About Us

Welcome Message

It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the Asian Pacific Foregut Society (APFS).

This moment marks an exciting new chapter. What began as a shared vision—to create a dedicated, multidisciplinary home for foregut professionals across the Asia Pacific—has now taken a significant step forward with the unveiling of our digital home. This platform represents our commitment to connection, collaboration, and clinical excellence in a region as diverse and dynamic as ours.

Across Asia Pacific, we face unique challenges in foregut disease: varying patient demographics, differing healthcare infrastructures, and a rapidly evolving therapeutic landscape. Yet within these challenges lies extraordinary opportunity. By bringing together surgeons, gastroenterologists, researchers, and allied health professionals from across our region, we can share knowledge, spark innovation, and collectively raise the standard of care.

Our new website has been designed with you in mind. Here, you will find:

Updates on upcoming meetings and educational events
Opportunities for research collaboration across borders
A growing repository of resources tailored to our regional context
A gateway to connect with colleagues who share your passion

Whether you are a founding member of our community or discovering us for the first time, we invite you to explore, engage, and become part of something new. This society belongs to all who are committed to advancing foregut health in our part of the world.

Thank you for visiting. Together, let us build a vibrant future for foregut care in the Asia Pacific.

With warm regards,

Co-President

WONG Yu Hong Ian

The University of Hong Kong (Surgery)
Hong Kong SAR

Co-President

WONG Tin Long Marc

Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (GI)
Hong Kong SAR

Objectives

To advance education and health across Asia Pacific through academic collaboration and research on benign foregut diseases.
To promote education and awareness among physicians and the public on the management of benign foregut diseases in Asia Pacific.
To facilitate the introduction of the latest technology and industrial support across Asia Pacific.
To coordinate efforts among organizations, companies, institutions, and individuals focused on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of foregut diseases.

To provide training and facilitate knowledge exchange on foregut diseases for the public benefit.
To support medical practitioners, scientists, students, and related individuals in undertaking research and acquiring training in foregut diseases for the public benefit.
To provide scholarships, donations, and financial assistance for travel, teaching, research, and training in foregut diseases for the public benefit.