Matrix Fung

Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrine Surgery
Department of Surgery
Queen Mary Hospital
University of Hong Kong

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Our population-wide study showed risk of diabetes reduced by 30% when primary hyperparathyroidism is treated with surgery. @JAMASurgery

Another good reason to operate.

https://t.co/mWysnuwynN

@DavidLui_HKU @HKUSurgery @XiaodongLiu_HKU @BrianHLang1 @hkumed

[Clinical Thyroidology @clinicalthyroid]

Is there a use of #RadioFrequencyAblation for #GravesDisease? Drs. Christine O'Neill & Catherine Sinclair discuss the implications of new data.

https://t.co/hyomJWJ7LW

#endotwitter #medtwitter @NASITablate #thyroid #RFA #ablation @Sage_Publishing

[David Lui 呂德威 @DavidLui_HKU]

Pleased to have presented our work on predicting hip fractures in people with type 2 diabetes at @iofbonehealth World Congress of Osteoporosis 2026 #OsteoCongress in Prague 🇨🇿

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Repeating RFA within 6 months for large solid thyroid nodules (>=20ml) led to continued shrinkage beyond 12months (18-month VRR 82%). Varying the time to retreat in 6months had little influence.
Providing more insights into this MIS treatment. @hkumed @HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1

[Steven D Wexner MD, PhD @SWexner]

A prospective comparison of sequential versus interval retreatment wit... https://t.co/z5x4LBsIty @SurgJournal @TheAAES @FungMatrix

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Our paper comparing QOL after RFA vs RAI vs surgery for Graves disease discussed -
https://t.co/uXCTSM79yS

We are not just treating the labs. Quality of life matters.@WorldJSurg

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Using adhesive electrodes for IONM during thyroid and neck surgery - a novel, low cost alternative with high accuracy.@HKUSurgery @hkumed @TheAAES

[Steven D Wexner MD, PhD @SWexner]

Laryngeal ultrasound-guided adhesive transcutaneous electrodes versus ... https://t.co/7Awc5wQV11 great investigation by @FungMatrix @BrianHLang1 in @SurgJournal

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Our study: Single RFA vs MWA for benign thyroid nodules, matched for nodule volumes. n=208, 12-month FU.
RFA=MWA for nodules<20mL
MWA may achieve greater VRR for nodules >=20mL.
https://t.co/LBQix9894n
Prospective trials on the way.@EurRadiology @hkumed @HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Our study: Using AI to bridge the expertise gap in surgeon-performed thyroid #ultrasound. We are in the exciting era of AI enhanced medical care and education. @AmJSurgery
@BrianHLang1 @HKUSurgery
@hkumed

https://t.co/Bo13U8Ljvf

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy was associated with a lower risk of incident #diabetes. https://t.co/tQaoHuxUZ6 @DavidLui_HKU @FungMatrix

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Our study on the quality of life after #RFA treatment for Graves' disease - less depressive symptoms than surgery and RAI.@WorldJSurg

More insight into a novel treatment.

https://t.co/aocXtPvxAb

@hkumed @HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1 @DavidLui_HKU @CarlosWongHKU @XiaodongLiu_HKU

[David Lui 呂德威 @DavidLui_HKU]

Our 7-y single-centre study of adrenal incidentaloma supports benefits of lap adrenalectomy for Mx of mild autonomous cortisol secretion, published in @TheAACE Endocr Prac.

Great collab exp with EndoSurg
@FungMatrix @BrianHLang1 @hkumed

Article link:
https://t.co/jHpyZf1abL

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Proud collaboration with @HKU_D24H leveraging ensemble AI approach with lightweight LLMs for thyroid cancer staging and risk stratification. Excited for the era of AI-enhanced clinical medicine! @npjDigitalMed @HKUSurgery @CarlosWongHKU @jtkwu @BrianHLang1 https://t.co/Qj4KxShW2A

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

The role of using molecular test to reduce unnecessary surgeries for cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules in an Asian population studied with data from @HKUSurgery

A potentially cost-saving approach if test cost could be lowered.https://t.co/0jiDahy2SU
@BrianHLang1

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Glad to share the experience from our RFA series:

For large benign nodules (>=20ml), early re-ablation led to better and continued nodule shrinkage when compared to single ablation.

@HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1
@TheAAES

https://t.co/OLaFGYsCl6

[David Lui 呂德威 @DavidLui_HKU]

Our retrospective study of patients in #obesity clinic 🇭🇰 showed effectiveness of naltrexone-bupropion (Contrave) as an oral anti-obesity 💊, achieving up to 9% weight loss at 6mo extending to 12mo, published in Endocrine.
@hkumed

Full text here 👉🏼 https://t.co/uj3ALXh6Vh

[HKU Surgery @HKUSurgery]

[Lecture by Professor Cord Sturgeon]
HKU Surgery was honoured to have Professor Cord Sturgeon, Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair of Surgery and Section Chief of Endocrine Surgery at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, U.S.A. and the past president of @TheAAES, to speak on the topic “Usefulness of Molecular Testing in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules” on 29 August 2024.

As an eminent scholar and surgeon, Professor Sturgeon has been invited give talks all around the world. We would like to thank him for coming to Hong Kong again to share his wealth of insights with our staff members and participants! ☺️

#HKUSurgery #hkumed #endocrinesurgery

[Matrix Fung @FungMatrix]

Optimizing pain control for thyroid ablation with cervical plexus block (CPB) - our experience

n=100
CPB arm: better pain control (NRS 1 vs 4);
0 pain: 44% with CPB vs 14% without
No adverse events, ambulatory procedure
@HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1
https://t.co/lqbcmiatNo

[Clinical Thyroidology @clinicalthyroid]

RFA as a novel treatment for refractory #GravesDisease. Review & discussion by @DrIramHussain of June 2024 study - Fung et al. in @ThyroidJournal.

https://t.co/drqCERtxNY

#radioFrequencyAblation #thyroid #medtwitter #endotwitter @Medscape @GDATF #hyperthyroidism @NASITablate

[Thyroid Journal @thyroidjournal]

Can RFA be used to treat Graves' disease? Check out the answer in this new article in @ThyroidJournal by researchers from The University of Hong Kong.

https://t.co/TqhHqbb2H7

#Graves #Thyroid @GDATF #medtwitter #endotwitter