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Professor Law, Wai Lun 羅偉倫

Title:
Clinical Professor of Practice
Director, Surgical Skills Centre

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Professor Law, Wai Lun 羅偉倫

Title:
Clinical Professor of Practice
Director, Surgical Skills Centre

Department:

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Also Cited As:
Law, Wai-lun
Law, W

Biography

Professor Law graduated from Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong in 1987. He obtained the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1991. He was conferred the degree of Master of Surgery in 2001 with the research on the surgical treatment for rectal cancer. Professor Law was appointed as the Clinical Professor of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong in 2008. Currently he is the Anthony and Anne Cheung Professor in Innovative and Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Chief of Division of Colorectal Surgery at Queen Mary Hospital. He is also the Director of the Surgical Skills Centre in the Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong. In August 2013, Professor Law was appointed the Associate Dean in Clinical Affairs of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.

Professor Law’s main clinical and research interests are on surgery for colorectal cancer, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, enhanced recovery after surgery and surgical simulation. Professor Law is a member of numerous professional societies. He was on the Education Resources Committee of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He was the Secretary-General of the International Society for Digestive Surgery and is currently the President Elect of the International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.

 

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2013-04-20James IV Traveling Fellow: James IV Association of Surgeons
Research Achievement
2012-04-20Anthony and Anne Cheung Professorship in Innovative and Minimally Invasive Surgery: Endowed Professorship, The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2007-11-01Faculty Teaching Award 2007: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Teaching Accomplishment
Chan, ASY
Lee, CH
Man, HY
Yuen, ST
Chan, KW
Tsui, WY
Chan, AS
Ho, SLR
Lo, OSH
Siu, HC
Yue, SKS
Chan, D
Hui, HSE
Gao, Y
2020-12-01LKS Faculty of Medicine Outstanding Research Output Award: LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2021-11-0110th Health and Medical Research Fund Anniversary Award for "A Study on Health-related Quality of Life of Patients with Colorectal Neoplasm and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Hong Kong": Food & Health Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Research Achievement
YUE, Siu Kuen
Chan, ASY
Yuen, ST
Chan, KW
Tsui, WY
Ho, SLR
Lee, CH
Lai, CWJ
Man, HY
2017-08-01Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award, "RNF43 germline and somatic mutation in serrated neoplasia pathway and its association with BRAF mutation. Gut. 2017;66(9):1645-1656": Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2014-11-01Best Poster Award on "Health-related Quality of Life of Patients with Colorectal Neoplasm and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Hong Kong": Health Research Symposium 2014
Research Achievement
Fan, KMJ
2010-09-01Second Prize, Best Research Award: The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2012-04-012012 SAGES Top International Abstract Award for 'Comparison of Single Port and Conventional Laparoscopic Colectomy: A randomized Controlled Trial': Society of American Gastrointestinal And Endoscopic Surgeons
Research Achievement
Chan, P
2010-10-01Winner of Best Student Oral Presentation Award on "A Pilot Study on Validation of Traditional Chinese FACT-C on Patients with Colorectal Neoplasm": 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, London, United Kingdom
Research Achievement
2017-06-01Excellent Research Award, Health Research Symposium 2017: Health and Medical Research Fund, Food & Health Bureau, the Government of HKSAR
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
2008-presentMember of Educational Resources CommitteeSociety of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
2009-2011Vice PresidentInternational Society for Digestive Surgery
2013- presentPresident ElectInternational Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
2008-2011Member of Membership CommitteeAmerican Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
2006-presentCouncil MemberAsian Society of Stoma Rehabilitation
2011- presentCouncil MemberHong Kong College of Surgeons
2005-presentCommittee MemberAsian Society of Surgery
MemberHong Kong Medical Association
MemberSociety for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2003-presentCouncil MemberThe Hong Kong Society of Coloproctology
Faculty of the International School of OncologyInternational Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists
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