduate program in 2013 and graduated in 2017. Upon graduation, he joined the National University of Malaysia as a lecturer. Between the years 2019 to 2023, he underwent training for Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, to which he spent 1 year in Taiwan under the tutelage of Prof. Dr. Chen Kuo-Hsin, in Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei. His keen interest is in MIS HPB, although he likes to dabble in hernia surgery, nutrition in surgery and in medical education.
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Dr Febiansyah IBRAHIM
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital,
Indonesia
Dr Febiansyah IBRAHIM
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia
Dr. Febiansyah Ibrahim, Sp.B, Subsp. BD(K)
Digestive Surgeon Subspecialist
Spesialized in MIS for Digestive Surgery
EDUCATION
University of Indonesia (UI)
2016 – 2017 Digestive Surgery Subspecialist – Digestive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine
University of Indonesia (UI)
2008-2014 General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia
(UI) 2000 – 2007 Bachelor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Head Division of Digestive Surgery Digestive Surgical Medical Staff
Metropolitan Medical Centre Hospital Digestive Surgeon
ORGANISATIONS
Member – IKABDI Jaya
Member – Asia Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (APHPBA)
Member – International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
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Dr Wipawee INTHASOTTI
Rajavithi Hospital,
Thailand
Dr Wipawee INTHASOTTI
Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand
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Prof Worakitti LAPISATEPUN
Chiang Mai University,
Thailand
Prof Worakitti LAPISATEPUN
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr. Worakitti Lapisatepun is an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, and deputy director of center of medical excellence, Chiang Mai University, specializing in hepatobiliary and transplant surgery. He graduated with first-class honors from Chiang Mai University and completed extensive training, including fellowships at UCLA and Seoul National University Hospital. With multiple accolades, including Best Videos Presentation at the 15th World Congress of IHPBA 2022, Dr. Lapisatepun constantly innovates and refines surgical methods. In his talk, “Laparoscopic LDLT Donor Hepatectomy – Tips and Tricks,” he shares his expertise on safe, effective approaches that enhance patient outcomes and advance minimally invasive transplantation techniques.
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Dr Kyle Gervin ONG
Makati Medical Center,
Philippines
Dr Kyle Gervin ONG
Makati Medical Center, Philippines
I am an HPB junior consultant working at Makati Medical Center in the Philippines. I did and finished my HPB surgery and liver transplantation fellowship training at Asan Medical Center under the mentorship of Prof. Ki-Hun Kim. As a junior HPB consultant, I have been working alongside Prof. Catherine Teh for 3 years now.
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Prof Tharatip SRISUK
Khon Kaen University,
Thailand
Prof Tharatip SRISUK
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Education Background:
- Medical Degree, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
- Graduate Diploma Program in Clinical Science (Surgery), Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
- Diploma of the Thai Board of Surgery (FRCST)
International HPB programs
- Gastroenterology 2, Nagoya University, Nagoya
- Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London
- Division of Liver Transplant and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul
- Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo
- The Master’s Program in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Henri Bismuth Hepatobiliary Institute, Paul Brousse Hospital, Paris, France
Professional Experiences:
- Internship, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 2004-2005
- Residency in Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 2005-2009
- Lecturer in Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University,2009-2017
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, KhonKaen University, 2017-present
Field of interest
I have performed over 1000 cases of HPB surgery, and more than 400 cases have been done with minimally invasive surgery. The majority of the cases are cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and hepatic metastases.
Professional Organization:
- Committee of Thai Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Association (THPBA)
- Committee of ASEAN LHC (Thailand)
- Committee of International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO Thailand)
- Committee of Asia Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (APHPBA Thailand)
Member of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
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Prof Wipusit TAESOMBAT
Thailand
Prof Wipusit TAESOMBAT
Thailand
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Prof YOONG Boon Koon
Malaysia
Prof YOONG Boon Koon
Malaysia
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Local Speakers
A/Prof Glenn BONNEY
National University Hospital,
Singapore
A/Prof Glenn BONNEY
National University Hospital, Singapore
A/Prof Glenn Bonney a Senior Consultant and Chair of the Liver and Pancreas Cancer Programme at the National University Hospital of Singapore. He is also a Senior Consultant Liver and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon in the same institution. He is Principal Investigator of SurgiCAL ProtEomics Laboratory (SCALPEL) at iHealthtech, National University Singapore where he holds his Associate Professorship. He has author of over a hundred publications and book chapters and sits on multiple international councils for hepatobiliary and transplant surgery.
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Dr CHOO Su Pin
Curie Oncology,
Singapore
Dr CHOO Su Pin
Curie Oncology, Singapore
Dr Choo Su Pin is a medical oncologist specialising in gastrointestinal cancers including colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, pancreas, hepatobiliary, peritoneal, and anal cancers with more than 20 years of experience. She was previously the Deputy Head of the Division of Medical Oncology and Chief of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Department at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), where she is currently a visiting consultant. Besides her clinical work, Dr Choo is also actively involved in research work and academic clinic programme locally and internationally.
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Prof Brian GOH
Singapore General Hospital,
Singapore
Prof Brian GOH
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Adj Asst Prof GAO Yujia
National University Hospital,
Singapore
Adj Asst Prof GAO Yujia
National University Hospital, Singapore
Dr Gao Yujia is a Consultant Surgeon in Liver, Pancreas, and Liver Transplant Surgery at the National University Hospital in Singapore. As the Assistant Group Chief Technology Officer for the National University Health System, Dr Gao is involved in the research and development of immersive technology and its application in clinical care and education, and digital-twin projects. He works extensively with Mixed Reality (MR) technology, utilising MR devices to deliver cutting edge capabilities to clinicians including 3D holographic imaging, real-time computer-vision based imaged analysis, and multisource data integration. He is also responsible for the integration and implementation of 5G wireless technology for hospital infrastructure development and building of secured high-speed integrated data networks.
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Dr Sivaraj GUNASEKARAN
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,
Singapore
Dr Sivaraj GUNASEKARAN
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
Dr Sivaraj Gunasekaran is a Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon from Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. He is a Senior Consultant in the Department of General Surgery, and heads the Acute Care Surgery service. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and completed his residency training in National Healthcare Group (NHG). He has done fellowships in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore as well as in ASAN Medical Center in South Korea.
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Dr HO Ying Ci
Singapore
Dr HO Ying Ci
Singapore
Consultant Anaesthesiologist (Private Practice)
Visiting Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, SGH
Visiting Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, CGH
Dr Ho Ying Ci is a Consultant Anaesthesiologist. She serves as a visiting consultant in the Department of Anaesthesia in Singapore General Hospital and Changi General Hospital.
She received her MBBS in 2009 and her MMed (Anaesthesiology) in 2014 from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore. She is also a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Dr Ho is trained in liver transplant anaesthesia and takes a special interest in anaesthesia for hepatopancreatobiliary surgery as well as anaesthesia for major abdominal surgeries. In 2017, she completed her liver transplant anaesthesia fellowship in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
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A/Prof KOH Yexin
Singapore General Hospital,
Singapore
A/Prof KOH Yexin
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Dr Koh Ye Xin is a Senior Consultant at the Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery in Singapore General Hospital and a member of the Singapore Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (HPBA-S). Dr Koh serves as the Co-Chairman in the Quality Improvement Committee of the Surgery Academic Clinical Program.
Dr Koh graduated from the Singhealth General Surgery Residency Programme and the Singapore Chief Residency Programme from the Healthcare Leadership College.
Dr Koh is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and holds a Master of Medicine (Surgery). He was the Asia-Pacific awardee of the Japan Hepatopancreatobiliary Society observership to Hokkaido University for training in advanced hepatopancreatobilary malignancy. He was a senior clinical fellow in Abdominal Transplantation at Cambridge University, Addenbrookes hospital, focusing on Multivisceral and Intestinal transplantation.
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Dr PANG Ning Qi
National University Hospital,
Singapore
Dr PANG Ning Qi
National University Hospital, Singapore
Dr Pang graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. His sub-specialty field of interest includes hepatobiliary, pancreatic and transplant surgery, and he is now working in the Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation in the National University Hospital. In addition to interests in liver and pancreas surgery, Dr Pang is also pursuing a PhD in the field of geriatric surgery. He is studying issues that older surgical patients face and how to improve the care and surgical outcomes in this high-risk group.
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Dr Alvin TAN
Sengkang General Hospital,
Singapore
Dr Alvin TAN
Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Dr Alvin Tan is a Consultant in the Department of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital. He graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and subsequently did his general surgery training under the SingHealth General Surgery Residency Programme. After which, he continued his sub-specialty training at the Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery at Singapore General Hospital and the Surgery Department at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.
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Dr TAN Yen Pin
Tan Tock Seng Hospital,
Singapore
Dr TAN Yen Pin
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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Adj Asst Prof TAY Wee Ming
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital,
Singapore
Adj Asst Prof TAY Wee Ming
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
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Dr Nita THIRUCHELVAM
Changi General Hospital,
Singapore
Dr Nita THIRUCHELVAM
Changi General Hospital, Singapore
I am currently the Director of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Service in the Department of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital. In 2020, I completed a HPB fellowship in Singapore General Hospital before beginning consultancy practice at CGH. In 2023, I embarked on an advanced fellowship at Asan Medical Center and National Cancer Center in South Korea where I focused on advanced hepatopancreatobiliary surgery and minimally invasive surgery involving both laparoscopic and robotic approach. I have a strong niche interest in pre-operative 3D reconstruction imagery of the liver and MIS anatomical liver resection with ICG guidance.
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Dr Robert WALSH
National University Cancer Institute,
Singapore
Dr Robert WALSH
National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
Dr Robert Walsh is a Consultant GI Medical Oncologist at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS). Dr Walsh obtained his undergraduate medical degree from the University of Cambridge, England before undertaking Foundation training at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. He has worked in the Singapore health system since 2013 and obtained his postgraduate qualifications from the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2015. Dr Walsh subsequently completed postgraduate residency training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the National University Health System, Singapore. His area of research focus is precision oncology and biomarker directed clinical trials.
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