Tong Joo TJ Gan

Tong Joo (TJ) Gan is a High Senior Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research focuses on patient safety, postoperative pain management, and enhanced recovery pathways, with particular emphasis on standardized endpoints in perioperative medicine, consensus guidelines for postoperative nausea and vomiting, and the impact of the human microbiome on surgical outcomes. He has recently published landmark consensus definitions for patient comfort and pain relief in the *British Journal of Anaesthesia* and led the Fifth Consensus Guidelines for postoperative nausea and vomiting management in *Anesthesia & Analgesia*. His work also explores intravenous ibuprofen safety in older patients and the development of standardized perioperative fellowship curricula. Internationally recognized for shaping evidence-based perioperative care, he collaborates with global anesthesia societies to improve outcomes in cancer surgery and recovery.