Service location: Central 

Dr YP Tai is a General Surgeon specialising in surgical treatments of chest, lung, oesophagus and conditions related to the abdomen.

Dr Tai has particular interest in minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic (VAT) procedures. He is also interested in other forms of minimally invasive procedures, such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, appendicectomy and hernia repair.

Dr Tai has experiences in all aspects of general surgery from the treatment of haemorrhoids to the treatment of oesophageal cancers. He is also experienced in endoscopy, including bronchoscopy, gastroscopy and colonoscopy.

Dr Tai is qualified as a general surgeon since 1982. After years of working in UK and Netherland, he decided to continue his practices in Hong Kong. He joined Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in 1990. Dr Tai further was appointed as Consultant Surgeon at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital from 1995-2010, taking care of general and thoracic surgery, before leaving the public sector

Dr Tai is very active in teaching: he is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at both The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr Tai, who is based in Hong Kong, is also a visiting consultant at Eur Am International Medical Center in Guangzhou.