Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Introduction
Many Hong Kong people have unhealthy lifestyles with high levels of stress, irregular meal times and inadequate time to care for their health. It is not surprising that many people report symptoms of stomach or abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation and blood in stool which may all be due to problems of the digestive system. Our locality also has a high prevalence of hepatitis B and Helicobacter pylori infection which are often asymptomatic but may lead to serious diseases if not managed.
Moreover, 3 of the top 10 cancers in Hong Kong arise from the digestive system with colorectal cancer being the most common cancer in Hong Kong. These cancers can be identified at an early stage or even prevented with appropriate investigations and treatment.
Our team of CUHK professors, doctors, specialty nurses, and other professionals provide patient-centred, quality and holistic diagnostic and treatment services to patients with gastrointestinal and liver problems.
Our Services
Common Digestive Diseases that we manage (not exclusive)
- Chronic liver disease (e.g. viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, steatohepatitis)
- Gastrointestinal diseases (e.g. reflux oesophagitis, gastrointestinal blood loss, pancreatitis)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis)
- Functional bowel disorder (e.g. dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome)
- Biliary stone disorders
Cancer Surveillance/Screening that we provide
- Colorectal cancer Surveillance / Screening
- Hepatocellular Cancer Surveillance for high risk patients
- Oesophageal Cancer Surveillance for Barrett’s oesophagus
- Gastric Cancer Surveillance for high risk Intestinal Metaplasia
Endoscopic Services that we provide
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Oesophageogastroduodenoscopy (OGD)
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Haemorrhoid banding ligation
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatiogram (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) & mucosectomy (EMR)
- Deep enteroscopy or capsule endoscopy for small bowel examination
Medical Team
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Prof CHAN Ka Leung, Francis
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Prof NG Siew Chien
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Prof SUNG Jao Yiu, Joseph
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Emeritus Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Clinical Professor (honorary), The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Prof WONG Lai Hung, Grace
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Prof WONG Wai Sun, Vincent
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Prof WU Che Yuen, Justin
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Dr LAU Ho Shing, Louis
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Dr TANG Shing Yan, Raymond
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
CUHKMC Medical Team
Dr HUI Aric Josun
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Associate Professor of Practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (by courtesy), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Dr KUNG Nam Shing, Nelson
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Dr LAM Long Yan
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Dr NGAI Chi Fung
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- Specialist in Gastroenterology & Hepatology