Associate Editor

Dr. Wah Yang is currently a surgical specialist in the Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, which is one of the largest bariatric centers in China. He trained as a laparoscopic general and bariatric surgeon under the supervision of Prof. Cunchuan Wang, a pioneer of laparoscopic surgery in China and the current President of Chinese Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (CSMBS) and the President-elect of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders – Asia Pacific Chapter (IFSO-APC). Dr. Yang is trained for his PhD degree at the State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. He has authored articles in peer-reviewed journals both in general surgery and bariatric surgery as well as written book chapters in obesity surgery, laparoscopic surgery and thyroid surgery. He also has patents of medical equipment and bariatric supplements which are widely applied in clinical practice. Dr. Yang has been invited to present, moderate and have live surgery demonstrations at national and international conferences. He has organized the Annual Conference of Chinese Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (CSMBS) for many years.

metabolic and bariatric surgery; obesity; metabolic disorders