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Dr. Chow graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 2002. She received her fellowship in Orthopaedics from both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2009. She is currently an Associate Consultant of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, United Christian Hospital. She specializes in hand surgery with special interest in wrist arthroscopy, microvascular reconstruction and congenital hand anomalies. She has published many book chapters and peer-reviewed journals in topics related to hand surgery. She had also been invited lecturers and presenters in various local and overseas conferences. She had also won the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Best Paper awards for 3 times. She is currently a council member of the Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand.

EDUCATION
MMSc University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sept 2005 to August 2007
MBBS University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sept 1997 to June 2002
BSc University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sept 1996 to June 1997

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
MRCS (Edin) : Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh November 2004
FRCS Ortho (Edin): Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh May 2009
FHKCOS: Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons May 2009
FHKAM (Ortho. Surgery): Hong Kong Academy of Medicine June 2010

POSITIONS
Associate Consultant June 2014 to present
• United Christian Hospital, Department of O&T, HK
Resident Specialist July 2009 to May 2014
• Prince of Wales Hospital
Resident Trainee July 2003 to June 2009
• Prince of Wales Hospital

AWARDS
• Arthur Yau Award 2007
• AR Hodgson Award 2008
• Arthur Yau Award 2009

PUBLICATIONS
Books
i. Chow CS, Ho PC. Metacarpophalangeal Joint arthroscopy. Book Chapter in “Practice of Arthroscopic Surgery”
ii. Esther Ching San Chow, Kai Yiu Alexander Choi, Wing Lim Tse, and Pak Cheong Ho. Chapter 9 Small Joints Arthroscopy. “Acute and Chronic Finger Injuries in Ball Sports, Sports and Traumatology” DOI 10.1007/978-2-8178-0382-1_9, Springer-Verlag France 2013
iii. Esther Ching San Chow, PC Ho, LK Hung. Congenital Hypoplastic Thumb and its treatment. 先天性拇指发育不良 《手部先天畸形手治疗》

Journal Publications
i. Chow CS, Hung LK, Chiu CP, Lai KL, Lam LN, Ng ML, Tam KC, Wong KC, Ho PC. Is symptomatology useful in distinguishing between carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical spondylosis? Hand Surgery. 10(1):1-5, 2005 Jul.
ii. Chan KW, Chow CS, Tam YH, Lee KH. Laparoscopy: an excellent tool in the management of primary omental torsion in children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2007 Dec;17(6):821-4.
iii. C. Chow, H. Cheng, P. Ho, L. Hung, W. Ip. Functional Abssence of flexor digitorum superficialis to the little finger and its effects on functional status – A study in the Hong Kong Chinese Population. Orthopaedic Proceedings July 2011 93-B: 379-379
iv. AKY Choi, CS Chow, PC Ho, YY Chow. Metacarpophalangeal joint arthroscopy- indications re-visited. Hand Clinics. Volume 27, number 3, August 2011.
v. Chow CS, Ho PC, Tse WL, Hung LK. Reconstruction of hypoplastic thumb using hemi-longitudinal metatarsal transfer. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2012 37: 738.
vi. WL Tse, SW Lau, WY Wong, HS Cheng, CS Chow, PC Ho, LK Hung. Arthroscopic reconstruction of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) with tendon graft for chronic DRUJ instability. Injury, Int. J. Care Injured 44 (2013) 386–390
vii. Hung YW; Ko WS; Liu WH; Chow CS; Kwok YY; Wong CW; Tse WL; Ho PC. Local review of treatment of hand enchondroma (artificial bone substitute versus autologous bone graft) in a tertiary referral centre: 13 years' experience. Hong Kong Medical Journal. 21(3):217-23, 2015 Jun.
viii. Lam SC; Hung YW; Chow EC; Wong CW; Tse WL; Ho PC. Digital ischaemia: a rare but severe complication of jellyfish sting. Hong Kong Medical Journal. 20(5):460-3, 2014 Oct
ix. Ho PC; Tse WI; Wong CW; Chow EC. Arthroscopic osteochondral grafting for radiocarpal joint defects. Journal of Wrist Surgery. 2(3):212-9, 2013 Aug.
x. Chow CS, Ho PC. Lunate Fracture: Treatment with arthroscopic-assisted reduction and fixation. Journal of wrist surgery.

JOURNAL REVIEWER
• Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
• Journal of hand surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume)
• The Bone & Joint Journal


OTHER POSITIONS
Council Member of the Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand 2016 - present

1. Minimally Invasive Surgery In Hand Surgery

1. Masterclass 12 - Hand Injury: From Fracture To Replantation - 15 May, 2019