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OBITUARY
Honouring the Life of
Dr. Wing Tai SIU
A doctor extraordinaire,
a steadfast friend of CUHK
medical alumni and an
all - round humanitarian
Dr. Wing Tai SIU was a surgeon The Alimentary Pharmacology &
of many talents and skills. He had Therapeutics and Indian Journal of
contributed greatly to the development Surgery. May 2018 when he was conferred
of minimally invasive surgery and Honorary Fellow of The Chinese
his publications on perforated One of his passions was to train University of Hong Kong, thus
peptic ulcer have made a significant doctors and nurses in various fields becoming the first CUHK medical
impact on the role of laparoscopy of minimal access surgery. With this graduate to be bestowed the honour.
in the management of the disease. regard, he set up and organised As a medical student, he once said: “I
Throughout his career, he remained courses and conferences at the just want to be a good doctor.” That
an ardent supporter of his alma mater Minimal Access Surgery Training motto had resonated throughout his
by offering invaluable advice and Centr e at the Pamela Youde career as a surgeon.
through generous donations. Nethersole Eastern Hospital and the
Department of Surgery, CUHK.
His remarkable journey into the world
of medicine began when he was Dr. SIU was an Honorary Consultant
admitted to the newly established at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine of CUHK in 1984. Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern
As a medical student, he attracted the Hospital and Prince of Wales & New
attention of his peers and teachers Territories East Hospitals. He was
by snatching numerous prizes for also an Honorary Clinical Associate
distinguished academic performance, Professor of CUHK’s Department of
including the City Lion Gold Medal Surgery.
for the best overall performance in all Dr . SIU passed away on
professional exams (1989), the Hong 29 September 2019.
Kong Pathology Society Prize (1987) In recognition of Dr. SIU’s tremendous
and First Prize and Distinction in contributions to the Faculty and
Medicine (1989). remarkable achievements, the Faculty
of Medicine has established the
Dr. Siu Wing Tai Memorial Scholarship
to provide financial aid for students
with outstanding performance and
with the intention of pursuing surgical
He was not just an accomplished training overseas.
surgeon. He was also endowed with
great leadership skills. He helped
set up the CUHK Medical Alumni Those who wish to contribute
Association and was its President to the scholarship, please
In 1996, he obtained his specialist between 2011 and 2014. He founded make cheques payable to “The
qualification in general surgery and CU’s signature Medical Alumni Buddy Chinese University of Hong
chose to pursue a career specialising Programme (MABP) in 2016, bringing Kong” and write your name,
in upper gastrointestinal, vascular and together alumni and students with the graduation year and “Donation
minimally invasive surgery. Two years aim of forging alliances and bonds to Dr. SIU scholarship” on the
later, he walked away with the Young between the two. MABP has since back.
Clinician Award of the 11th World seen considerable successes with its
Congress of Gastroenterology. many activities and workshops. He Mailing address:
always made it a point to attend these Medical Alumni Affairs,
Dr. SIU had published over 90 events, either as a spectator but Room 101, 1/F, Choh-Ming
scientific articles in international peer- mostly, as an active participant. Li Basic Medical Sciences
reviewed journals. In recognition for Building,
his academic excellence, he was In 2018, he became the first winner The Chinese University of
invited to sit on the International of the CUHK Distinguished Medical Hong Kong,
Reviewer Panel of Medical Science Alumni Award for Global Achievement. Shatin, New Territories.
Monitor and was a Reviewer of But the real crowning glory was in