About the Author: Dr Anthony Ng, graduated in the Chinese university of Hong Kong. He then joined Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, as surgical trainee. After his basic training, he decided to become an urologist and became a specialist in 2001. Attracted by the rapid development in endourology, he spent one year in Scotland, worked under Mr David Tolley, and gained extensive experience in endo-laparoscopic surgery and stone management.
After completion of his training, Dr Ng decided to join the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006 and is currently Professor of the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also current the Course Director of the Robotic Surgery Training Programme, CUHK Hong Kong Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skill Centre. He has a wide range of interest, in particular in prostate diseases, urolithiasis, and promotion of men's health. He was also honored with the Outstanding Young Urologist Ward in 2010 by the Asian Congress of Urology, the International Guest Scholar 2012 of the American College of Surgeons, the Achievement award from the World Chinese Urology Association in the American Urological Association 2014 and the Outstanding Contribution Award by the International Alliance of Urolithiasis 2017. He and his team has also be awarded the Merit award in the Hospital Authority Outstanding Team Award 2019 to recognize their work Hong Kong.
Besides clinical and research work, Dr Ng has also strong commitment in education and teaching. He is currently member of the educational subcommittee of the Hong Kong Urological Association and also the council member of the Urology Board of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. He is actively involved in the planning of the urological training in Hong Kong. He is also the founding Chairman of Asian Urological Surgery Training and Education Group (AUSTEG). He has been awarded the Best teacher Award (2008-2009, 2011-2012) of the Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, for his contribution in undergraduate teaching.
Dr Michael Y.C. Wong is currently the Associate Editor (BJUI Knowledge) at the British Journal Urology International. He is the Medical Director at The Urology, Fertility & Gynaecology Centre at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.
Prior to this appointment, he was Director of the Urology Centre at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Medical Director of SGH Specialist Practice at Gleneagles Hospital, Director of Endourology and Director of Female Urology at SGH Urology Centre. For the most part, he was at SGH for nearly 22years.
Michael 's subspecialty interest is in Endourology, Female urology and Prostate after completing:
- Fellowship in Endourology & Urolithiasis with Dr Jim Lingeman
- Fellowship in Female Urology with Dr Peter Knapp
- Mini-Residency Program in Robotic Urology in University of California Irvine
Michael has established an International Standing with the following Global positions:
- Associate Editor of British Journal of Urology International (2013 to Present)
- Treasurer and Executive Committee, Urological Association of Asia (2018 to 2022)
- Deputy Director and/or Consultant of Asian School of Urology (2015 to Present)
- Board Director of US-based Society of Endourology (2005 to 2009)
- Co-Chairman WHO 2nd International Consultation on Urolithiasis in Paris
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of World Congress of Endourology (For the most part, 2001 to 2009)
- Editorial Member (Awards) of the Journal of Endourology, USA (2001 to 2009)(2012 to 2016)
- Editorial International Board Member of the International Journal of Urology (2009 to 2013)
- Founding President of Asian Society of Endourology (1998 to 2008)
- Founding Secretary-General of Asian Society of Female Urology (1998 to 2004)
- President of Singapore Urological Association (2009 to 2012)
To date Michael has achieved International peer-recognition with several Global Awards: -
1) American Urological Association Annual Award for Global Leadership in Urology 2018
2) Thailand Annual National Phaitun Gojasenii Urology Lecture 2017
3) Indian Annual National Urology Jayaramdas Patel Lecture 2016
4) Singapore Urological Association National Lecture 2017
Dr Shuji Isotani is Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. He also serves as steering Committee of Asian Urological Surgery Training & Education Group (AUSTEG) and Councilor of Japanese society of endourology. He has previously worked as Assistant Professor Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan.
His research interest is primarily in the minimum invasive surgery, endurological treatment and the technological development of urology surgical devises.
He has published 86 papers. He has also been awarded Annual meeting award of JUA in 2015, Digital Health Startup Support Program Grants4Apps Tokyo in 2016, Best Presentation award 15th Urological Association of Asia Congress in 2017, and Aso award, Japanese society of endourology in 2018.