Simon Law graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Cambridge in England and received his post-graduate training at the Department of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong. He is currently the Department Chairperson, Cheung Kung-Hai Professor in Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chair Professor, and Chief of Oesophageal and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.
He has focused his research on benign and malignant disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract, particularly on oesophageal and gastric cancers, motility disorders, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. He has developed expertise in various endoscopic diagnostic and treatment techniques for foregut diseases, surgical methods including minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, and multimodality treatments of oesophageal and gastric cancers.
Professor Law has played key roles in many international societies, including as a Consultant to the International Society of Digestive Surgery (ISDS), Asia Representative of the Member Services Committee of the Society for Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), and Secretary of the Hong Kong-China Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. He is the immediate past President of the International Society of Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE). He is an honorary member of both the American Surgical Association (ASA) as well as the European Surgical Association (ESA).
Professor Law has published 335 articles and 43 book chapters. In recognition of his contributions to the field, Professor Law has been invited to speak at conferences and symposia around the world on more than 400 occasions.