Edmund Chiong

Assoc. Prof. Edmund Chiong, MBBS, PhD, FRCSEd, FRCSI, FAMS (Urology), 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 currently Chairman of the Chapter of Urologists (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
    Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) 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
    Bo DaiChina Moderator
    Edmund ChiongSingapore Moderator
    KoonHo RhaKorea (Republic of) 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
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator
    Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator
    Shancheng RenChina 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
    Jianming GuoChina Moderator
    Pai-Fu WangTaiwan Moderator
  • Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: Techniques, Challenges, and Long-Term Outcomes
    Shingo MoriyamaJapan 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
    Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Moderator
    Rajeev KumarIndia Moderator
    Zhuo-Wei LiuChina Moderator
  • TBC
  • Step-by-Step: Intra-Corporeal Orthotopic Bladder Creation
    Wei-Yu LinTaiwan Speaker
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • Panel Discussion
  • Closing Remarks
    Gang ZhuChina Speaker
    Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker
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