We share a common goal to promote quality patient care through innovation and development of human resources. We achieve this through continuing research, education and care provision. We strive for excellence through learning, teamwork and commitment.  
     
Head of Division •
Dr. Francis C C Chow
Consultant Physician and Chief of Service

Academic Staff and Clinical Staff
Prof. Juliana CN Chan, Professor of Medicine & Therapeutics
Prof. Ronald CW Ma, Professor
Prof. Alice PS Kong, Associate Professor
Dr. Gang Xu, Assistant Professor
Dr. Wing-Yee So, Consultant
Dr. Gary TC Ko, Senior Medical Officer
Dr. Winnie WY Lau, Associate Consultant
Dr. Risa Ozaki, Associate Consultant
Dr. Andrea OY Luk, Resident Specialist
Dr. Vanessa WS Ng, Resident Specialist
Dr. Doris T Chan, Resident
Dr. Kitty KT Cheung, Resident
Dr. Enoch Wu, Resident

Research Academic Staff
Dr. Shao-Chin Lee, Research Assistant Professor

Technicians/Research Staff
Mr. Roy WL Chan, Ms. Ella HK Chen, Ms. Daphne YS Cheung,
Ms. Amy WC Fu, Dr. Caren L He, Ms. Janice SK Ho, Mr. Yong Hou,
Ms. Edith CY Kwok, Dr. Vincent KL Lam, Dr. Heung-Man Lee,
Ms. Claudia HT Tam, Ms. Molly ML Tsang, Dr. Ying Wang

Administrative Staff
Charmaine SM Lee

Nursing Staff
Ms. Tracy LY Cheng, Ms. Emmi MY Chik, Ms. Cherry KP Chiu,
Ms. Ada WY Chong, Ms. Wing-Yee Choy, Ms. Harriet HY Chung,
Ms. Lap-Ying Ho, Mr. Steve WM Ho, Ms. Lana NC Lam, Ms. Kit-Man Loo,
Ms. Cindy WC Lui, Ms. Tammy TY So, Ms. Jennifer YS Tiu,
Ms. Lindy LT Wong, Ms. Rebecca YM Wong, Ms. Theresa SL Wong,
Ms. Theresa HM Yeung, Ms. Cindy SY Yuen

Facilities
  • Prince of Wales Hospital Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrine Centre
  • CUHK Diabetes and Endocrine Research Centre
  • Yao Chung Kit Diabetes Risk Assessment Centre
 
     
Research Interests
  • Genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and system biology of diabetes and associated complications
  • Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of diabetes including cost- effectiveness of treatments and care models
  • Clinical trials and translational research including care models and innovative therapies in diabetes and obesity
  • Disease mechanisms and drug discoveries including scientific evaluation of Chinese medicine, beta/stem cell biology and use of plant bioreacters to generate novel compounds in diabetes, obesity and cancer
 
   
Selected Publications
1. Kong AP, Yang X, Ko GT, So WY, Chan WB, Ma RC, Ng VW, Chow CC, Cockram CS, Tong PC, Wong V, Chan JC. Effects of treatment targets on subsequent cardiovascular events in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2007;30:953-9
   
2. Ma RC, So WY, Yang X, Yu LW, Kong AP, Ko GT, Chow CC, Cockram CS, Chan JC, Tong PC. Erectile dysfunction predicts coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008;51:2045-50
   
3. So WY, Wang Y, Ng MC, Yang X, Ma RC, Lam V, Kong AP, Tong PC, Chan JC. Aldose reductase genotypes and cardio-renal complications - a 8-year prospective analysis of 1074 type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care 2008;31:2148-2153
   
4. Luk AO, So WY, Ma RC, Kong AP, Ozaki R, Ng VS, Yu LW, Lau WW, Yang X, Chow FC, Chan JC, Tong PC. Metabolic syndrome predicts new onset of chronic kidney disease in 5,829 patients with type 2 diabetes: a 5-year prospective analysis of the Hong Kong diabetes registry. Diabetes Care 2008;31:2357-61
   
5. Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, He L, Zhu X, Fan RR, Xu G, Kong AP, Ho CS, Lai FM, Rowlands DK, Chan JC, Tong PC. Fat redistribution and adipocyte transformation in uninephrectomized rats. Kidney International 2008;74:467-477
   
6. Yang X, So WY, Tong PC, Ma RC, Kong AP, Lam CW, Ho CS, Cockram CS, Ko GT, Chow CC, Wong VC, Chan JC. Development and validation of an all-cause mortality risk score in type 2 diabetes. Archives of Internal Medicine 2008;168:451-7
   
7. Kong AP, Choi KC, Cockram CS, Ho CS, Chan MH, Ozaki R, Wong GW, Ko GT, So WY, Tong PC, Lam CW, Lau JT, Chow FC, Chan JC. Independent associations of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels with cardiovascular risk factor clustering in Chinese adolescents. Journal of Hepatology 2008;49:115-122
   
8. Tam CH, Ma RC, So WY, Wang Y, Lam VK, Germer S, Martin M, Chan JC, Ng MC. Interaction effect of genetic polymorphisms in glucokinase (GCK) and glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) on metabolic traits in healthy Chinese adults and adolescents. Diabetes 2008 (in press)
   
9. Ng MC, Park KS, Oh B, Tam CH, Cho YM, Shin HD, Lam VK, Ma RC, So WY, Cho YS, Kim HL, Lee HK, Chan JC, Cho NH. Implication of genetic variants near TCF7L2, SLC30A8, HHEX, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/B, IGF2BP2 and FTO in type 2 diabetes and obesity in 6719 Asians. Diabetes 2008;57:2226-2233
   
10. Chan JC, So WY, Yeung CY, Ko GTC, Lau IT, Tsang MW, Lau KP, Siu SC, Li JKY, Yeung VTF, Leung WYS, Tong PCY. The SURE study: effects of structured versus usual care on renal endpoint in type 2 diabetes: a randomized multi-centre translational study. Diabetes Care 2009 (in press)
   
 
   
   
   
Last updated on 3 December, 2012