Lau PC

Senior Consultant Upper GI, Bariatric and General Surgeon

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Spent Saturday at the Academy of Medicine Malaysia with the Malaysian Upper GI Surgical Training Committee for the National Upper GI Surgical Training Curriculum Review, bringing our training in line with the updated Medical Act. 🇲🇾 #SurgicalEducation

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Bangkok 🇹🇭 - International faculty at Rajavithi for the hernia cadaveric masterclass. Day 1 panel, Day 2 teaching redo & recurrence. Great to learn with colleagues from across the region.
#HerniaSurgery #medicaleducation #MIS #herniamalaysia

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

ISUCRS 2026 x SELSMAR Congress wrapped at KLCC. Proud to have been on the organising committee, and to present 3 topics plus a recorded unedited video on POEM for the live relay segment. Big thanks to our international faculty and everyone who made the trip to KL. #ISUCRS2026

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

To my colleagues in GI surgery and oncology: Please take a moment for yourselves. The emotional toll of these losses is real. We carry a unique weight. My deepest condolences to the families. 🙏
#PeritonealMetastasis #CancerResearch #PhysicianWellbeing

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Heartbreaking reality this month: I lost two patients to gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis, both in their 40s. A relapse case and a de novo diagnosis. This is an immense, heavy loss. 🧵 #GastricCancer #Oncology

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

The focus now must be on better screening and dedicated research into novel treatments for peritoneal disease. We need breakthroughs to give young patients more than just difficult odds.

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Malaysians usually go to Hatyai for holiday and makan.
My first time in Hatyai —> visit hospital 😅

#davinci #roboticsurgery #hernia #etep #tar #hatyai

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Academy of Medicine Malaysia(AMM) Fellowship Conferment Ceremony.

Today, I received a fellowship from AMM. It is awarded to members of the Academy who have demonstrated more than a decade of dedication to medicine.

#FAMM #acadmed #csamm #collegeofsurgeons #fellowship #surgery

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Apa beza GERD dengan “gastrik”?
Apa kaitan GERD dengan hiatus hernia?
Adakah GERD lebih teruk apabila berat badan meningkat?
Ada rawatan yang lebih berkesan jika ubat GERD tak jalan?

Saya menjawab soalan ini di podcast Doktor Cakap.

#gerd #gastrik

https://t.co/0Tln98N2qE

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

This hits home hard….😢

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

😢

[NEJM @NEJM]

Presented at #ASCO25:

In resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer, adding durvalumab to perioperative chemotherapy improved event-free survival and pathological complete response, with no major increase in high-grade adverse events. Full MATTERHORN trial results: https://t.co/IM8wwyIAad

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Great discussions at the 51st CSAMM meeting in Kuching! I presented on the controversial topic of bariatric surgery for low BMI patients with metabolic syndrome.
Thrilled to witness the launch of the Malaysian Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (MSMBS).

#bariatricsurgery

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Selamat Hari Raya AidilAdha to all celebrating!!!🎉

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

The problem most of us doctors face nowadays.

#medicalfacts #patienteducationgap #medicalproblems #doctordilemma #listentoyourdoctor #healthcarechallenges

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Here it is: https://t.co/GqWm7L5zvn

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

🎉 #POEM for #Achalasia shines!

First, surgeons criticized it.
Then, they doubted it.
Then, belief grew.

Now, SAGES, a major surgeon society, says it’s the real deal! 🙌

This no-cut surgery helps people swallow easier and live better. 🚀 #SAGES #Endoscopy
@SAGES_Updates

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

2. So proud to meet a former trainee who had previously attended one of my laparoscopic workshops, now a budding surgeon in Singapore! Pure joy seeing the next generation thrive.

A gain for SG, but a loss for MY! #Mentorship #Surgery

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

1. Had a blast as invited speaker, diving into the primary abandon the sac technique for large inguinal hernias. Engaging discussions & new connections made it a memorable night! #Laparoscopy #MedicalEducation #hernia

[Lau PC @pengchoong]

Thrilled to share highlights from last night’s Singapore Hernia Society Journal Club! Spoke on primary abandon the sac technique & reconnected with old friends. Details below! #HerniaSurgery #Singapore