Wai Poon trained in Neurosurgery at Glasgow's Institute of Neurological Sciences [1983-1986]. He did his research fellowship at Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School in 1990-1991. He has joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)/ Prince of Wales Hospital as a faculty member in academic neurosurgery since 1986 and became Chief in Neurosurgery [1988-2019] and Chair Professor in 2003. He is currently Emeritus Professor and Clinical Professional Consultant, and Director of the CUHK Otto Wong Brain Tumour Centre.

Wai has a strong interest in clinical and experimental head injury, and more recently cell therapy, cell biology in brain tumours and axonal injury in central nervous system. He has the expertise and motivation to do prospective clinical studies as Principle Investigator in brain injuries. He is author of 450 peer-reviewed publications.

Wai is an active participant of college and society activities locally and internationally. He has been doing medico-legal work since 1992. He is active in undergraduate and postgraduate surgical education, and specialist training in Neurosurgery, as Vice President [Internal Affairs] of The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (CSHK), Chief Examiner for Neurosurgery and Past Chairman of the Neurosurgery Board [2007-2019] of the CSHK.

Research Interests
Clinical and Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury
Cell Biology and Cell Therapy in Brain Tumours and Axonal Injuries in the Central Nervous System
Pituitary Surgery
Hyponatremia
Additional Information

Director, Otto Wong Brain Tumour Centre
Member of the Editorial Boards of Acta Neurochirurgica (2001-2006), Neurosurgery [1997-2018], World Neurosurgery [2009-2017] and Surgical Practice; currently British Journal of Neurosurgery, Korean Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Clinical Neurosciences, Chinese Journal of Neurosurgery [English Edition]
Professor (by courtesy), Theme of Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK
Vice President [Internal Affairs] of The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong
Committee Member of the Neurosurgery Specialty Board of The College of Surgeon of Hong Kong
Chairperson [From 2018] of China Spinal Cord Injury Network
Second Vice President [2009-2013] and Committee Member of the Nomination for President and Office Bearers [1997-2001] of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS); currently Member of Neurotraumatology Committee and Neurorehabilitation and Reconstructive Neurosurgery Committee of WFNS
Central committee member of The Chinese Neuro-oncology Society
Founding Member of AO Neuro and Global Neuro
Founding Member and Vice President of the International Chinese Federation of Neurosurgical Sciences
Member of German Academy of Neurosurgery, American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AANS), Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), and The Society of Neurological Surgeons “The Senior Society” of the United States (SNS)
Visiting Professor of Neurosurgery of The Fourth Military Medical University, Shandong University, Sun Yat Sen University
State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (SSTPA): second-class award 2010 for a research project on traumatic brain injury, National Chinese Medical Association: first-class award for a research project on acute stroke