Professor Philip H Li 李曦
Professor Philip H Li 李曦
Specialist in Immunology & Allergy
MB BS (HK), M Res (Med) (HK), MD (HK), PDipID (HK), PDipMDPath (HK), MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), FRCP (Edin, Glasg, Lond).
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The University of Hong Kong | MBBS |
| 2012 | The University of Hong Kong | MRes(Med) |
| 2015 | Royal College of Physicians | MRCP |
| 2018 | The University of Hong Kong | PDipID |
| 2019 | Hong Kong College of Physicians | FHKCP |
| 2019 | Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKAM (Medicine) |
| The University of Hong Kong | ||
| 2022 | Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow | FRCP (Glasg) |
| 2022 | The University of Hong Kong | PDipMDPath |
| 2023 | The University of Hong Kong | MD |
| 2023 | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | FRCP (Edin) |
Prof Philip Li is a Specialist in Immunology & Allergy and Clinical Assistant Professor of the University of Hong Kong, serving as Chief of the Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology. He is also Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Allergy and a Board Director of the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI).
Prof Li established Hong Kong’s first specialist Immunology & Allergy training centre and leads the territory-wide Hong Kong Drug Allergy Delabelling Initiative (HK-DADI). Prof Li also heads the Immunology & Allergy services of the Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster, which has been accredited as both an Urticaria and Angioedema Centre of Reference and Excellence (UCARE and ACARE) and APAAACI Centre of Excellence. For his outstanding clinical contributions, he received the Chief Executive’s Commendation for Public Service and HKUMed Clinical Service Excellence Award.
Prof Li has special interests in urticaria, drug allergy and immunodeficiency; having received the Sir Patrick Manson Gold Medal award for best MD thesis. He has led and authored numerous local and international guidelines, including the clinical pathway on penicillin allergy testing in the Asia Pacific. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of allergy, immunology and autoimmunity; and serves on the Editorial Boards of Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers in Allergy, Immune System, Asia Pacific Allergy and Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | Best Poster Presentation (Supervisor): Hong Kong Institute of Allergy | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-02-21 | Sir Patrick Manson Gold Medal | Others | |
| 2024-01-20 | Best Abstract in Basic Science & Translational Research | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-12-01 | Award for Excellence (Publication Award) | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-09-10 | Best Abstract Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-11-01 | Research Team Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-10-20 | Best Presentation Award in Oral Presentation | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-12-01 | Best Thesis Award: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-01-01 | Best Abstract in Clinical Medicine: Department of Medicine, HKU | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-03-01 | Outstanding Team Award: Hospital Authority | Others | |
| 2022-11-01 | Outstanding Team Award (Vaccine Allergy Safety Team): Hospital Authority | Others | |
| 2022-11-01 | GA2LEN Urticaria Center of Reference and Excellence: Global Allergy and Asthma European Network | Others | |
| 2022-11-01 | GA2LEN/HAEi Angioedema Center of Reference and Excellence: Global Allergy and Asthma European Network / Hereditary Angioedema International | Others | |
| 2022-12-01 | Best Oral Presentation (Supervisor): Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-01-01 | Best Poster Presentation (Supervisor): Hong Kong Institute of Allergy | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-01-01 | Best Abstract in Clinical Research: Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-01-01 | Award for Excellence: Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-07-01 | Best Poster Presentation (Supervisor): Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Clinical Immunology | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-07-01 | Clinical Service Excellence Award: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine | Others | |
| 2020-10-01 | Award for Highest Score in Advanced Internal Medicine: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Others | |
| 2022-07-01 | Chief Executive’s Commendation for Government/Public Service: Government of Hong Kong SAR | Others | |
| 2024-10-18 | Best Presentation Award (Japanese Society of Allergology): Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Allergology (18/10/2024-20/10/2024) | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-07-11 | Top Downloaded Article (Clinical & Experimental Allergy) | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-10-06 | Richard Yu Lectureship | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-09-20 | Top Author Award for Most Citations (The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice) | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-10-06 | Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigators (Hong Kong College of Physicians) | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-07-27 | Silver Medal (Silicon Valley International Invention Festival) | Others | |
| 2024-11-26 | COVID-19 Research Award: Health Research Symposium 2024 (26/11/2024-26/11/2024, Hong Kong) | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial Board | Frontiers in Allergy | |
| Associate Editor | Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology | |
| Council Member | Hong Kong Institute of Allergy | |
| Expert Committee | Expert Committee on Clinical Events Following COVID-19 Immunization | |
| Task Force | APAAACI COVID-19 Task Force Member | |
| Advisor | Hereditary Angioedema International Regional Medical Advisory Panel | |
| Principal Investigator | Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology | |
| Expert Panel | Hospital Authority Medication Decision Support Expert Panel | |
| Executive Committee | Hong Kong Allergy Association | |
| Associate Editor | Frontiers in Allergy | |
| Vice President | Hong Kong Institute of Allergy | |
| Board of Directors | Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology | |
| Expert Panel | Expert Committee to Investigate Recent Incidence of Drug Allergies and their After Effects (Sri Lanka) | |
| Chairperson | Drug Allergy Committee (Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology) | |
| Board Member | Specialty Board in Rheumatology/Immunology & Allergy | |
| Advisory Board Member | CRUSE International Advisory Board |
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