Faculty
Medicine
Division
Surgery
Programme Information

The programme is research-oriented. Students will have the opportunity to participate in international conference during the course of study. Each student will be required to deliver seminar, submit a written research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
 

Fields of Specialization

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Cancer genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Cancer Research: Molecular Targets for Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Neurosurgery

Other topics in Surgery will also be considered.

Please visit the Division’s homepage for more information. 

Tuition Fee
The tuition fee will be HK$47,000 for 2026/27 and HK$49,500 for 2027/28, regardless of the study mode.
Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have a recognized Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, MBChB or related discipline.

Application Deadline

Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)
  1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time); and
  2. To submit a full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to the HKPFS page for more details.

Contact

Professor Nathalie WONG

(852) 3505-2567

Division of Surgery,
4/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building,
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong