Matrix Fung @FungMatrix
Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Endocrine Surgery Department of Surgery Queen Mary Hospital University of Hong Kong Joined December 2019-
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Sharing results from our re-ablation series RFA vs MWA for retreatment (thermal ablation) for benign thyroid nodules doi.org/10.1016/j.surg… @HKUSurgery @SurgJournal @hkumed
Is there a use of #RadioFrequencyAblation for #GravesDisease? Drs. Christine O'Neill & Catherine Sinclair discuss the implications of new data. ow.ly/aAq050ZwAyF #endotwitter #medtwitter @NASITablate #thyroid #RFA #ablation @Sage_Publishing
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 🇨🇿
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
A prospective comparison of sequential versus interval retreatment wit... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @SurgJournal @TheAAES @FungMatrix
Our paper comparing QOL after RFA vs RAI vs surgery for Graves disease discussed - doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70… We are not just treating the labs. Quality of life matters.@WorldJSurg
Using adhesive electrodes for IONM during thyroid and neck surgery - a novel, low cost alternative with high accuracy.@HKUSurgery @hkumed @TheAAES
Laryngeal ultrasound-guided adhesive transcutaneous electrodes versus ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… great investigation by @FungMatrix @BrianHLang1 in @SurgJournal
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. doi.org/10.1007/s00330… Prospective trials on the way.@EurRadiology @hkumed @HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1
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 americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…
Among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy was associated with a lower risk of incident #diabetes. ja.ma/4fW9iJ2 @DavidLui_HKU @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. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wj… @hkumed @HKUSurgery @BrianHLang1 @DavidLui_HKU @CarlosWongHKU @XiaodongLiu_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: doi.org/10.1016/j.epra…
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 nature.com/articles/s4174…
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.doi.org/10.1089/thy.20… @BrianHLang1
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 surgjournal.com/article/S0039-…
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 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1007/s12020…
[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
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 gs.amegroups.org/article/view/1…
RFA as a novel treatment for refractory #GravesDisease. Review & discussion by @DrIramHussain of June 2024 study - Fung et al. in @ThyroidJournal. ow.ly/FmPB50SP5Oa #radioFrequencyAblation #thyroid #medtwitter #endotwitter @Medscape @GDATF #hyperthyroidism @NASITablate
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Dr Heidi Ka Ying Lo |... @lokaying
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Dr. Hyunsuk Suh | Ame... @drhyunsuksuh
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Simon Law @simonlaw88
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Thyroid Journal @thyroidjournal
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Billy Cheung @billyhhcheung
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