Edmund Chiong

Assoc. Prof. Edmund Chiong, is presently the Head and Senior Consultant of the Department of Urology, National University Hospital, Singapore. He is also an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Chairman of the Genitourinary Cancer Programme, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore. Assoc. Prof. Chiong graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Singapore in 1995. He obtained postgraduate qualifications (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland) in Surgery (in 2000) and completed of his Urology specialist training in Singapore. Assoc. Prof. Chiong subsequently underwent a 2-year clinical fellowship program in Urologic Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, USA. His sub-specialty interest is in Urologic Oncology and performing DaVinci robotic surgery. His research interests include investigating immunotherapy, gene therapy and targeted therapy for bladder cancer, and diagnostic modalities and new therapies for urologic malignancies. He was conferred a PhD (NUS) for his thesis on targeted therapy for bladder cancer. He also runs a number of clinical trials in bladder and prostate cancer. He has minor interests in investigating urinary tract infections, and medical device innovation. Assoc. Prof. Chiong is Immediate Past Chairman of the Chapter of Urologists and Honorary Secretary of the College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Past President (2016-2018) of the Singapore Urological Association, and Chairman of the Examinations Committee for Urology and Board member, Residency Advisory Committee / Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST), Ministry of Health, Singapore. He is also a member of the American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Urological Association of Asia (UAA).

14th August 2025

Time	Session

08:30 17:00	Asian Robotic Urology Society (ARUS) Opening Remarks Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Speaker Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan Speaker Ponco BirowoIndonesia Speaker Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Speaker Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker ARUS–PRUS Partnership Ceremony: A New Chapter in Asia Robotic Urology Collaboration Jason Lui LetranPhilippines Speaker Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker Session 1: Advances in Robotic Surgery Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Moderator Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Moderator Chi-Fai NgHong Kong, China Moderator Enhancing Robotic Surgery with AI and Imaging Navigation: Bridging Precision and Efficiency Gang ZhuChina Speaker From Console to Cloud: The Evolution of Robotic Telesurgery in Urology – Innovations, Trials, and Ethical Frontiers Xu Zhang China Speaker Open Surgery Training: Is It Necessary in the Era of Robotics? John DavisUnited States Speaker Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery: Clinical Applications and Future Potential Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker What's Next in Urologic Robotics in Asia: Future Perspectives Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) Speaker Panel Discussion Coffee Break Session 2: Robotic Prostate Surgery Edmund ChiongSingapore Moderator KoonHo RhaKorea (Republic of) Moderator Jian-Ri LiTaiwan Moderator Lessons from 20,000 Robotic Prostatectomies: A Global Expert’s Perspective Vipul R. PatelUnited States Speaker Aquablation Revolutionizing BPH Treatment: A New Era of Minimally Invasive Therapy-Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital Experience Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker Debulking the Primary: Robotic Cytoreductive Radical Prostatectomy Isaac KimUnited States Speaker Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Trying to Fit the Right Surgery to the Right Patient Cheng-Kuang YangTaiwan Speaker Single-Port vs. Multi-Port Robotic Prostatectomy: Balancing Innovation, Precision, and Outcomes Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker Comparison of Hood technique vs Retzius sparing RARP: Beijing Hospital Experience. Ming LiuChina Speaker Panel Discussion Lunch Break Session 3: Robotic Kidney and Vascular Surgery Eddie ChanHong Kong, China Moderator Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator Expanding horizons: SP for complex RAPN Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker Partial Nephrectomy: Managing Complications and Challenging Cases Hsiao-Jen ChungTaiwan Speaker Robotic IVC Thrombectomy: Expanding the Role of Robotics in Vascular Involvement Xuepei ZhangChina Speaker Panel Discussion Session 4: Robotic Reconstructive Surgery Jason Lui LetranPhilippines Moderator Pai-Fu WangTaiwan Moderator Teng-Aik OngMalaysia Moderator Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: Techniques, Challenges, and Long-Term Outcomes Jimmy NomuraJapan Speaker Robotic Vesico-Rectal and Vesico-Vaginal Repair: Innovations in Complex Fistula Management Narasimhan RagavanIndia Speaker Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction: Managing Strictures and Injuries Xuesong LiChina Speaker Panel Discussion Coffee Break Session 5: Robotic Bladder Surgery Masatoshi EtoJapan Moderator Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Moderator Rajeev KumarIndia Moderator Mastering the Details: Tips and Tricks on Robotic Radical Cystectomy Kittinut KijvikaiThailand Speaker Step-by-Step: Intra-Corporeal Orthotopic Bladder Creation Wei-Yu LinTaiwan Speaker Robotic Pelvic LN Dissection: A critical Component of Bladder Cancer Surgery Noor Ashani Md YusoffMalaysia Speaker Panel Discussion Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future: ARUS Business Session and Presidential Handover Xu Zhang China Speaker Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker ARUS Closing Remarks Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker Gang ZhuChina Speaker TICC - 1F 101D
09:00 15:00	Asian Society of Urologic Oncology (ASUO) Welcome Remarks Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan Speaker Welcome Remarks Hong Gee SimSingapore Speaker Bladder Cancer Track Edmund ChiongSingapore Moderator Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Moderator Hanjong AhnKorea (Republic of) Moderator MDT Discussion: Treating High-Risk BCG Refractory NMIBC in a ECOG2 75-year-old Po-Hung LinTaiwan Speaker Raj TiwariSingapore Speaker Debate: Bladder Preservation Should Be Considered for All Cases of MIBC Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Speaker Tuan Thanh NguyenVietnam Speaker Edmund ChiongSingapore Speaker Technical Pearls: Node Dissection in Robotic Cystectomy Noor Ashani Md YusoffMalaysia Speaker Technical Pearls: Robotic Intra-Corporeal OBS Lui Shiong LeeSingapore Speaker Practice Changing Papers Bhoj Raj LuitelNepal Speaker Coffee Break Prostate Cancer Track Teng-Aik OngMalaysia Moderator Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator Sunil KimKorea (Republic of) Moderator MDT Discussion: Personalizing Treatment in High Volume CSPC Winnie LamSingapore Speaker Chao-Yuan HuangTaiwan Speaker Peter Ka-Fung ChiuHong Kong, China Speaker Debate: PIRADS 4/5 Negative Biopsies Should Enrique Ian LorenzoPhilippines Speaker Kenneth ChenSingapore Speaker Technical Pearls: Retzius Sparing Tanet ThaidumrongThailand Speaker Technical Pearls: Nerve-Sparing Hung-Jen WangTaiwan Speaker Technical Pearls: Total Extraperitoneal Technique John YuenSingapore Speaker Practice Changing Papers Raj TiwariSingapore Speaker Group Photo Lunch Break Kidney Cancer Track John YuenSingapore Moderator Agus Rizal HamidIndonesia Moderator Treating SRM in a 65-Year-Old ECOG 1 with Multiple Previous Operations-Is Minimally Invasive Treatment Feasible? Tanet ThaidumrongThailand Speaker Treating SRM in a 65-Year-Old ECOG 1 with Multiple Previous Operations-Is SBRT the New Kid on the Block? Jeffrey TuanSingapore Speaker Debate: Should We Only Offer Consolidative Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Metastatic RCC? Enrique Ian LorenzoPhilippines Speaker Peter Ka-Fung ChiuHong Kong, China Speaker Technical Pearls: Wheel-Barrow Techniques Henry HoSingapore Speaker Technical Pearls: Renorrhaphy Techniques Vorapot Choonhaklai Thailand Speaker Practice Changing Papers Tuan Thanh NguyenVietnam Speaker Closing Remarks Lui Shiong LeeSingapore Speaker TICC - 1F 101A