Dr. Louis HS LAU

Research Area

Expertise:

• Advanced endoscopy (ESD, EFTR), gastrointestinal bleeding

Research Interest:

• Antithrombotics and gastrointestinal bleeding
• Early detection and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
• Application of big data research and artificial intelligence in medicine

Professional Profile

Dr. Lau graduated from Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2012. He joined the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics upon graduation and obtained his specialist registration in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2019. Since 2021, he has served as an Assistant Professor at CUHK. He completed his research fellowship and visiting professorship at Stanford University in 2024.

Dr. Lau has research interests in gastrointestinal bleeding, advanced endoscopy, big data analytics and artificial intelligence with first- or co-authored publications in high-impact journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gut and CGH. He currently serves as a Junior Editor of Endoscopy and editorial board members of Gastroenterology and APT.

Recognized as an advanced endoscopist specialized in third space endoscopy, Dr. Lau was selected as an Emerging Star by the World Endoscopy Organization and serves as a faculty member of the Asian Novel Bio-Imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG). His international accolades include the National Scholar Award from the United European Gastroenterology Week and the Research Programme Award from The Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology. Locally, he has been honored with the Gold Medal Best Thesis Award and the Distinguished Research
Paper Award from Hong Kong College of Physicians. He was also nominated as a Distinguished Young Fellow and received the Bronze Medal of Best Original Research from Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.