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DR CHI-HEUM CHO
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Korea President Dr Chi-Heum Cho is the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Dongsan Medical Centre, Keimyung University. Dr Cho is the first to succeed Supracervical Laparoscopic closure for incompetent cervix. He is trained for Gynecologic Oncology at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. |
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DR TAEJOONG KIM
Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea President-Elect Dr. Kim is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. He is a gynecologic oncologist at the Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine. He is the first surgeon to start doing single-site da Vinci surgery in Asia. His interests in robotics are port placement and cancer surgery. |
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DR HUNG-CHENG LAI
Taipei Medical University Shuang Hospital, Taiwan Immediate Past President Dr Hung-Cheng Lai is the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, Center for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine, Taiwan. Research interests - Stem Cell, Cancer Epigenetics & Biomaker, Gynecologic Oncology and Molecular Epidemiology |
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DR REBECCA SINGSON
St Luke’s Global City Medical Center, Philippines Honorary Secretary Dr Rebecca SINGSON is affiliated with St Luke’s Global City Medical Center, the Makati Medical Center and the Asian Hospital and Medical Center. She was the first Head of the Gynecologic Robotics Program at St Luke’s Global City Medical Center. Her primary area of interest is in the application of robotics to the minimally invasive surgical treatment of large pelvic masses. |
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DR SURESH NAIR
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Center, Singapore Honorary Treasurer Dr. Suresh Nair is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist currently in private practice at his clinic, Seed of Life, Fertility & Women's Care Medical Centre at Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre situated in Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He was the past Medical Director of Parkway Fertility Centre, the assisted reproductive centre, situated in Mount Elizabeth Hospital from November 2008 to December 2011. He was President of the Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Singapore from 2009 to 2011. His primary interests in gynecologic robotic surgery center around complex pelvic surgery for conditions such as endometriosis and large uterine fibroids. |
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DR JIHEUM PAEK
Gynecologic Cancer Center, Ajou University Hospital, Korea Chair, Scientific Programme Dr PAEK is a gynecologic oncologist with the Gynecologic Cancer Center, Ajou University Hospital. He is also Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ajou University School of Medicine. He completed his fellowship training in gynecologic oncology at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine. His special interests and specific area of expertise is in single-site robotic surgery and has mentored and proctored extensively in this area. |
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DR FAN JIANG TAO
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, China Dr Jiangtao Fan, PhD, doctoral supervisor, the director and chief physician of Gynecology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University. He has been a gynecologist for 30 years in China. He devotes himself in clinical and basic research in female pelvic tumor. He is good at performing minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic benigns/malignancies. In September 2016, he performed the first robotic surgery in gynecology field in Guangxi Province of China. Till now, he completed more than 500 cases robotic operation without complication. He published more than 50 professional articles in gynecologic field. |
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DR HIROE ITO
Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan Dr Hiroe ITO is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital. She is a graduate of Tokyo Medical University. Tokyo Medical University Hospital was the first hospital in Japan to offer Gynecologic robotic surgery, starting in 2009. Since then, Tokyo Medical University Hospital has continued to amass experience and expertise in delivering gynecologic robotic surgical care. Dr ITO’s primary area of interest is the use of robotic surgical technology in improving the efficiency of complex pelvic procedures such as nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy and improving patient outcomes. |
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Dr KUEN-HO LEE
The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Korea Dr Keun-Ho Lee is the Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. Specialty – Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Cervic Cancer, Robotic Surgery, Single Port Laaarascopic Surgery. |
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DR ROOMA SINHA
Apollo Hospital, India Dr Rooma Sinha is an Honorary Professor in Gynecologist at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad and has an experience of 25 years. She specializes in Minimally Invasive Gynecology, and Robotic Surgery. She is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney for their Global MD program. |
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DR IVAN SINI
Bunda Hospital, Indonesia Dr SINI is CEO of Morula IVF Indonesia, a position he now holds after being the Medical Director of Morula IVF Jakarta. He is also Chairman of the Indonesian Reproductive Science Institute. He is actively involved in organized medicine in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, serving on the Board of ASPIRE and serving as Secretary General of the Indonesian Association for IVF (Perfitri). His interests in robotic surgery are primarily focused around the minimally invasive surgical treatment of complicated anatomy associated with conditions such as endometriosis and fibroids. |
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DR TSE KA YU
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr Tse is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Hong Kong, and honorary consultant of the Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong) and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital (Shenzhen). She received her gynecological oncology training in Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Dr. Tse is interested in development of training programme, quality assurance and prevention of surgical complications in robotic surgery. |
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DR ABDUL AZIZ YAHYA
Prince Court Medical Center, Malaysia Dr. Abd Aziz YAHYA is a Consultant Gynecological Oncologist in private practice at the Gleneagles Hospital and the Prince Court Medical Centre, both located in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. He was trained in obstetrics and gynecology at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, England. He then went on to be trained in Gynecological Oncology at the St. Mary’s Medical School in London. Prior to leaving for private practice, he was the Head of Gynecological Oncology Unit at the National University of Malaysia. He has been performing robot-assisted radical surgery for gynecological cancers regularly since 2008. He also performs robotic surgery for benign gynecological diseases. |
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DR JENNIFER MARIE JOSE
St Luke’s Medical Center Global City, Philippines Dr JOSE is Head of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery and Head of the section of Urogynecology at St Luke’s Medical Center Global City. She completed a clinical and research fellowship in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. She is the holder of Intuitive Surgical’s Trailblazer Award for being the first surgeon in the Philippines to have successfully completed 100 robotic surgical cases. She performs robotic assisted hysterectomy, myomectomy, cystectomy, adhesiolysis and urogynecology procedures such as sacrocolpopexy for suspensions and incontinence procedures. |
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DR JOSEPH NG
National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore Dr Joseph Ng is a Senior Consultant with the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS). He is also the current President of the Robotic Surgery Society of Singapore (RS3). He has a special interest in strategies to grow sustainable robotic surgery programs especially with regards to healthcare economics and issues of access to robotic surgical technology by the general population and its impact on population health and productivity. |
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DR HEXTAN NGAN
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr Hextan NGAN is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Hong Kong. She is also Chief of Service, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital. Her primary interest is in robotic gynecologic oncological surgery and gynecological cancer treatment including but not limited to radical hysterectomy and trachelectomy, total laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy, omentectomy, appendectomy. |
