Dr Chia Yew Kong
- Honorary Clinical Lecturer (School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing)
email:
ChiaYew.Kong@glasgow.ac.uk
2nd Floor New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 8-16 Alexandra Parade, G31 2ER
Publications
2026
Wong, T.‐N. et al. (2026) Peri‐operative systemic inflammatory responses predict post‐operative complications in patients undergoing pelvic exenterative surgery for primary locally advanced sigmoid and rectal cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology, (doi: 10.1002/jso.70332) (PMID:42437514) (Early Online Publication)
Hillson, L. V.S. et al. (2026) Differential immunologic effects of short-course and long-course radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, (doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-2733) (Early Online Publication)
2025
Kong, C. Y. et al. (2025) Resecting beyond the central pelvic compartment in pelvic exenterations for gynaecological malignancies: outcomes from a tertiary unit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (doi: 10.1111/ajo.70079) (Early Online Publication)
Brown, K. G.M. et al. (2025) Defining benchmarks for pelvic exenteration surgery: a multicentre analysis of patients with locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. Annals of Surgery, 282(6), pp. 1118-1126. (doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006348) (PMID:38747145)
Garrett, C. et al. (2025) Conventional versus high-complexity total pelvic exenteration forlLocally advanced and locally recurrent rectal cancer: an international multicenter study. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, (doi: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000003986) (Early Online Publication)
Pinar, Sedat Alp, Morrow, Joseph J. and Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610
(2025)
A systematic review of the use of human body donor models for postgraduate laparoscopic surgical training.
Anatomical Science International,
(doi: 10.1007/s12565-025-00872-z)
(PMID:40676370)
(Early Online Publication)
Ingham, Abigail R., McSorley, Stephen T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-8445, McMillan, Donald C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-5334, Chong, David, Mackay, Graham J., Wrobel, Aleksandra, Kong, Chia Yew
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Alani, Ahmed, Nicholson, Gary and Roxburgh, Campbell S.D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-6695
(2025)
Does robotic assisted surgery mitigate obesity related systemic inflammatory response and clinical outcomes in left sided colorectal cancer resections?
Journal of Robotic Surgery, 19(1),
98.
(doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02261-0)
(PMID:40042780)
(PMCID:PMC11882609)
2024
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Williams, Jacob, Hemadasa, Niroshini, Murphy, Dermot and Bews-Hair, Maria
(2024)
The introduction of Magtrace® lymphatic tracer for axillary sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer in a rural Scottish district general hospital: initial experience, perspectives, outcomes and learning curves.
Clinical Breast Cancer, 24(6),
e495-e502.
(doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2024.03.013)
(PMID:38653647)
Williams, Jacob D, Kong, Chia Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Schmigylski, Rudi, Nale, Krsty and Mirza, Muhammad
(2024)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the appendix: a very rare entity.
Cureus, 16(5),
e59780.
(doi: 10.7759/cureus.59780)
Ingham,, A. R. et al. (2024) Robotic-assisted surgery for left sided colon and rectal resections is associated with reduction in the postoperative surgical stress response and improved short-term outcomes: a cohort study. Surgical Endoscopy, (doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10749-3) (PMID:38498212)
2023
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Iddles, Emma and Glen, Paul
(2023)
A paper-based simulation model for teaching inguinal hernia anatomy.
World Journal of Surgery, 47(8),
pp. 1842-1849.
(doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07018-0)
(PMID:37099135)
(PMCID:PMC10132405)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Apollos, J. and Bews-Hair, M.
(2023)
The novel use of Sentimag to localise metallic foreign bodies in soft tissue.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 105(5),
p. 477.
(doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2022.0108)
(PMID:36239952)
(PMCID:PMC10149275)
Ramli, Raziqah, Jambor, Maxwell Andrew and Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610
(2023)
Dr Google - assessing the reliability and readability of information on general surgical procedures found via search engines.
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(3),
pp. 590-596.
(doi: 10.1111/ans.18289)
(PMID:36716246)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Fogg, Quentin A. and Allam, Mohamed
(2023)
A novel model for hands-on laparoscopic pelvic surgery training on Genelyn-embalmed body: an initial feasibility study.
Anatomical Science International, 98(1),
pp. 89-98.
(doi: 10.1007/s12565-022-00677-4)
(PMID:35750974)
2020
Kourounis, Georgios ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-078X, Kong, Chia Yew
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Logue, Jennifer
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 and Gibson, Simon
(2020)
Weight loss in adults following bariatric surgery, a systematic review of preoperative behavioural predictors.
Clinical Obesity, 10(5),
e12392.
(doi: 10.1111/cob.12392)
(PMID:32691530)
2019
Welsh, S., Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Lazaraviciute, G. and McLennan, E.
(2019)
Correspondence.
British Journal of Surgery, 106(6),
p. 800.
(doi: 10.1002/bjs.11182)
(PMID:30973994)
Claireaux, H.A. et al. (2019) Critical care usage after major gastrointestinal and liver surgery: a prospective, multicentre observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 122(1), pp. 42-50. (doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.029) (PMID:30579405)
GlobalSurg Collaborative, ., ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610 and
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-5970
(2019)
Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy.
British Journal of Surgery, 106(2),
e103-e112.
(doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051)
(PMID:30620059)
(PMCID:PMC6492154)
Roseweir, A.K. et al. (2019) A novel tumor-based epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition score that associates with prognosis and metastasis in patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer. International Journal of Cancer, 144(1), pp. 150-159. (doi: 10.1002/ijc.31739) (PMID:29992570)
2018
Dolan, Ross ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-5906, Tilling, Elliot, Kong, Chia Y.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, MacLeod, Nicholas James, McSorley, Stephen Thomas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-8445, Park, James Hugh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6551-2037, Glen, Paul, Horgan, Paul G.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5557-7905, Laird, Barry and McMillan, Donald C
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-5334
(2018)
Evaluation of Systemic Inflammation Based Prognostic Scores in Patients with Advanced Oesophageal Cancer Receiving Palliative Radiotherapy.
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 18-20 Jan 2018.
2016
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Lee, Lee Lai, Khoo, Amanda Yin Yen, Rahman, Nazarina Abdul and Chin, Kin Fah
(2016)
Inflammatory reaction to fish oil coated polypropylene mesh used for laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: a case report.
BMC Surgery, 16,
8.
(doi: 10.1186/s12893-016-0123-8)
(PMID:26864939)
(PMCID:PMC4750192)
Articles
Wong, T.‐N. et al. (2026) Peri‐operative systemic inflammatory responses predict post‐operative complications in patients undergoing pelvic exenterative surgery for primary locally advanced sigmoid and rectal cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology, (doi: 10.1002/jso.70332) (PMID:42437514) (Early Online Publication)
Hillson, L. V.S. et al. (2026) Differential immunologic effects of short-course and long-course radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, (doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-2733) (Early Online Publication)
Kong, C. Y. et al. (2025) Resecting beyond the central pelvic compartment in pelvic exenterations for gynaecological malignancies: outcomes from a tertiary unit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (doi: 10.1111/ajo.70079) (Early Online Publication)
Brown, K. G.M. et al. (2025) Defining benchmarks for pelvic exenteration surgery: a multicentre analysis of patients with locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. Annals of Surgery, 282(6), pp. 1118-1126. (doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006348) (PMID:38747145)
Garrett, C. et al. (2025) Conventional versus high-complexity total pelvic exenteration forlLocally advanced and locally recurrent rectal cancer: an international multicenter study. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, (doi: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000003986) (Early Online Publication)
Pinar, Sedat Alp, Morrow, Joseph J. and Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610
(2025)
A systematic review of the use of human body donor models for postgraduate laparoscopic surgical training.
Anatomical Science International,
(doi: 10.1007/s12565-025-00872-z)
(PMID:40676370)
(Early Online Publication)
Ingham, Abigail R., McSorley, Stephen T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-8445, McMillan, Donald C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-5334, Chong, David, Mackay, Graham J., Wrobel, Aleksandra, Kong, Chia Yew
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Alani, Ahmed, Nicholson, Gary and Roxburgh, Campbell S.D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-6695
(2025)
Does robotic assisted surgery mitigate obesity related systemic inflammatory response and clinical outcomes in left sided colorectal cancer resections?
Journal of Robotic Surgery, 19(1),
98.
(doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02261-0)
(PMID:40042780)
(PMCID:PMC11882609)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Williams, Jacob, Hemadasa, Niroshini, Murphy, Dermot and Bews-Hair, Maria
(2024)
The introduction of Magtrace® lymphatic tracer for axillary sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer in a rural Scottish district general hospital: initial experience, perspectives, outcomes and learning curves.
Clinical Breast Cancer, 24(6),
e495-e502.
(doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2024.03.013)
(PMID:38653647)
Williams, Jacob D, Kong, Chia Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Schmigylski, Rudi, Nale, Krsty and Mirza, Muhammad
(2024)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the appendix: a very rare entity.
Cureus, 16(5),
e59780.
(doi: 10.7759/cureus.59780)
Ingham,, A. R. et al. (2024) Robotic-assisted surgery for left sided colon and rectal resections is associated with reduction in the postoperative surgical stress response and improved short-term outcomes: a cohort study. Surgical Endoscopy, (doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10749-3) (PMID:38498212)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Iddles, Emma and Glen, Paul
(2023)
A paper-based simulation model for teaching inguinal hernia anatomy.
World Journal of Surgery, 47(8),
pp. 1842-1849.
(doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07018-0)
(PMID:37099135)
(PMCID:PMC10132405)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Apollos, J. and Bews-Hair, M.
(2023)
The novel use of Sentimag to localise metallic foreign bodies in soft tissue.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 105(5),
p. 477.
(doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2022.0108)
(PMID:36239952)
(PMCID:PMC10149275)
Ramli, Raziqah, Jambor, Maxwell Andrew and Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610
(2023)
Dr Google - assessing the reliability and readability of information on general surgical procedures found via search engines.
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(3),
pp. 590-596.
(doi: 10.1111/ans.18289)
(PMID:36716246)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Fogg, Quentin A. and Allam, Mohamed
(2023)
A novel model for hands-on laparoscopic pelvic surgery training on Genelyn-embalmed body: an initial feasibility study.
Anatomical Science International, 98(1),
pp. 89-98.
(doi: 10.1007/s12565-022-00677-4)
(PMID:35750974)
Kourounis, Georgios ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-078X, Kong, Chia Yew
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Logue, Jennifer
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 and Gibson, Simon
(2020)
Weight loss in adults following bariatric surgery, a systematic review of preoperative behavioural predictors.
Clinical Obesity, 10(5),
e12392.
(doi: 10.1111/cob.12392)
(PMID:32691530)
Welsh, S., Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Lazaraviciute, G. and McLennan, E.
(2019)
Correspondence.
British Journal of Surgery, 106(6),
p. 800.
(doi: 10.1002/bjs.11182)
(PMID:30973994)
Claireaux, H.A. et al. (2019) Critical care usage after major gastrointestinal and liver surgery: a prospective, multicentre observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 122(1), pp. 42-50. (doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.029) (PMID:30579405)
GlobalSurg Collaborative, ., ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610 and
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-5970
(2019)
Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy.
British Journal of Surgery, 106(2),
e103-e112.
(doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051)
(PMID:30620059)
(PMCID:PMC6492154)
Roseweir, A.K. et al. (2019) A novel tumor-based epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition score that associates with prognosis and metastasis in patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer. International Journal of Cancer, 144(1), pp. 150-159. (doi: 10.1002/ijc.31739) (PMID:29992570)
Kong, Chia Yew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, Lee, Lee Lai, Khoo, Amanda Yin Yen, Rahman, Nazarina Abdul and Chin, Kin Fah
(2016)
Inflammatory reaction to fish oil coated polypropylene mesh used for laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: a case report.
BMC Surgery, 16,
8.
(doi: 10.1186/s12893-016-0123-8)
(PMID:26864939)
(PMCID:PMC4750192)
Conference or Workshop Item
Dolan, Ross ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-5906, Tilling, Elliot, Kong, Chia Y.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-4610, MacLeod, Nicholas James, McSorley, Stephen Thomas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-8445, Park, James Hugh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6551-2037, Glen, Paul, Horgan, Paul G.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5557-7905, Laird, Barry and McMillan, Donald C
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-5334
(2018)
Evaluation of Systemic Inflammation Based Prognostic Scores in Patients with Advanced Oesophageal Cancer Receiving Palliative Radiotherapy.
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 18-20 Jan 2018.
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Expression of phosphorylated SMAD2 (phospho-SMAD2) protein in colorectal cancer and its relationship with clinico-pathological variables and survival.
Royal College of Surgeons of England
2025 - 2026
- The role of TGF-Beta dysregulation and its relationship with tumour microenvironment factors in the development and progression of locally recurrent rectal cancers.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
2024 - 2027
