Dr. Law graduated from Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong in 1987. He obtained the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1991. He was conferred the degree of Master of Surgery in 2001 with the research on the surgical treatment for rectal cancer. Professor Law was appointed as the Clinical Professor of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong in 2008. Currently he is Honorary Consultant at the Surgical Centre at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. He is also the Anthony and Anne Cheung Professor in Innovative and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Law’s main clinical and research interests are in colorectal surgery and minimally invasive surgery. He was the James IV traveling fellow in 2014 and is currently on the Committee of the James IV Surgical Society. In 2017, he was conferred Honorary Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons for his exceptional contributions to the advancement of colon and rectal surgery.

Dr. Law is a member of numerous professional societies. He was on the Education Resources Committee of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He was the Secretary-General and Vice President of the International Society for Digestive Surgery. He was the President of the International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.

Professor Law has authored over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 5 book chapters. He is currently on the editorial board of over ten journals. He is also a regular reviewer of over 30 scientific journals including Annals of Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, Surgical Endoscopy and Annals of Surgical Oncology.

 

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