Professor Seto, Wai Kay Walter 司徒偉基
Professor Seto, Wai Kay Walter 司徒偉基
Prof. Wai-Kay Seto graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2003 and received his Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2010 from the Hong Kong College of Physicians. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Hong Kong in 2012. He is currently a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the State Key Laboratory of Liver Disease, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He is also a Chief Physician and Consultant in Gastroenterology in the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen.
Prof. Seto is currently ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by research. He has published more than 250 international journal articles and book chapters, including leading-authored articles in the Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Global Health, Gut, Journal of Hepatology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, majority related to research on chronic liver diseases. He has secured a total of over 30 million HKD in external competitive grant funding, has over 100 local, regional and international invited lectureships. He is a principal investigator of 15 phase I-III international industry-sponsored clinical trials.
Prof. Seto has been awarded the American Gastroenterology Association Fellowship (2021), Sir David Todd Lectureship, Hong Kong College of Physicians (2019); the Asia-Pacific Digestive Week Emerging Leader from the APDW Federation (2018); Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award (2018), The University of Hong Kong; Guangdong Province Outstanding Young Medical Talent Award (2017); Outstanding Young Research Award (2016-2017) from The University of Hong Kong; and the Distinguished Young Fellow (2013) from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Chen, L | 2018-01-01 | Best Abstract Award in Clinical Medicine, 23rd Medical Research Conference (oral presentation), Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2021-01-01 | Best Abstract Award in Clinical Medicine in 26th Medical Research Conference (ePoster oral presentation): The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
Chen, L | 2020-02-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award,: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Cheng, CTK Yuen, JCH Wu, CH Wong, SY Liu, SHK | 2019-02-01 | Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award: HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine | Research Achievement |
Chen, L | 2019-01-01 | Best Abstract Award in Clinical Medicine (oral presentation), 24th Medical Research Conference, Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Chen, L | 2018-04-01 | Best Poster Award (Silver Prize), 9th Asian-Pacific Topic Conference | Research Achievement |
| 2019-02-01 | Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award of 2019: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Others | |
Chen, L | 2019-02-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020: Faculty of Medicine | Research Achievement |
| 2021-05-01 | Chief Physician, Guangdong Province: Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau | Others | |
| 2021-02-01 | Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF): American Gastroenterological Association | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-03-01 | Guangdong Province Outstanding Young Medical Talent Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-03-01 | 深圳市科教工作先進工作者 2017 | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-03-01 | Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2016-2017: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-11-01 | Presidential Poster of Distinction: The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-10-01 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-06-01 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator 2013: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-07-01 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator 2014: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-01-01 | Best Abstract in Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Conference 2012: Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-12-01 | Distinguished Young Fellow: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | Others | |
| 2018-11-01 | Asia Pacific Disease Week Emerging Leader 2018: Asia Pacific Disease Week Federation | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-07-01 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator 2015: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| Committee member | Hong Kong Hospital Authority Regional Advisory Committee | |
| Council member | Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Disease | |
| Advisory board member | Expert Committee on Health Science and Technology Education, Health and Family Planning Comission, Shenzhen Municipal Government, Shenzhen, China | |
| Board member | Specialty Board in Advanced Internal Medicine, Hong Kong College of Physicians | |
| Committee member | World Gastroenterology Organization | |
| Fellow | Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology | |
| Council member | Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology | |
| Panel member | Hong Kong Science Parks Corporation Clinical Translational Catalyst Assessment Panel | |
| Council Member | Cross-straits Gastroenterology Society | |
| Member | Committee on Digestive Diseases, Shenzhen Medical Association, Shenzhen | |
| Member | American Gastroenterological Association | |
| Member | American Association for the Study of Liver Disease | |
| Member | Hong Kong Inflammatory Bowel Disease Society |
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