Dr CHAN Shannon Melissa    
陳詩瓏

Assistant Professor
MBChB (CUHK), FRCSEd (Gen), FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery), FJGES

Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery
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Biography

Dr Shannon Chan is currently an assistant professor and Head of Division of Upper Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Surgery of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2007. She completed general surgical training and received fellowships of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2014. Dr. Chan’s interest is in gastric and esophageal cancers, mainly focusing in the laparoscopic and robotic approach. She did her overseas training in National Cancer Centre in Tokyo, Yonsei University in Seoul and also Amsterdam Medical Centre in Amsterdam. Her research interests include upper gastrointestinal surgical oncology and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy especially in interventional endoscopic ultrasound. She also has special interests in peritoneal surface malignancy and has started a multidisciplinary team for these rare, yet important group of patients. She is a member of the stomach and duodenal diseases subcommittee of the World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO) and is a reviewer for Digestive Endoscopy and Surgical Endoscopy. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed journals.  

Apart from her research interest, Dr. Chan has also devoted herself to humanitarian aid work. In 2014, she joined the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, also named Doctors without borders). MSF is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization working in war-torn and under-developed regions. Dr. Chan joined their surgical missions to South Sudan from Oct 2016 - Dec 2016 and to Yemen from Dec 2019 to Feb 2020. After her return, she has further affirmed her commitment to providing humanitarian aid to the less developed parts of the world.

Research Interests

• Interventional endosonography and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography
• Robotics and Minimal invasive surgery for UGI cancers
• Endoscopic management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• Peritoneal Surface Malignancy
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection and novel endoscopic resectional techniques
• ERAS after gastrectomy
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in UGI

Selected Publications

1. Chan SM, Dhir V, Chan YYY, Cheung CHN, Chow JCS, Wong IWM, Shah R, Yip HC, Itoi T, Teoh AYB. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided balloon-occluded gastrojejunostomy bypass, duodenal stent or laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy for unresectable malignant gastric outlet obstruction. Dig Endosc. 2023 May;35(4):512-519. doi: 10.1111/den.14472. Epub 2022 Dec 12. PMID: 36374127.
2. Chan SM, Ma TW, Chu S, Fei HS, Futaba K, Yip HC, Teoh AYB, Wong MC, Ng SSM, Ng EKW, Chiu PWY. Droplet nuclei are generated during colonoscopy and are decreased by the use of carbon dioxide and water immersion technique. Dig Endosc. 2023 Jan;35(1):77-85. doi: 10.1111/den.14387. Epub 2022 Aug 19. PMID: 35751478.
3. Chan SM, Pittayanon R, Wang HP, Chen JH, Teoh AY, Kuo YT, Tang RS, Yip HC, Ng SKK, Wong S, Mak JWY, Chan H, Lau L, Lui RN, Wong M, Rerknimitr R, Ng EK, Chiu PWY. Use of over-the-scope clip (OTSC) versus standard therapy for the prevention of rebleeding in large peptic ulcers (size ≥1.5 cm): an open-labelled, multicentre international randomised controlled trial. Gut. 2023 Apr;72(4):638-643. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327007. Epub 2022 Oct 28.
4. Chan SM, Chong MKC, Chiu PWY, Ng EKW, Wong MCS, Teoh AYB. Impact of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage on reducing costs of reintervention and unplanned readmission: a budget impact analysis. Endosc Int Open. 2022 Aug 15;10(8):E1073-E1079. doi: 10.1055/a-1819-8124. PMID: 35979033; PMCID: PMC9377823.
5. Chan, SM, Tse, T, Yip, HC, Chan DL, Lam, DCM, Chiu PWY, Ng EKW, Teoh AYB. EUS-guided fiducial marker insertion for radiotherapy in advanced esophageal carcinoma: submucosal insertion may lead to less migration when compared to intratumoral insertion. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb;36(2):1666-1674. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08711-8. Epub 2021 Sep 15.
6. Chan SM, Auyeung KKY, Lam SF, Chiu PWY, Teoh AYB. Current status in endoscopic management of upper gastrointestinal perforations, leaks and fistulas. Dig Endosc. 2022 Jan;34(1):43-62. doi: 10.1111/den.14061. Epub 2021 Jul 19. PMID: 34115407.
7. Chan SM, Tsz WM, Chong MKC, Chan DL, Ng EKW, Chiu PWY. A proof of concept study: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an aerosol-generating procedure and continuous oral suction during the procedure reduces the amount of aerosol generated. Gastroenterology, Article in Press, Published online July 6, 2020.
8. Teoh AYB, Kitano M, Itoi Teoh AYB, Kitano M, Itoi T, Pérez-Miranda M, Ogura T, Chan SM, Serna-Higuera C, Omoto S, Torres-Yuste R, Tsuichiya T, Wong KT, Leung CH, Chiu PWY, Ng EKW, Lau JYW. Endosonography-guided gallbladder drainage versus percutaneous cholecystotomy in very high-risk surgical patients with acute cholecystitis: an international randomized multicenter controlled superiority trial (DRAC 1). Gut 2020 Jun; 69(6):1085-1091. Doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319996. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID:32165407
9. Chan SM, Teoh AYB, Yip HC, Wong VWY, Chiu PWY, Ng EKW. Feasibility of per-oral cholecystoscopy and advanced gallbladder interventions after EUS-guided gallbladder stenting (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2017 Jun;85(6):1225-1232.
10. Chan SM, Wu JC, Teoh AY, Yip HC, Ng EK, Lau JY, Chiu PW. Comparison of early outcomes and quality of life after laparoscopic Heller’s cardiomyotomy to peroral endoscopic myotomy for treatment of achalasia. Dig Endosc. 2016 Jan;28(1):27-32.
11. Chan SM, Teoh AY, Chan KW, Tang YC, Ng EK, Leong HT. Randomized Double-Blinded Prospective Trial of Fibrin Sealant Spray Versus mechanical stapling in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal hernioplasty. Ann Surg 2014;259(3):432-7.