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Chapter V. Embracing the Modern Age
Neurosurgery
The Division of Neurosurgery was
established more than 40 years ago and
soon became a tertiary referral centre in
Hong Kong and the region. Among its
achievements have been the pioneering of
endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for
pituitary tumours and the introduction
of the combined transcranial-
transsphenoidal approach for giant
adenomas. The Division also launched the
first 24-hour intra-arterial thrombectomy
service in Hong Kong in 2018.
Otorhinolaryngology
A range of ear, nose and throat (ENT)
specialties are treated in the Division of
Otorhinolaryngology, including otology,
rhinology, laryngology, paediatric ENT
and head and neck surgery. The team
works closely with other divisions,
including Head and Neck Surgery, and
was involved in the development of the
maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy.
The Division also has a comprehensive
audiology team addressing hearing issues
from childhood to old age.
Paediatric Surgery
The Division of Paediatric Surgery is
the oldest of its kind in Hong Kong
and is a tertiary referral centre for
specialist paediatric surgery and a
supra-tertiary referral centre for rare
complex conditions and procedures. Its
renowned surgeons have special clinical
and research expertise in such areas as
liver transplantations, gastrointestinal
conditions such as Hirschsprung’s disease,
minimally invasive surgery, thoracic
conditions (having one of the largest
series of thoracoscopic lobectomies in
children in the world), and hepatobiliary
diseases such as biliary atresia.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Patients from Hong Kong, Asia and
globally are treated at the Division of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
which handles a wide range of congenital
and acquired conditions, both benign
and malignant, and also houses one
of two burn units in Hong Kong. Key
achievements include establishing a
craniofacial and cleft clinic, developing
a free posterior tibial flap, and developing
the use of Botox to manage asynchronous
contractions within segment of
transferred jejunum to improve speech
and swallowing outcomes.
Urology
The Division of Urology has, in various Group photo of professoriate staff of the Department taken in September 2025.
Row 3 from left to right: Professor Clara Tang, Professor Li Hailei, Professor Billy Cheung, Professor Na Yung, Professor Ian Wong,
forms, been active in the Department Professor Jacky Tam, Professor Matrix Fung, Professor Adrian Fung.
for decades. In the 1960s, the first renal Row 2 from left to right: Professor Dominic Foo, Professor Chan Yiu-Che, Professor Tiffany Wong, Professor Patrick Chung,
unit was established under the care of the Professor Michael Co, Dr Vincent Lui, Professor Daniel Chan.
Department of Surgery, which performed Row 1 from left to right: Professor Elly Ngan, Professor Brian Lang, Professor Cheung Tan-To, Professor Nancy Man,
the first renal transplant in Hong Kong Professor Gilberto Leung, Professor Lo Chung-Mau, Professor Simon Law, Professor Stephen Cheng, Professor Chu Kent-Man,
in 1970. New technologies have been Professor Albert Chan, Professor Ava Kwong, Professor Kenneth Wong.
embraced, in particular minimally
invasive and robotic-assisted laparoscopic
technology, which has been adopted to
treat a number of conditions, such as
renal cancer, large ureteral stone and
prostate cancer. The Division is also home
to the Jockey Club Lithotripsy Centre,
established in 1991 to treat patients with
renal and ureteric stones.
Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery has been developed in
the Department by Professor Stephen
Cheng since 1992, becoming its own
division outright in 2022 and providing a
one-stop service for screening, diagnosis,
treatment, follow-up and surveillance.
Milestones include opening the Francis
Tien Vascular Disease Centre in 1997,
performing the first endovascular surgery Group photo of Professors and Division Chiefs of the Department taken in September 2025.
in 1995 and the world’s first bifurcated- Row 2 from left to right: Professor Matrix Fung, Dr Velda Chow, Dr Kevin Cheng, Professor Dominic Foo,
bifurcated graft in 2009, and pioneering Dr Joseph CK Chung, Dr Ada Ng.
Row 1 from left to right: Professor Brian Lang, Professor Cheung Tan-To, Professor Nancy Man, Professor Gilberto Leung,
the development of endovascular aortic Professor Lo Chung-Mau, Professor Simon Law, Professor Stephen Cheng, Professor Chu Kent-Man, Professor Albert Chan,
stent grafting for aortic aneurysms and Professor Ava Kwong, Professor Kenneth Wong.
dissections in Southeast Asia.
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