Michael Wong

Michael is a USA-Fellowship Trained Urologist and currently working in Singapore To date, he has received some of the highest international recognitions from three different continents; a. Presidency of US based Endourological Society and WCET 2026 b. American Urological Association Global Leadership Award in 2018 c. Associate/Consulting Editor at British Journal of Urology International since 2013 d. Urological Association of Asia Honorary Member in 2024 e. Principal Director at Asian School of Urology 2022-2026

13th August 2025

Time	Session

08:00 17:00	Asian Urology Residents' Courses (AURC) Welcome Speeches Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Welcome Speech from Chairman of Asian School of Urology Michael WongSingapore Speaker Welcome Speech from Chairman of AURC Samuel Vincent G. YrastorzaPhilippines Speaker 0 Wrap-up from Day 1 Course Shu-Wen LiTaiwan Speaker Oncology-Kidney Cancer and Urothelial Carcinoma Michael WongSingapore Moderator From Bench to Bedside - A Comprehensive Overview of Kidney Cancer Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker Real World Experience in the Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker Updates on MIBC and Advanced Bladder Cancer: Where do We Stand in 2025 Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker Case Presentation and Discussion Coffee Break Oncology-Prostate Cancer and Testicular Tumor Shin EgawaJapan Moderator Comparison of Various Treatment Options for Localized Prostate Cancer David PensonUnited States Speaker Updates on Combination Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer David PensonUnited States Speaker Revisit on Testicular Tumors-What we Learned from past and Prepared for the Future Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker Case Presentation and Discussion Lunch Break Functional Urology Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator Overview on Female Urine Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Jaspreet SandhuUnited States Speaker Multimodality Management of Male Bladder Outlet Obstruction Jaspreet SandhuUnited States Speaker Overview of Urodynamic Studies - A Must Learn Approach in Daily Clinical Practice Jaspreet SandhuUnited States Speaker Case Presentation and Discussion Coffee Break Research Trends William J. HuangTaiwan Moderator The Startup of An Academic Urologist - How to Build up Your Team in Clinical Research David PensonUnited States Speaker How to Incorporate Simulation into Surgery Practice Thomas HsuehTaiwan Speaker Application of Big Data Research in Urology Case Presentation and Discussion Semi-Live Surgery Presentation AURC Networking Dinner TWTC - 2F Conference Room 5

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Session

08:00

17:00

Asian Urology Residents' Courses (AURC)

Welcome Speeches

Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator
Welcome Speech from Chairman of Asian School of Urology

Michael WongSingapore Speaker
Welcome Speech from Chairman of AURC

Samuel Vincent G. YrastorzaPhilippines Speaker
0 Wrap-up from Day 1 Course

Shu-Wen LiTaiwan Speaker
Oncology-Kidney Cancer and Urothelial Carcinoma

Michael WongSingapore Moderator
From Bench to Bedside - A Comprehensive Overview of Kidney Cancer

Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker
Real World Experience in the Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker
Updates on MIBC and Advanced Bladder Cancer: Where do We Stand in 2025

Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker
Case Presentation and Discussion
Coffee Break
Oncology-Prostate Cancer and Testicular Tumor

Shin EgawaJapan Moderator
Comparison of Various Treatment Options for Localized Prostate Cancer

David PensonUnited States Speaker
Updates on Combination Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

David PensonUnited States Speaker
Revisit on Testicular Tumors-What we Learned from past and Prepared for the Future

Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker
Case Presentation and Discussion
Lunch Break
Functional Urology

Chun-Hou LiaoTaiwan Moderator
Overview on Female Urine Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Jaspreet SandhuUnited States Speaker
Multimodality Management of Male Bladder Outlet Obstruction

Jaspreet SandhuUnited States Speaker
Overview of Urodynamic Studies - A Must Learn Approach in Daily Clinical Practice

Jaspreet SandhuUnited States Speaker
Case Presentation and Discussion
Coffee Break
Research Trends

William J. HuangTaiwan Moderator
The Startup of An Academic Urologist - How to Build up Your Team in Clinical Research

David PensonUnited States Speaker
How to Incorporate Simulation into Surgery Practice

Thomas HsuehTaiwan Speaker
Application of Big Data Research in Urology
Case Presentation and Discussion
Semi-Live Surgery Presentation
AURC Networking Dinner

TWTC - 2F Conference Room 5

14th August 2025

Time	Session

08:30 12:10	Asian Urological Surgery Training & Education Group (AUSTEG) Management of UTUC and RIRS Updates Management of UTUC Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Moderator Overview of UTUC: from Diagnosis to Treatment to Surveillance Kay Seong NgooMalaysia Speaker Renal Preservation in UTUC Srinath K. ChandrasekeraSri Lanka Speaker Current Evidence Supporting Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Treatment Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker Multidisciplinary: Metastatic Disease Lukman HakimIndonesia Speaker Case-Based Discussion Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker Coffee Break RIRS Updates Michael WongSingapore Moderator Takaaki InoueJapan Moderator Laser Lithotripsy in RIRS: Choosing the Right Settings for Better Outcomes Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Speaker ECIRS in Daily Practice: How to Achieve Better Stone-Free Rates with Fewer Complications Shuji IsotaniJapan Speaker Troubleshooting in Endoscopic Stone Surgery: How to Handle Unexpected Challenges in RIRS and ECIRS Joseph LiHong Kong, China Speaker FANs in Endourology: Finding the Best Combination with Lasers and Scopes for Optimal Outcomes Steffi YuenHong Kong, China Speaker Robotic URS: Can It Really Improve Precision and Reduce Surgeon Fatigue? Sung Yong Cho Korea (Republic of) Speaker TICC - 1F 102

Time

Session

08:30

12:10

Asian Urological Surgery Training & Education Group (AUSTEG)

Management of UTUC and RIRS Updates

Management of UTUC

Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator

Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Moderator
Overview of UTUC: from Diagnosis to Treatment to Surveillance

Kay Seong NgooMalaysia Speaker
Renal Preservation in UTUC

Srinath K. ChandrasekeraSri Lanka Speaker
Current Evidence Supporting Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Treatment

Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
Multidisciplinary: Metastatic Disease

Lukman HakimIndonesia Speaker
Case-Based Discussion

Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
Coffee Break
RIRS Updates

Michael WongSingapore Moderator

Takaaki InoueJapan Moderator
Laser Lithotripsy in RIRS: Choosing the Right Settings for Better Outcomes

Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Speaker
ECIRS in Daily Practice: How to Achieve Better Stone-Free Rates with Fewer Complications

Shuji IsotaniJapan Speaker
Troubleshooting in Endoscopic Stone Surgery: How to Handle Unexpected Challenges in RIRS and ECIRS

Joseph LiHong Kong, China Speaker
FANs in Endourology: Finding the Best Combination with Lasers and Scopes for Optimal Outcomes

Steffi YuenHong Kong, China Speaker
Robotic URS: Can It Really Improve Precision and Reduce Surgeon Fatigue?

Sung Yong Cho Korea (Republic of) Speaker

TICC - 1F 102

15th August 2025

Time	Session

10:30 12:00	Plenary Session 1-2 Comparison of Various Current Surgical Robotic Systems - Nuances, Advantages, & Drawbacks Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker The Future of Urological Robotic Surgery Michael WongSingapore Moderator Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker The Application & Limitation of Urological SP Surgery Rajeev KumarIndia Moderator Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Current Status & Future Perspective of Surgery Navigation in Robotic Surgery Khalil ArmachLebanon Moderator Masatoshi EtoJapan Speaker Novel Robotic Surgery Platforms Rainy UmbasIndonesia Moderator Chi-Fai NgHong Kong, China Speaker Advancement of Novel Instruments/Gadgets in Urological Robotic Surgery Hong Gee SimSingapore Moderator Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) Speaker TICC - 3F Plenary Hall
13:30 15:00	Young Leadership Forum Effective Communication Conflict Resolution; Develop a Compelling Vision to Motivate Others Effective Communication Conflict Resolution; Develop a Compelling Vision to Motivate Others Welcome Remarks Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Speaker Michael WongSingapore Speaker Introduction to Young Leadership 2025 Hung-Jen WangTaiwan Speaker Juan Luis VásquezDenmark Speaker Introduction to Asia School of Urology Michael WongSingapore Speaker To Publish or not to Publish? Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Speaker Bringing Innovation to Patient Henry HoSingapore Speaker Road to Excellent Research Yao-Chi ChuangTaiwan Speaker How to Escape Surgical Complications Eddie ChanHong Kong, China Speaker TICC - 3F Banquet Hall
13:30 15:00	South Asian Association of Urological Surgeons (SAUS) Session (3): MIS & Reconstructive Hammad Ather Pakistan Moderator Parash Mani ShresthaNepal Moderator Ponco BirowoIndonesia Moderator RIRS in Infants - Is It Worth Considering and Why? Kandarp ParikhIndia Speaker Sexual Function Preservation in MIS for BPH Vinod K.VIndia Speaker Two Stages versus Single Stage Repair of Obliterative Long Anterior Urethral Stricture Md. Nasir UddinBangladesh Speaker Management of Bulbar Urethral Necrosis: Flap Vs Graft Suman ChapagainNepal Speaker Session Wrap Up MIS in the Management of Urethral Stricture Abdullah AzizPakistan Speaker Session (4): Reconstruction and Techniques in Urology Michael WongSingapore Moderator Srinath K. ChandrasekeraSri Lanka Moderator Suman ChapagainNepal Moderator Penile Reconstruction Following Total Penectomy Sanjay PandeyIndia Speaker Post Priapism Penile Prosthesis: What and When Sasikumar SubramaniamSri Lanka Speaker Low-Cost Malleable Penile Prosthesis- South Asian Prospective Vineet MalhotraIndia Speaker Session Wrap Up Conclusion Remarks Rajeev TPIndia Speaker TICC - 1F 101D

16th August 2025

Time	Session

10:30 12:00	Plenary Session 3-2 Which Position is the Best for PCNL in 2025? Thomas HsuehTaiwan Moderator Michael WongSingapore Speaker AAU Lecture: Robotic Flexible Ureterorenoscopy - Gimmick or a True Helper? What’s It Cost Performance Value? Mordechai DuvdevaniIsrael Moderator Albert El HajjLebanon Speaker Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Endourology - Is It the Way Forward? Takahiro YasuiJapan Moderator BM Zeeshan HameedIndia Speaker Infectious Complications after Endourological Procedures Michael ChongAustralia Moderator Mahesh Bahadur AdhikariNepal Speaker Newer Advances in the Endourological Management of Stones - Have We Reached the Zenith Sung Kyu HongKorea (Republic of) Moderator Rajeev TPIndia Speaker Clinical Utility of AINAFHIC: AI-Guided Navigation for Hunner's Lesion and Interstitial Cystitis Chun-Hsien WuTaiwan Moderator Nobutaka ShimizuJapan Speaker TICC - 3F Plenary Hall

Time

Session

10:30

12:00

Plenary Session 3-2

Which Position is the Best for PCNL in 2025?

Thomas HsuehTaiwan Moderator

Michael WongSingapore Speaker
AAU Lecture: Robotic Flexible Ureterorenoscopy - Gimmick or a True Helper? What’s It Cost Performance Value?

Mordechai DuvdevaniIsrael Moderator

Albert El HajjLebanon Speaker
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Endourology - Is It the Way Forward?

Takahiro YasuiJapan Moderator

BM Zeeshan HameedIndia Speaker
Infectious Complications after Endourological Procedures

Michael ChongAustralia Moderator

Mahesh Bahadur AdhikariNepal Speaker
Newer Advances in the Endourological Management of Stones - Have We Reached the Zenith

Sung Kyu HongKorea (Republic of) Moderator

Rajeev TPIndia Speaker
Clinical Utility of AINAFHIC: AI-Guided Navigation for Hunner's Lesion and Interstitial Cystitis

Chun-Hsien WuTaiwan Moderator

Nobutaka ShimizuJapan Speaker

TICC - 3F Plenary Hall