Kelvin Voon Sunway Medical Centre, Penang

Kelvin Voon
Dr. Kelvin Voon is the Head of Division of Surgery and Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric & Robotic Surgeon from Sunway Medical Centre Penang. He was the former Head of Department of General Surgery, Penang General Hospital. He had his General & Upper GI surgical training in Malaysia. He then completed the Fellowship in Esophagogastric Cancer Surgery in Shanghai, followed by Fellowship in Clinical Obesity & Bariatric Surgery in Taiwan. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Ireland & Glasgow, as well as the American College of Surgeons. His clinical interests include minimally invasive esophagectomy, robotic surgery, endoscopy, bariatric surgery & clinical nutrition. Academically, he is a visiting lecturer for RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus (RUMC). He is the secretary for The Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons Society (TUGSS) & council member of Malaysia Upper GI Surgical Society (MUGIS).

Day 1, 31 May 2024

Time Session
08:15
09:15
Hans Alexander Mahendran Chairperson Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru
Mohamed Arif Hameed Sultan Chairperson Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Wong Wei Jin Chairperson UM Medical Centre
  • Advancements and Evidence in Anti-Reflux Surgery
    Mohamad Aznan Shuhaili Speaker MSU Medical Centre
  • Dissection of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lymph Nodes in Minimally invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancers
    Kelvin Voon Speaker Sunway Medical Centre, Penang
  • Advancing Endoscopic Services In Malaysia
    Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru
  • Management of Achalasia Cardia (Laparoscopic And Endoscopic Approach)
    Subhash Aggarwal Speaker Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute
Sipadan III

Day 2, 1 June 2024

Time Session
13:30
14:45
Kelvin Voon Chairperson Sunway Medical Centre, Penang
Mohamed Arif Hameed Sultan Chairperson Universiti Malaysia Sabah
  • ERAS in Colorectal Surgery
    Carlo Angelo Cajucom Speaker The Medical City
  • Fueling the Fight: The Role of Nutrition in Supporting Cancer Patients
    Ooi Wei Keat Speaker Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  • ERAS in Bariatric Surgery
    Kirubakaran a/l Malapan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
  • The Art of Pain Management for ERAS
    Aldred Soo Speaker KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital
  • Nutrition in Sarcopenic Patients
    Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru
Sepilok

Pre-Congress Workshop, 30 May 2024

Time Session
13:00
16:00
Kelvin Voon Chairperson Sunway Medical Centre, Penang
Kirubakaran a/l Malapan Chairperson Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Satkunan Mark Chairperson Hospital Fatimah, Ipoh
  • The Ideal Sleeve Gastrectomy?
    Mustafa Mohamed Taher Al-Khafaji Speaker Cengild G. I. Medical Centre
  • Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass : Is it still the gold standard?
    Nik Ritza Kosai Bin Nik Mahmood Speaker Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz
  • Sleeve-Plus Procedures - The future Gold Standard?
    Chih-Kun Huang Speaker China Medical University Hospital
  • Diabetic remission with bariatric surgery
    Ramen Goel Speaker Centre of Metabolic Surgery, India
  • Panel Discussion with the experts:
    Ramen Goel Speaker Centre of Metabolic Surgery, India
  • Patient selection, Pre-op Preparation
  • Procedure-selection for the right patient
  • Technical Tips on Surgical Procedure
  • Complications
  • Debate: The Goal Standard Bariatric Surgery
    Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery vs Robotic Bariatric Surgery
    Nik Ritza Kosai Bin Nik Mahmood Speaker Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz
    Tikfu Gee Speaker Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  • Discussion + Vote
Lecture Hall 2