Simon CY CHOW
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Joint Specialty Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ( FRCSEd(CTh) ) 2019
Passed Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination in Cardiothoracic Surgery , The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Patrick Magee Gold Medalist ) 2019
Member of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) 2015
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong MB ChB (Hons) 2011
Li Po Chun United World College 2006
Diocesan Boys' School 2004
   
ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENTS  
Graduated with Honors (MBChB) Distinction in Surgery & Medicine
Kan Tong Po Gold Medal in Medical Studies
Dr. & Mrs Tzu Leung Ho Outstanding Academic Awards		 2011
Patrick Magee Gold Medal in Cardiothoracic Surgery 2019
   
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE  
Starting 2015 July
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) , Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Resident
2013 till 2015 June
Department of Surgery Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) , Basic Surgical Training PWH Department of Surgery , Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
PWH Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology PWH Department of Surgery , Colorectal Surgery
PWH Department of Surgery , Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
2012
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Basic Trainee
   
PUBLICATONS (First Author)
Chow SC, Yeung EC, Ng CS, Wong RH, Fai To K, Wan IY. Mediastinal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma with paraneoplastic pemphigus. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Nov 17 pii: 0218492314561501

Chow SC, Wong RH, Wan IY, To KF, Wan S, Underwood MJ, Ng CS. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the anterior mediastinum with vessel invasion in a 4-month-old boy: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2015 Jul 17;9:157

Chow SC, Wong RH, Yu SC, Wan IY , Kwok MK, Underwood MJ. Arch in the Neck – Haughton Type D Aortic Arch Aneurysm, Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 101(2):774-5

Chow SC, Ng CS. Recent developments in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary nodule management. J Thorac Dis. 2016 jul;8(Suppl 6):S509-16

Chow SC, Cheung GS, Lee AP, Wu EB, Ho JY, Kwok MK , Yu PS, Wan IY, Underwood MJ , Wong RH. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation : the transaortic approach. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 Jun;25(5):357-363

Chow SC, Lee AP, Ho AM, Chan HH , Underwood MJ , Wan S. Redo tricuspid valve operation in patients with 1st-generation mitral prosthesis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2018 Sep;26(7):524-528

Simon C.Y. Chow, Innes Y.P. Wan , Randolph H.L. Wong , Malcolm J. Underwood. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation : The evolving role of surgeons and challenges ahead. Surgical Practice. 2018 Oct; 12 (22), Issue 4

Chow SCY, Wong RHL, Yu PSY, Ho JYK, Chan JWY, Kwok MWT, Wan S, Fujikawa T, Underwood MJ. 10-year outcomes post coronary artery bypass grafting in Asian patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive analysis of survival and cardiac performance. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Mar;12(3):803-812

Chow SCY, Wong RHL, Lakhani I, Wong MV, Tse G, Yu PSY, Ho JYK, Fujikawa T, Underwood MJ. Management of acute type A intramural hematoma: upfront surgery or individualized approach? A retrospective analysis and meta-analysis. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Mar;12(3):680-689
Chow SCY, Wong RHL , Cheung GSH , Lee APW , Chui HKL, So KCY, Wu EB. Short term clinical outcomes and analysis of risk factors for pacemaker implantation : a single center experience of self- expandable TAVI valves. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Jul 29; 15 (1): 200