A/Prof Yip Hon Chi

A/Prof Yip Hon Chi

Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Honorary Associate Consultant
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong

Dr. Yip is currently clinical assistant professor at the Division of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also serving as honorary associate consultant at the Prince of Wales Hospital.

Dr. Yip graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2008 with honors. He received the RC Li Gold Medal in Surgery. He joined the Department of Surgery at Prince of Wales Hospital after graduation and obtained the fellowship in General Surgery in 2015.

Focusing on Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer management, Dr. Yip underwent overseas training in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan in 2017. His current research focuses on endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of early gastrointestinal cancer, as well as minimally invasive and robotic techniques in surgical treatment of gastric and esophageal neoplasia.

Dr. Yip is engaged in regional education and training. He serves as a core member in the Asian Novel Bio-imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG), an Asian wide organization focusing on endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of GI luminal diseases. He is a member of the Education Committee in the Asia-Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE). He is currently board member of the Asia-Pacific Endo-Laparoscopic Surgery Group (APELS), council member of Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy.