Dr CHAN Shannon Melissa
Assistant Dean (Alumni Affairs)
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
CUHK Employment
- Assistant Dean (Alumni Affairs), Faculty of Medicine
- Associate Professor and Head, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery
Expertise
- Surgical oncology on gastric and esophageal cancers
- Minimally invasive surgery including the robotic approaches
- Advanced interventional endoscopy (UGI & HBP)
Education & Qualifications
MBChB (CUHK), FRCSEd (Gen), FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery), FJGES
Research Interests
- Interventional endosonography and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography
- Robotics and Minimal invasive surgery for UGI cancers
- Peritoneal Surface Malignancy
- Endoscopic management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection and novel endoscopic resectional techniques
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in UGI
Additional Information
Award and Honour
- Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award, JCI Hong Kong, 2022
- EUS Summit Young Investigator Award, EUS Summit, 2022
- International “100 Women Change Makers” Award, Elle, 2022
- Hong Kong Humanity Award, Hong Kong Red Cross & RTHK, 2021
- Second Place, ASGE World Cup of Endoscopy (Digestive Disease Week), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), 2018
- Winner, Asian EUS Cup (Asian EUS Congress, Mumbai), Asian EUS Group, 2017
Professional Service
- Council member, The Hong Kong Society of Endosonography, Hong Kong
- Committee member, CME activities of The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
- Council member, Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscope
- Council member, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
- Chairlady, Annual Scientific Meeting, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
- Member, Research sub-committee, Asian EUS Group (AEG)
- Member, Asian EUS Group (AEG), Hong Kong
- Member, Surgical Endoscopy committee, The World Endoscopy Organisation, Germany
- Member, Word Endoscopy Organisation, Stomach and duodenal diseases group
- Member, World Endoscopy Organisation, Biliary and pancreatic diseases group
Academic Engagement in CUHK
- Member, Senate Committee on Physical Education, The Senate
- Member, Assembly of Fellows, Shaw College
- Member, Alumni Affairs Committee, Assembly of Fellows, Shaw College
- Chairlady, CUHK Medical Alumni Association, Faculty of Medicine
- Member, Selection Panel for the CUHK Distinguished Medical Alumni Award
- Coordinator, Med 6 Module of General Surgery
- Member, CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee
- Member, Education & Training Committee, CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre
Selected Publications
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6280-4176
- Chan AHY, Fok JCY, Ng SKK, Chan SM. Case of gallstone ileus and dislodged stent post endoscopic gallbladder drainage. Endoscopy 2026 Mar;58:E402-E403. doi: 10.1055/a-2820-3915.
- Vanella G, Frigo F, Bronswijk M, van Wanrooij RLJ, Chen Y, Binmoeller KF, Perez-Miranda M, Leone R, Chahal P, Chan SM, Jovani M, Tyberg A, Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles E, Sharaiha R, Barthet M, Deprez P, Baron T, Kahaleh M, Adler DG, Khashab M, Teoh AYB, Itoi T, Lakhtakia S, Kunda R, Van der Merwe S, Arcidiacono PG. Standardizing Success and Troubleshooting in EUS-Guided Gastroenterostomy. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 2026 Mar; 60(3): 197-215. doi: 10.1097/MCG.000000000000224
- Mosko JD, Al-Haddad M, Pohl H, Kumta NA, Chan SM, Ryou M, Nabi Z, Zhou PH, Inoue H, Peetermans JA, Rousseau MJ, von Renteln D. Through-the-scope clip with anchor prongs for defect closure following myotomy, resection, anti-reflux mucosectomy, fistula management, or bleeding. Endosc Int Open 2026 Jan; 14. doi: 10.1055/a-2773-4910.
- Hau SF, Chan SM. Endoscopic full-thickness resection of upper gastrointestinal tract: a review on closure techniques. Clinical Endoscopy 2025 Sep. doi: 10.5946/ce.2025.037.
- Yuen R, Lam B, Chan SM, Yip HC, Teoh AYB. Comparison of Direct Endoscopic Necrosectomy With Endoscopic Step-Up Approach After Endoscopic Drainage of Pancreatic Walled-Off Necrosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Digestive Endoscopy 2025 Dec; 37(12):1286-1294. doi: 10.1111/den.70021
- Dong ZW, Zhou SR, Xia XF, Yip HC, Leung KKC, Chan SM, Chiu PWY. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles facilitate repair of acute obstruction-induced colonic anastomosis injury by modulating early-stage inflammation in rats. Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2025 Aug; 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s13287-025-04551-8.
- Crinò SF, Aabakken L, Bapaye A, Chan SM, Kida M, Law, R, Maluf F, Mekaroonkamol P, de Moura EGH, Bestetti A, Mostafa I, Park D, Rajaram RB, Reddy ND, Seo DW, Pittayanon R, Teoh AYB. World Endoscopy Organization guidelines on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography biliary cannulation and sphincterotomy techniques. Digestive Endocscopy 2025 Oct; 37(10): 1029-1053. doi: 10.1111/den.15060.
- Teoh AYB, Lakhtakia S, Perez-Miranda M, Maluf F, Dhir V, Basha J, Chan SM, Ligresti D, Ma MTW, de la Serna-Higuera C, Yip HC, Ng EKW, Chiu PWY, Itoi T. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided gastroenterostomy versus uncovered duodenal metal stenting for unresectable malignant gastric outlet obstruction (DRA-GOO) a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2025 Jun; 10(6): e8-e16. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00136-0.
- Chan SM, Daniel Chan, Hon Chi Yip, Markus Wolfgang Scheppach, Ray Lam, Stephen KK Ng, Enders Kwok Wai Ng, Philip W Chiu. Artificial intelligence-assisted esophagogastroduodenoscopy improves procedure quality for endoscopists in early stages of training. Endosc Int Open 2025 Apr; 13:a25476645. doi: 10.1055/a-2547-6645.
- Fok JCY, Teoh AYB, Chan SM. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis. Dig Endosc. 2025 Jan;37(1):93-102. doi: 1111/den.14946. Epub 2024 Nov 18.PMID: 39552245