Colorectal Surgery
MBChB (Hons), MD, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASCRS, Professor and Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
MBChB (Hons) (CUHK), MD (CUHK), FRCS (Edin), FCSHK, FRCSEd (Gen), FHKAM (Surgery), FACS, FASCRS
Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
Professor and Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
President, Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology
Prof Simon Ng graduated from the medical school of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1995 with 7 distinctions and was awarded the honor degree and double Gold Medals. He passed the Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination in General Surgery in 2002 with highest marks and won the Li-Shields Medal. In 2013, Prof Ng received his Medical Doctoral Degree with Commendation from CUHK for his research thesis on the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.
Prof Ng is currently Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Medicine, and Professor/Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery, CUHK. He is the President of the Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology, a Council Member of the Hong Kong IBD Society and the Hong Kong Society of Robotic Surgery, an Honorary Member of the Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons, a Board Member of the Asia Pacific Endo-Lap Surgery Group, a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), and the International Chair of the Global Reach Committee of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP).
Prof Ng’s main clinical and research interests are minimally invasive/robotic surgery and advanced endoscopic therapy for colorectal diseases, multimodality treatment for colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening, biomarkers for colorectal cancer, and integrative medicine. He is the first colorectal surgeon in the world to perform robotic colorectal surgery using the da Vinci SP Surgical System. He has published over 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including first-authored publications in top-notched journals such as Lancet, Gastroenterology, and Annals of Surgery. His research work in colorectal surgery has earned him a number of international and national awards, including the Northern California Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award of the ASCRS (2008), the International Guest Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons (2010), the GB Ong Traveling Fellowship (2011), the British Journal of Surgery Prize of the ESCP (2011), the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh China Medal (2014 and 2016), the Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award – First-class Award in Natural Sciences (2014), the State Natural Science Award – Second-class Award (2016), the Outstanding Fellowship of the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK (2019), and the Shanghai Medical Science and Technology Award - First-class Award (2019). On the pedagogical side, Prof Ng had received eleven Teacher of the Year Awards of the Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2018, and the Master Teacher Award in 2011. In recognition of his outstanding performance in the surgical profession and his contribution to the community, Prof Ng was selected as one of the awardees of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong in 2010.
Selected publications from PubMed
A modified Delphi consensus on fusion (laparoscopic and robotic) approaches to colorectal surgery in Asia-Pacific.
Watanabe J, Kagawa Y, Nonaka T, Kim H, Cheewatanakornkul S, Chen PC, Chen WT, deSouza A, Hamabe A, Kagawa H, Lee YS, Ng SS, Stevenson ARL, Teo NZ, Uemura M, Wong KY, Ngu JC
J Gastroenterol. 2026 Sep;61(9):1284-1294 doi: 10.1007/s00535-026-02445-x.
Global Evolution of Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Lessons from Hong Kong's Innovation and Implementation.
Yeung TM, Lam JNF, Lam RHY, Ng SS
Cancers (Basel). 2026 Apr 16;18(8) doi: 10.3390/cancers18081259.
New frontiers in rectal cancer treatment: implementing Watch and Wait in Hong Kong.
Yeung TMY, Futaba K, Ng SSM
Hong Kong Med J. 2026 Apr;32(2):155-158 doi: 10.12809/hkmj2513415.
Novel fecal microbial biomarkers for noninvasive diagnosis of colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas: A prospective multicenter cohort study.
Shi H, Huang X, Xu X, Sun Y, Li X, Li M, Wang H, Xu C, Xu F, Li P, Ng SC, Chan FK, Zhang S
Chin Med J (Engl). 2026 Jan 30 doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000003992.
Quality of Patient-Orientated Internet Information on Watch and Wait for Rectal Cancer.
Lam JNF, Ho GT, Yeung TM, Ng SS
ANZ J Surg. 2026 Jan;96(1-2):269-273 doi: 10.1111/ans.70392.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections in the skin where an incision is made, infections below the incision in muscles and tissues and infections in deep organ spaces surrounding parts of the body involved in the surgery. Despite established guidelines and known risk factors, SSIs continue to be a common and costly issue in every type and class of surgical procedure. In fact, SSI are the most common SSIs are the most common and costly of all hospital-acquired infections. SSI incidence is directly related to higher mortality, re-intervention, and increased length of hospital stay. In the United States alone, an estimated 300,000 SSI occur annually at a cost of $10 billion. However, they are a global burden, with substantially higher SSI incidence in Low and Middle Income Countries. Thus, there is both an opportunity and an imperative to reduce SSI worldwide. In this episode of the AIS Channel Colorectal Surgical Journeys series, we bring together a group of experts to discuss the current state, known methods, and future possibilities for reducing SSI and improving the associated healthcare outcomes after surgery.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Mar 2022
Welcome & Introduction, Dr. Antonio M. Lacy (Spain). Different types of energy and how they work. Dr. Thomas Robinson (USA). Surgical smoke and viruses: evidence on detection and transmission (monopolar, bipolar, ultrasonic and CO2 laser). Dr. Desmond C. Winter (Ireland). Aerosolization of SARS-CoV-2 with all energy devices. Dr. Jose Balibrea (Spain) Aerosolization of SARS-Cov-2 with ultrasonic energy. Dr. John Alverdy (USA) Surgical smoke evacuation. Dr. Peter J. DiPasco (USA) Energy usage by procedure type: open, lap & robotic. Dr. Simon Ng (China) Alternatives to energy in surgery: Do we need them? Dr. Kjetil Soreide (Norway) Discussion / Q&A. All debates moderated by Dr. Antonio M. Lacy (Spain) Closing Remarks. Dr. Antonio M. Lacy (Spain) FACULTY Dr. John Alverdy, MD, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, (USA) Dr. Jose Balibrea, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Gastrointestinal Dept. of Surgery, (Spain) Dr. Peter J. DiPasco, MD, Surgical Oncologist at the The University of Kansas Health System, (USA) Dr. Antonio M. Lacy, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Chief of Gastrointestinal Dept. of Surgery, (Spain) Dr. Simon Ng, Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, (China) Dr. Thomas Robinson, MD, Chief of Surgery at the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center, Founder and medical director of the Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI), (USA) Dr. Kjetil Soreide, MD, PhD, Consultant Surgeon and Associate Professor at the Stavanger University Hospital and University of Bergen, (Norway) Dr. Desmond C. Winter, Consultant Surgeon at the St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group, Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery at the University College Dublin, (Ireland) Myths and Realities on the use of Energy Systems during COVID-19
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Jun 2020
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