Joseph JY Sung, MBBS, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP, FRCPE, FRACP, FACG, FHKCP, FHKAM

Professor of Medicine

Associate Dean (General Affairs)

Chairman, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics

Director, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases

Faculty of Medicine

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prince of Wales Hospital

Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 2632-3132

Fax: (852) 2645-1699

Email: joesung@cuhk.edu.hk

Joseph Sung obtained his medical degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1983 with the award of the Hong Kong Medical Association Prize of that year. After finishing his training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, he was elected Fellow of Royal College of Physicians in London and Edinburgh, Royal College of Australian College of Physicians as well as the American College of Gastroenterology. He was conferred the degree of Doctor in Philosophy at the University of Calgary in 1991 and Doctor of Medicine in 1997 by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Professor Sung is currently Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also Professor and Chairman at the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the University. In 2003, he was appointed Director of Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases of the CUHK.

He is serving as the Vice President Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Vice President of the Hong Kong College of Physicians, President of the Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology, President of Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy and the Council of the Hong Kong College of Physicians and professional societies.

He has published over 320 full scientific papers and 260 abstracts in international conferences. He has been awarded named lecturership from various countries including Australia (Bushell Lecture of Australian Society of Gastroenterology), Canada (RD McKenna Lecture), India (DV Dutta Memorial Orator), Philippines (Francisco Roman Memorial Lecture), South Africa (Solly Mark Lecture) and Hong Kong (the AJS MacFadzean Lecture). In 2001, he was also awarded Leader of the Year (Research and Technology Development) by Sing Tao Daily and Hong Kong iMail and in 2003 again for the same award (Social and Community Services). The International Research Promotion Council (IRPC) awarded Professor Sung Eminent Scientist of the Year 2003 and Croucher Foundation named him Croucher Senior Research Fellow in 2004. For his contributions to health care in Hong Kong during SARS, the Hong Kong SAR Government awarded him the Silver Bauhinia Star Award in 2004.