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Topic: Recent Advances in Minimally Invasive Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery

Dr. Yuman Fong

Dr. Fong is a renowned expert in surgical oncology, holding the
Sangiacomo Family Chair in Surgical Oncology at the Department of
Surgery. He is also the Chair and Professor of Surgery, as well as the
Director of the Center for International Medicine and the Center for
Surgical Innovation. His clinical expertise includes the management of
metastatic colon or rectal cancer to the liver, pancreatic cancer, liver
cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, gallbladder
cancer, and bile duct cancer.

Dr. Fong’s research primarily focuses on gastrointestinal cancers. He
leads clinical teams specializing in bile duct cancer, gallbladder cancer,
liver cancers liver tumors, as well as pancreatic cancer. His work
integrates advanced surgical techniques and innovative approaches to
enhance patient outcomes in these complex areas.

Dr. Edward Lin

Dr. Lin is a recognized expert in esophageal, stomach, bowel, and robotic
surgery, and is the Chief of the Division of General and GI Surgery at
Emory University School of Medicine. He also specializes in bariatric
surgery, having served as the Surgical Director of the Emory Bariatric
Center from 2006 to 2021.

Dr. Lin actively travels to teach laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques,
is involved in research on the role of gut hormones in appetite control and
diabetes, and pioneered single-incision laparoscopic techniques for colon
and solid organ surgery. He was the first surgeon in the U.S. to perform
endoscopic plication for gastroesophageal reflux at Emory University
Hospital Midtown in 2004.

His postgraduate training includes a general surgery residency at Long
Island Jewish Medical Center and New York Hospital Medical Center
of Queens, fellowships in the Laboratory of Nutrition and Surgical
Metabolism at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College,
and in the Division of Surgical Sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School, as well as a laparoscopic and GI surgery fellowship at Emory
University Hospital. He also earned an MBA from Goizueta Business
School at Emory University in 2012.