Wai-Kay Seto

Prof. Wai-Kay Seto graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2003 and received his Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2010 from the Hong Kong College of Physicians. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Hong Kong in 2012. He is currently a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the State Key Laboratory of Liver Disease, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He is also the Chief of Division and Chief Physician in Gastroenterology of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.

Prof. Seto is ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by research in 2020 and 2021. He has published more than 230 international journal articles and book chapters, including leading-authored articles in the Lancet, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Global Health, Journal of Hepatology, Gut, Hepatology, Clinical Infectious Diseases and npj Digital Medicine, majority related to research on chronic liver diseases. He has secured a total of over 30 million HKD in external competitive grant funding, has over 90 local, regional and international invited lectureships. He is a principal investigator of over 10 phase I-III international industry-sponsored clinical trials.

Prof. Seto has been awarded the American Gastroenterological Association Fellowship (2021); Sir David Todd Lectureship, Hong Kong College of Physicians (2019); the Asia-Pacific Digestive Week Emerging Leader from the APDW Federation (2018); Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award (2018), The University of Hong Kong; Guangdong Province Outstanding Young Medical Talent Award (2017); Outstanding Young Research Award (2016-2017) from The University of Hong Kong; and the Distinguished Young Fellow (2013) from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.

Companies

• Clinical Professor The University of Hong Kong (2021)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist The University of Hong Kong (2016)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist HKU-Shenzhen Hospital (2012)
• Assistant Hospital Chief Executive (Research) HKU-Shenzhen Hospital (2017 — 2021)
• Clinical Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong 香港大學 (2016 — 2020)
• Clinical Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong (2012 — 2016)

Education

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) The University of Hong Kong
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) The University of Hong Kong
• St. Paul's Co-educational College