Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yoong Boon Koon

Associate Professor Yoong Boon Koon qualified his BSc(med) and MBBS degree in University of New South Wales (Aust) in 1996 and completed his Master of Surgery in University of Malaya in 2006. He re-established the University Malaya Medical Center(UMMC) Hepatobiliary Unit in 2009 after his Clinical Associate Fellowship in Hepatopancreaticobiliary(HPB) Surgery and Liver Transplantation at Queen Mary Hospital(Hong Kong). He started the Living Donor Liver Transplantation program in 2017 and currently the Head of General Surgery Division and Chair for Liver Transplantation Unit in UMMC. He is also the current President of Malaysia Hepatopacreaticobiliary Surgeons Society(MyHPBS) and the Council Member of Asia-Pacific Hepatopancreaticobiliary Association(A-PHPBA). His main interest is in complex and laparoscopic HPB surgeries and liver transplantation.

Day 1 - 5th Aug 2022

Time Session
09:30
10:15
Keynote Lecture 1: Road Map for the Future of HPB surgery in Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yoong Boon Koon Chairperson University Malaya Medical Centre
Dr. Krishnan Raman Speaker Subang Jaya Medical Centre
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14:00
15:00
Sponsored Lunch Symposium by Roche
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yoong Boon Koon Chairperson University Malaya Medical Centre
  • Roles of Immunotherapies in Early and Intermediate stage HCC
    Prof. Alfred Kow Wei Chieh Speaker National University Hospital Singapore
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Day 2 - 6th Aug 2022

Time Session
13:00
14:00
Sponsored Lunch Symposium by Medtronic
Dr. Manisekar Subramaniam Chairperson Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar
  • Innovations Assisted Pancreatic Surgery
    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yoong Boon Koon Speaker University Malaya Medical Centre
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Day 3 - 7th Aug 2022

Time Session
08:30
10:30
Symposium 6
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azlanudin Azman Chairperson Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Dr. Koong Jun Kit Chairperson University Malaya Medical Centre
  • Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Cirrhotic Liver-challenges and How to Overcome
    Assoc. Prof. Adrian Kah Heng Chiow Speaker Changi General Hospital
  • Robotic Pancreatectomy-experience
    Dr. Bong Jan Jin Speaker Sunway Medical Centre
  • Oncologic Safety of Radical Cholecystectomy
    Dr. Chen Kuo Hsin Speaker Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery vs Minimally Incision Surgery for Pancreatoduodenectomy
    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yoong Boon Koon Speaker University Malaya Medical Centre
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