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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
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