Rate My Professor Paul Kwong Hang Tam

Professor Tam's research specializes in minimal invasive surgery, genetics, developmental biology, immunology, inflammation, and regenerative medicine for birth defects, particularly Hirschsprung’s disease, biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, and childhood tumours. He has authored over 500 articles in refereed journals, garnering more than 32,000 citations with an h-index of 61, and secured research grants exceeding US$28 million. Notable awards include the BAPS Prize, Honorary Fellowship of the American Surgical Association, Denis Browne Gold Medal (2017, highest BAPS award), Rehbein Medal (2020, European Paediatric Surgeons’ Association), and Coe Medal (2025, highest PAPS honour). He was President of the Pacific Association of Paediatric Surgeons (2008-2009), Editor for the Pacific Region of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, International Advisory Board Member of The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, and serves on Stem Cells Translational Medicine. Professor Tam has delivered invited lectures at Nature Forum, Days of Molecular Medicine, and international pediatric surgery congresses, and led training programs nurturing over 3,000 pediatric surgeons, particularly in China.