Professor Lawrence Ho graduated with first class honours from the University of Sydney, and undertook his training in therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Besides being an accomplished endoscopist who has been invited to perform live case demonstrations in numerous international endoscopy workshops, he is an effective educator, winning the Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, National University of Singapore, in 2000 and 2003 respectively, and being conferred the honorary International Life Membership of the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India to recognise his contribution to endoscopic training in India. He chairs the Asian Endoscopic Ultrasound Group, which is a platform for leading EUS experts to promote endoscopic ultrasound training and professional development of endosonographers in the Asian region.

  GI oncology, Image-enhanced endoscopy (EUS, confocal) Therapeutic endoscopy (ERCP, stenting, ESD) Functional GI disorders (GERD, BE) •Cost Effectiveness Stem cell therapy for gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions and associated cancer Innovative endoscopy, including confocal endomicroscopy, EUS, Raman spectroscopy, robotic endoscopy