Professor Leung, Gilberto Ka Kit 梁嘉傑
Professor Leung, Gilberto Ka Kit 梁嘉傑
Professor Gilberto K. K. Leungis a Clinical Professor, academic neurosurgeon and the holder of the endowed Tsang Wing-Hing Professorship in Clinical Neuroscience at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He graduated from the University of London with BSc in Physical Anthropology (University College London) and M.B.B.S. (St. Bartholomew’s Hospital) in 1992. During his training, he was awarded the Hallett Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the J. Douglas Miller Medal in Neurosurgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He joined HKU in 2005 where he obtained two doctorate degrees of MS and a PhD. He holds a LLMin Medical Law and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh with Distinction and the McLagan Prize for Best Graduate.
He is theAssociate Dean (Teaching and Learning) of his Faculty at HKU, the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and the Chairman of the Academy’s Education and Examination Committee. He also sits as a Member of the Education and Accreditation Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong. He is the Region XVI Chief (Asia-Australasia) of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Programme of the American College of Surgeons, and a Governor of the College’s China-Hong Kong Chapter. He teaches as a traveling faculty in low-/middle-income countries for the Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and serves as the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society.
He provides clinical services as an Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. His clinical and research interests include endoscopic skull base surgery, neurotrauma, molecular biology of brain tumours, neuroprotective therapy as well as medical education, law and ethics.He has supervised 19 past or current post-graduate students, focusing on clinical and translational researches in neuroscience. He has authored/co-authored 163 peer-reviewed journal articles, 9 book chapters, 2 monographs, 123 conference papers, 57 other publications, and delivered 112 invited lectures.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
| 2017 | University of Edinburgh, UK | LLM (Medical Law & Ethics) |
| 1989 | University of London | Intercalated BSc |
| 1992 | University of London | M.B.B.S. |
| 2009 | The University of Hong Kong | M.S. |
| 1996 | The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | F.R.C.S. |
| 1996 | The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | F.H.K.C.S. |
| 2001 | The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | F.H.K.A.M. (Surgery) |
Professor Gilberto K. K. Leungis a Clinical Professor, academic neurosurgeon and the holder of the endowed Tsang Wing-Hing Professorship in Clinical Neuroscience at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He graduated from the University of London with BSc in Physical Anthropology (University College London) and M.B.B.S. (St. Bartholomew’s Hospital) in 1992. During his training, he was awarded the Hallett Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the J. Douglas Miller Medal in Neurosurgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He joined HKU in 2005 where he obtained two doctorate degrees of MS and a PhD. He holds a LLMin Medical Law and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh with Distinction and the McLagan Prize for Best Graduate.
He is theAssociate Dean (Teaching and Learning) of his Faculty at HKU, the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and the Chairman of the Academy’s Education and Examination Committee. He also sits as a Member of the Education and Accreditation Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong. He is the Region XVI Chief (Asia-Australasia) of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Programme of the American College of Surgeons, and a Governor of the College’s China-Hong Kong Chapter. He teaches as a traveling faculty in low-/middle-income countries for the Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and serves as the Vice-President of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society.
He provides clinical services as an Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. His clinical and research interests include endoscopic skull base surgery, neurotrauma, molecular biology of brain tumours, neuroprotective therapy as well as medical education, law and ethics.He has supervised 19 past or current post-graduate students, focusing on clinical and translational researches in neuroscience. He has authored/co-authored 163 peer-reviewed journal articles, 9 book chapters, 2 monographs, 123conference papers,57 other publications, and delivered 112 invited lectures.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-01 | Faculty Teaching Medal 2009: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Teaching Accomplishment | |
Ng, KB Hung, KN | 2006-12-01 | Best Oral Poster Presentation: Annual Scientific Meeting 2006, Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Lui, WM | 2011-11-01 | Best Oral Free Paper in General Neurosurgery (non-HST): The 5th Asian Epilepsy Surgery Congress cum 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, 9 - 12 November 2011 | Research Achievement |
Wang, Y | 2012-12-01 | Outstanding poster presentation: The impact of culturing techniques on the in vitro survival of transplantable cells in self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold: Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2013-03-01 | Visiting Professorship: Joint Laboratory for Brain Function and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China | Research Achievement | |
| 1994-03-01 | Hallett Gold Medal: The Royal College of Surgeons of England | Others | |
| 1988-06-01 | Foster Prize in Anatomy: The Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K. | Others | |
| 2001-12-01 | J. Douglas Miller Medal in Neurosurgery.: The Hong Kong College of Surgeons | Others | |
| 2008-12-01 | Champion - "Medicine as our liberal arts' - Faculty Essay Competition 2008: Faculty Essay Competition 2008, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Others | |
Leung, KM Chow, KW | 2012-12-01 | Best free paper: Computer fluid dynamics study of intracerebral aneurysm after flow diverter treatment: The 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society | Research Achievement |
Teo, KC Lee, R Chang, SK | 2014-03-01 | Best Free Paper Award (First Runner-up): Antiplatelet Drugs Resumption after Antiplatelet-related Intra-cerebral Haemorrhage: 14th Asian & Oceanian Congress of Neurology | Research Achievement |
Chang, SKR Doherty, I Hon, SFK Lee, R Mak, W | 2014-10-01 | ePoster Award (First Prize, Frontiers Series – East-West Alliance Global Symposia): "Establishing an eLearning Platform in Clinical Neurosciences at HKU": HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine | Teaching Accomplishment |
| 2017-11-01 | McLagan Prize, LLM (Medical Law and Ethics) School of Law: University of Edinburgh | Others | |
| 2015-01-01 | Best Free Paper: Joint 11th Biennial Convention of the ASEAN Neurological Association and 16th ASEAN Congress of Neurological Surgery. | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-11-01 | Prize for Best Distance Learning LLM Dissertation: School of Law, University of Edinburgh | Others | |
| 2018-05-01 | Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia: Academy of Medicine of Malaysia | Others | |
Wong, FKY Ganotice, FJA Chan, NK Chan, WLP Chu, KPJ Ho, CC Ho, JMC Harbutt, D Li, Q | 2016-12-01 | Bronze in Discipline Award (Life Sciences), in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education competition: Interprofessional Team-Based Learning for Health Professional Students: QS Wharton Reimagine Education Awards | Teaching Accomplishment |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 03/2016-date | Vice-President | The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society |
| 01/2012-date | Member | Cental Internship Committee |
| 12/2001 - date | Fellow | The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine |
| 01/2017-date | Vice-President | The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine |
| 09/2006-01/2017 | Member | Research Committee, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, |
| 7/200 - 2013 | Executive Committee Member | The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong |
| 07/2005 - date | Member | The International Society of Pituitary Surgeons |
| 07/2013-date | Council Member | The Hong Kong Neuro-oncology Society |
| 07/2005 - date | Member | The Pituitary Society |
| 07/2005 - date | Fellow | The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies |
| 07/2005 - 03/2011 | Board Member | Neurosurgery Board, The Hong Kong College of Surgeons |
| 01/2010 - 12/2013 | Honorary Secretary | The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society |
| 07/2005 - 01/2015 | Member, and Chairman of the Education Committee, | The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society |
| 12/1997 - date | Fellow | The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
| 12/1997 - date | Fellow | The College of Surgeons of Hong kong |
| 09/2005 - date | Associate Editor | The Asian Journal of Surgery |
| 05/2011 - 04/2013 | Council Member | Asian Surgical Association |
| 04/2016-03/2018 | Vice-President | The Hong Kong Neuro-oncology Society |
| 02/201402/2016 | Council Member | The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society |
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