Professor Kwok, Wang Chun 郭宏駿
Professor Kwok, Wang Chun 郭宏駿
Dr. Herbert Kwok obtained his MBBS degree from the University of Hong Kong in 2009. He completed his specialty training in Respiratory Medicine in 2017 and Advanced Internal Medicine in 2018 at the Queen Mary Hospital. He joined the Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, as a Clinical Assistant Professor since July 2022.
Dr Kwok’s research interests include airway diseases including asthma, bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Lung cancer is another area that Dr. Kwok is actively working on. He was awarded the Li Shu Fan Fellowship for Internal Medicine to support his study in phenotyping and therapeutics of airway diseases.
Dr. Kwok was awarded Assembly Education Award (Respiratory Structure and Function Assembly AND Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly] - 26th Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology 2022, the best oral presentation in the 8th Asia Pacific Region Conference of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2022), Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Teaching Library Award (2019), best Abstract of the Assembly (Clinical Respiratory Medicine) in the 22nd Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (2017) and Professor Wah-kit Lam Young Investigator Award 2017/2018 in recognition of his research work.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | University of Hong Kong | MB BS (HK) |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKAM (Medicine) |
Dr. Herbert Kwok obtained his MBBS degree from the University of Hong Kong in 2009. He completed his specialty training in Respiratory Medicine in 2017 and Advanced Internal Medicine in 2018 at the Queen Mary Hospital. He joined the Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, as a Clinical Assistant Professor since July 2022.
Dr Kwok’s research interests include airway diseases including asthma, bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Lung cancer is another area that Dr. Kwok is actively working on. He was awarded the Li Shu Fan Fellowship for Internal Medicine to support his study in phenotyping and therapeutics of airway diseases.
Dr. Kwok was awarded the Assembly Education Award [Respiratory Structure and Function Assembly] and [Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly] in the 26th Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology 2022, best oral presentation in the 8th Asia Pacific Region Conference of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2022), Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Teaching Library Award (2019), best Abstract of the Assembly (Clinical Respiratory Medicine) in the 22nd Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (2017) and Professor Wah-kit Lam Young Investigator Award 2017/2018 in recognition of his research work.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-30 | APSR Travel Award to the JRS Annual Meeting 2024 | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-11-17 | Assembly Education Award [Respiratory Structure and Function Assembly] 26th Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology 2022 | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-11-17 | Assembly Education Award [Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly] 26th Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology 2022 | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-05-28 | Best Oral presentation, 8th Asia Pacific Region Conference of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (APRC 2022) | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-10-01 | Outstanding Author of the Journal of Thoracic Disease 2024 | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-11-08 | APSR-Hong Kong Lung Foundation Professor Wah-kit Lam Young Investigator Award 2024 | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-10-23 | Travel grant to 2024 Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases International Conference (KATRDIC 2024) | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/2023 - now | Vice-president | Hong Kong Public Doctor Association |
| 7/2023 - Now | Young fellow | Scientific Committee, Hong Kong College of Physician |
| 07/2023 - now | Council member | Hong Kong Medical Association |
| 7/2021 - 6/2023 | Young Fellow | Respiratory Specialty Board, Hong Kong College of Physicians |
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