Kwong Hang TAM

Paul Kwong Hang TAM, JP; MBBS(HK); ChM(Liv); FRCS(Eng, Edin, Glas, and Ire); FRCPCH; FHKAM (Surgery). He is chair professor and vice-president of the Macau University of Science and Technology, and Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor of the University of Hong Kong.

Professor Tam has special interests in minimal invasive surgery, genetics and regenerative medicine of birth defects especially Hirschsprung's disease and biliary atresia. He has published 517 articles in internationally refereed journals with over 32094 citations and h-index = 60, and has been awarded grants totaling > US$28m.He has received numerous awards including the 2017 Denis Browne Gold Medal, the 2020 Rehbein Medal. He also serves on numerous international journals including the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (Editor for Pacific Region), the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health(International Advisory Board Member) .

He has led several projects to develop paediatric surgery in less affluent communities especially in China in the past two decades nurturing some 3000 paediatric surgeons in Train-the-Trainers programme and Workshops in Laparoscopic Surgery and Scientific Writing.