Professor Mak, Lung Yi 麥龍兒
Professor Mak, Lung Yi 麥龍兒
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The University of Hong Kong | MBBS |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKAM (Medicine) |
| 2013 | Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom | MRCP(UK) |
| 2015 | The University of Hong Kong | PDipID |
| Hong Kong College of Physicians | FHKCP |
Dr Mak received her medical education at The University of Hong Kong. She obtained her qualification of the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom in 2013 and the Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases by The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong in 2015. She completed her specialty training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in year 2018 and Advanced Internal Medicine in year 2019 at Queen Mary Hospital.
Dr Mak’s research interests include chronic hepatitis B, fibrosis assessment and treatment of chronic liver diseases, and biomarkers in gastrointestinal diseases. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals. Highlights include invited editorials in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (impact factor 12.85), Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (impact factor 7.35) and the 'Joint recommendations on management of anaemia in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding in Hong Kong' as first author, on behalf of The Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology, The Hong Kong IBD Society, The Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy, and The Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, which was published in The Hong Kong Medical Journal.
Dr Mak has received numerous academic awards, including the Dr Kate Cheng Memorial Prize for Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases, the Hong Kong Association for Study of Liver Disease Young Investigator Research Grant in 2015, the Best Abstract in Clinical Medicine in the Medical Research Conference organized by The University of Hong Kong in 2017, 2019 and 2020, the Young Investigators Award in the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology 3rd Clinical Forum on Inflammatory Bowel Disease in 2018, and the travel award for the 7th Annual Meeting of Asian Organization of Crohn's & Colitis. She was also awarded the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award by Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong in 2019.
Dr Mak received the Health and Medical Research Fund in year 2019 as a principal investigator for a 3-year project studying the regression of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B who achieved functional cure She is currently a council member for The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (HKASLD). Dr Mak was part of the organising committee for the 24th Hong Kong Medical Forum. Dr Mak has delivered several invited lectures locally, and have chaired sessions in local scientific meetings. She gave numerous presentations for her research work in a number of overseas conferences. She has enrolled in the degree of Doctor of Medicine which will be completed by year 2021.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-22 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator 2023, The Hong Kong College of Physician | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-02-19 | Best Oral Presentation Award, The 32nd Conference of Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) 2023 | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-06-21 | Emerging Leader Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-10-01 | Lo Ying Shek Chi Wai Foundation Award for Young Investigator 2020-2021: Lo Ying Shek Chi Wai Foundation | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-08-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award, The LKS Faculty of Medicine: The LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-04-01 | The Young Investigator Bursary: The European Association for Study of the Liver | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-05-01 | Croucher Foundation Fellowship 2021: The Croucher Foundation | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-10-01 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator 2020: The Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-01-01 | Best Abstract in Clinical Medicine: The 26th Medical Research Conference, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-02-01 | Young Investigator's Award: The 30th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-01-01 | Best Abstract in Clinical Medicine, 24th Medical Research Conference: Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-02-01 | Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award of 2019: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Others | |
| 2019-06-01 | Travel Award: The 7th Annual Meeting of Asian Organisation for Crohn’s & Colitis 2019 | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-01-01 | Best Abstract in Clinical Medicine, 25 th Medical Research Conference, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong: Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2020 - present | Member | European Association for the Study of Liver |
| 12/2023 - present | Council Member | The Hong Kong Obesity Society |
| 12/2021 - present | Honorary Treasurer | The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
| 7/2020 - present | Member | American Gastroenterological Association |
| 7/2020 - present | Member | American Association for the Study of Liver Disease |
| 06/2020 - present | Associate Member | The State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong |
| 09/2019 - 11/2021 | Council Member | The Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
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