Prof. Wai-Kay Seto graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2003 and received his Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2010 from the Hong Kong College of Physicians. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Hong Kong in 2012. He is currently a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the State Key Laboratory of Liver Disease, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He is also a Chief Physician and Consultant in Gastroenterology in the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen.

Prof. Seto is currently ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by research. He has published more than 250 international journal articles and book chapters, including leading-authored articles in the Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Global Health, Gut, Journal of Hepatology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, majority related to research on chronic liver diseases. He has secured a total of over 30 million HKD in external competitive grant funding, has over 100 local, regional and international invited lectureships. He is a principal investigator of 15 phase I-III international industry-sponsored clinical trials.

Prof. Seto has been awarded the American Gastroenterology Association Fellowship (2021), Sir David Todd Lectureship, Hong Kong College of Physicians (2019); the Asia-Pacific Digestive Week Emerging Leader from the APDW Federation (2018); Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award (2018), The University of Hong Kong; Guangdong Province Outstanding Young Medical Talent Award (2017); Outstanding Young Research Award (2016-2017) from The University of Hong Kong; and the Distinguished Young Fellow (2013) from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.