Chapter 504 - 289: "Head of the 800,000 Imperial Guards" Wu Ting

Chapter 504: Chapter 289: "Head of the 800,000 Imperial Guards" Wu Ting

From City First Hospital, he made a meteoric rise to Fuwai. And after that, he was even on track to become the founder of a new discipline.

It was an insanely impressive achievement. The other department directors now fully regarded Wu Ting as the future leader in the field of Jin Country Heart Surgery.

After the academic conference, Professor Owen, the originator of the neutrino collision theory, made a point to find Wu Ting and express his gratitude.

Professor Owen even privately assured Wu Ting that he would remain neutral in the academic dispute between him and Professor Edwards.

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「Hai Country. National Kanazawa University Affiliated Hospital.」

Cardiovascular Surgery Research Center.

Professor Watanabe Yu, chairman of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Region International Cardiovascular Surgery Competition, was in an online meeting with the event’s organizing committee.

In addition to representatives from the host nation, Hai Country, the organizing committee included delegates from the World Health Organization, the Jinzhou Cardiovascular Surgery Association, and the health organizations of various other participating countries.

Today’s meeting was another impromptu one.

Shortly after receiving an application from Dean James of the Southern Country Cleveland Hospital to serve as a judge, the competition had just received another one from Professor Livingston of the Southern District.

Originally, this international competition for the Asia-Pacific Region was intended to be just a large gathering for young doctors. Its scale and prestige were limited to the member nations of the Jinzhou Cardiovascular Surgery Association, so the organizers hadn’t considered it a top priority.

But now, the sudden involvement of two world-class authorities left the entire organizing committee feeling both flattered and overwhelmed.

Professor Watanabe Yu, who had been shouldering the main responsibility, was supposed to be the most influential and academically prestigious judge. This was precisely why the inaugural Asia-Pacific Region international competition was being held in Kanazawa City, Hai Country.

Kanazawa City is located in the central part of Ishikawa Prefecture, within Hai Country’s North Land Region, and is the largest city in the area. It is also a famous tourist destination in Hai Country, earning it the nickname "Little Kyoto."

The entire organizing committee was overjoyed that two such world-class authorities were joining the competition.

Watanabe Yu, in particular, was in high spirits. This Asia-Pacific Region International Cardiovascular Surgery Competition was the very stage he had prepared to build a reputation for his latest research breakthrough.

This international competition was divided into two main themes: congenital heart disease and adult heart disease.

The content would cover multiple areas, including: neonatal heart surgery, coronary artery disease, mitral valve surgery, and the aorta and aortic valve.

The competition’s required Surgical Techniques would also be centered around several of the most cutting-edge technologies in the field of cardiovascular surgery today:

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)...

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)...

Of course, to encourage innovation and expand into new frontiers, the competition would also provide an opportunity for all contestants to showcase the research and Surgical Techniques they specialized in.

This competition format was the result of Professor Watanabe Yu’s own painstaking design.

At this Asia-Pacific competition, Professor Watanabe Yu planned to have his student, Director Toriyama Akira, unveil his signature technique: Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)!

After years of research on the Endoscopic Surgical Instrument Control System, he was close to compiling and perfecting an expert consensus on robot-assisted surgery.

This was the trump card he planned to play at the upcoming leadership election for the International Cardiovascular Surgery Association this year.

He intended to use this expert consensus on robot-assisted surgery to lead the field of cardiovascular surgery for the next decade!

Thanks to the efforts of his team, Watanabe Yu was already able to successfully use robot-assisted surgery to treat double-vessel disease, valvular heart disease, and atrial septal defects.

Of course, due to the current limitations of robotic systems, it was still difficult to address aortic diseases using endovascular repair techniques.

However, Watanabe Yu believed that with the continuous iteration of robotic technology, that day would soon arrive.

Originally, Watanabe Yu had intended to schedule the release of the expert consensus on robot-assisted surgery for after the Asia-Pacific competition. But now, with both Dean James and Professor Livingston attending as judges...

It was obvious this Asia-Pacific competition would now have a far greater impact than he had anticipated. With the participation of these two leading figures from the Southern District and the Southern Country District, it was bound to attract global attention.

Therefore, Watanabe Yu decided to seize the opportunity, announce his expert consensus ahead of time, and generate some buzz.

Then, using the international competition as a stage, he would officially promote his expert consensus on robot-assisted surgery with Dean James and Professor Livingston as witnesses.

Under Watanabe Yu’s direction, the competition’s format and the composition of the judging panel were quickly optimized. Furthermore, invitations would be extended to international doctors, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies to attend.

A presidium would be added. Watanabe Yu would serve as chairman, with the two senior figures serving as honorary chairmen. The three of them would also act as chief judges, a role distinct from the regular judges. Each of the three chief judges would hold five votes, while each regular judge would only have one.

This was done to show respect to the two senior authorities and also to underscore the trio’s definitive influence.

By placing himself on the same level as the two veterans, Watanabe Yu was also deliberately building his own momentum. He was preparing to run for president of the International Cardiovascular Surgery Association this year!

The competition format also underwent some modifications. The event would still be divided into two main parts as before: clinical practice and comprehensive theoretical knowledge.

The first half, clinical practice, would require contestants to draw lots to determine the disease category they would have to treat. They were free to use any surgical method or technique, testing their on-the-spot adaptability and professional skills.