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15 Medical Faculty News Endowed Professor Daniel C K Yu Professorship in Anaesthesiology 於崇光基金教授席 (麻醉學) Professor Michael G Irwin (艾明高) Professor Michael Irwin’s clinical and research interests include total intravenous anaesthesia, pharmacology, acute pain management, perioperative medicine and the care of high-risk surgical patients. His laboratory work includes the use of opioids and propofol in attenuating organ damage and ischaemia/reperfusion injury. He is on the Faculty of Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine and is helping to develop this field in Hong Kong with symposia and educational programmes. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Professor Irwin graduated with an MB ChB from the University of Glasgow in 1985 and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 1991. He has over 30 years experience in all aspects of anaesthesia, pain management and perioperative care, and is Head and Clinical Professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He specialises in anaesthesia and perioperative care at Queen Mary Hospital (QMH), where he provides clinical services as an Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist. He also serves as the Chief of Service in Anaesthesiology at Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital. He was the inaugural Chief of Service at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital in Mainland China. Most of my clinical research is focused on the development of intravenous anaesthetic techniques which improve the quality of the delivery of anaesthesia and the quality of recovery of patients after surgery. ─ Professor Michael Irwin Previously Professor Irwin served as President of both the Society of Anaesthetists of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiology. He has received honorary fellowships from the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the College of Anaesthetists of Ireland in 2009 and 2014 respectively. In 2017, he was invited as the Mary Burnell Lecturer by the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and delivered the Ernest Henry Starling Lecture at the Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine Congress, London. In addition to his academic work, Professor Irwin is on an advisory board on sedation safety of the US Food and Drug Administration and has delivered hundreds of lectures, presentations and workshops at both local and international conferences. He has supervised 16 past or current postgraduate students. He holds Honorary Professor appointments at Peking Union Medical College and Anhui Medical University, and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Baylor College Texas. Critical care, and perioperative and pain medicine affect a wide spectrum of patients. It is my wish that the Professorship can advance clinical excellence in these areas and provide better training for future anaesthesiologists and scientists. Mr Daniel C K Yu