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Topic: Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery
Dr. Wah Yang is currently a surgical specialist in the
Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery of the
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou,
China, which is one of the largest bariatric centers in
China. He trained as a laparoscopic general and bariatric
surgeon under the supervision of Prof. Cunchuan Wang,
a pioneer of laparoscopic surgery in China and the
current President of Chinese Society for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery (CSMBS) and the President-elect of
the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
and Metabolic Disorders - Asia Pacific Chapter (IFSO-
APC).
Dr. Yang was trained for his PhD degree at the State
Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Li
Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong
Kong. He has authored articles in peer-reviewed journals
both in general surgery and bariatric surgery as well as
written book chapters in obesity surgery, laparoscopic
Wah Yang, MD surgery and thyroid surgery. He also has patents of
medical equipment and bariatric supplements which are
Department of Metabolic and widely applied in clinical practice.
Bariatric Surgery, The First Affiliated
Hospital of Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Dr. Yang has been invited to present, moderate and have
live surgery demonstrations at national and international
conferences. He has organized the Annual Conference
of Chinese Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
(CSMBS) for many years. He was the Organizing
Committee of IBC Oxford 2018 and 2019 in Oxford
University, United Kingdom as well as the Congress
Secretary of IFSO-APC Meeting 2019 which was held
in Guangzhou, China. He is now the President-elect
of Young IFSO (The International Federation for the
Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders).
