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Professor S P Chow, JP Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President Tel: (852) 2859 2118 |
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Professor Chow graduated from the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine in 1968 and joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1973 as Lecturer. He pursued his specialty training in orthopaedic surgery in Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and USA in 1972-1977. He advanced to Senior Lecturer, Reader, and eventually Chair Professor in 1990. Professor Chow is a world renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon in the area of upper limb surgery and microsurgery having over 150 publications in this area. He performed the first successful microsurgical replantation of a severed thumb in Hong Kong in 1977 and his experimental repair of blood vessels of 0.15 mm diameter is still a world record. He has held esteemed positions in many international professional bodies, the latest of which being the President of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, and Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Hand Surgery”. Professor Chow was Dean of Medicine from 1995-1998 during which he initiated a curriculum reform with far-reaching effect on the whole sector of tertiary education. He was also successful in planning and securing the funding for the new medical complex on Sassoon Road, with state of the art laboratories of world standard. Professor Chow was also Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 2000-2001, taking charge of staffing matters. Professor Chow was involved with many voluntary and charity activities. He has worked as a volunteer surgeon in Bangladesh, Africa, Indonesia, Mainland China, and Vietnamese refugee camps in Hong Kong. He is the Honorary President of the Hong Kong Physical Handicapped and Able-Bodied (PHAB) Association, and is involved as advisor to the Salvation Army, Red Cross, and NGO’s in special education. He also sits on numerous statutory and non-statutory bodies. Professor Chow’s hobbies are diverse including trailwalks, Chinese painting and music appreciation.
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