MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF MESDA
It is my great pleasure to give a welcome message in this first issue of MESDA bulletin as a Chairman of the Mekong Endo-Surgery Development Association (MESDA) which was established in July 2016 and registered on September 5th, 2016 as a Nonprofit Organization (NPO) in Thailand.
As I have been appointed as the first Chairman of MESDA, I try my very best to meet its objective, to increase the number of surgeons who can perform Endoscopic Surgery reliably and safely in Mekong region. Through the activities of MESDA, I hope Asian and Mekong countries can be united as one family to promote the advancement of endoscopic surgery.
I am very confident that the activities of MESDA training courses can contribute to many surgeons in Mekong region for the development of skills and knowledges. I hope MESDA continues to make rapid progress and to play an active part in this area.
Hope to see you all in any MESDA activity such as a hands-on training course and in the coming MESDA course at Bangkok this year.
Seigo Kitano
Chairman of MESDA
Chairman of MESDA
Seigo Kitano
Japan
Profile
• M.D., Ph.D.
• President of Oita University
• President of International Federation of Societies of Endoscopic Surgeons (IFSES)
• President of the Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy
• Founder / President Emeritus / Advisor of Asia Endosurgery Task Force (AETF)
• Program Officer of Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
Vice Chairman
Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul
Thailand
Profile
• M.D. (Mahidol University, Thailand)
• Ph.D. (University of London)
• Chief of the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of
Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
• Secretary General of the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand
• Head of Siriraj Cancer Center
• lnternational member of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES)
• President of the Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons of Thailand (LEST)
• Board Member of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Society of Asia (ELSA)
• Board Member of the Asian Endoscopic Task Force (AETF)
Advisory Board
Davide Lomanto
Singapore
Profile
• Professor of Surgery
• Senior Consultant Surgeon
• Director, Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre (MISC)
• Director, Khoo Teck Puat Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) Department of Surgery, YLL School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Advisory Board
Masahiko Watanabe
Japan
Profile
• Professor and Chairperson, Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Advisory Board
Sutdhachit Linananda
Thailand
Profile
• Senior consultant at Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital
• General surgeon at Surgery Center, Phyathai 2 Hospital
Advisory Board
Michael Ka Wah Li
Hongkong
Profile
• Honorary Consultant in General Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery Development, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Committee
Lem Dara
Cambodia
Profile
• President of Medical Advisory Committee, Calmette Hospital
• Senior consultant surgeon in GI, Endoscopic and Oncologic Surgery
• Chief of Surgical Oncology Unit at Calmette Hospital
Committee
Phouvong Vongphakdy
Laos
Profile
• Chirurgien des Hôpitaux
• Chief of General Surgery, Mahosot hospital.
• Lecturer of University of Health Sciences (UHS). Lao PDR
• Vice Chairman of Association of Lao Surgeons (ALS)
• Chairman of Lao Society of Endoscopic Surgery (LSES)
Committee
Tein Myint
Cambodia
Profile
• Professor Department of Surgery University of Medicine – I Yangon,
Myanmar
Committee
Aye Mon
Myanmar
Profile
• Professor and Head of Surgery, University of Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar
Committee
Tran Binh Giang
Vietnam
Profile
• General Surgeon Viet Duc University Hospital, Vietnam
Committee
Nguyen Hoang Bac
Vietnam
Profile
• Director, University Medical Center, Ho Chi minh City
Committee
Le Quan Anh Tuan
Vietnam
Profile
• Head, Department of HepatoBiliary and Pancreatic Surgery University Medical
Center
• Lecturer, Department of Surgery University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi
Minh city
Committee
Thawatchai Akaraviputh
Thailand
Profile
• Professor of Surgery
• Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol
University
• Deputy Dean of International Affair, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Honorary Member
Udom Kachintorn
Thailand
Profile
• Former President of Mahidol University
Secretary General
Suthep Udomsawaengsup
Thailand
Profile
• Director of Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Chula Minimally
Invasive Surgery Center.
• Secretary General: Thai Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (TSMBS)
• Secretary General: Laparoscopic Endoscopic Society of Thailand (LEST)
• Governor: Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Society of Asia, (ELSA)
• President: Thai Hernia Society (THS)
Secretary General
Tomohisa Uchida
Japan
Profile
• Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University