Dr. Wong Yat Wa
Treasurer
Medical
Asia Pacific Spine Society
Hong Kong
Biography
Dr. Yat-Wa Wong is currently a consultant Orthopaedic surgeon of Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong and the head of the Division of Spine Surgery, the University of Hong Kong. He has been full time doing spine surgery and spine rehabilitation since 1994. Since subspecializing in spine surgery, he actively participates in many local and overseas academic organizations such as the Scoliosis Research Society and AOSpine. He was the chapter president of the Spine Chapter, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association 2008-2009 and Fellowship and Reference Centre officer of AOSpine Asia Pacific 2007-2010. He is currently the director of AOSpine Spine Reference Centre of the University of Hong Kong as well as an active fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society. His field includes management of spinal degeneration, deformity, infection, trauma and neoplasms.
Research Interest
spinal degeneration, deformity, infection, trauma and neoplasms.