Medical Faculty News v25i1

Hui Kim-ming (許建名) , Department of Medicine Dr Joyce Chung Oi-kwan （鍾愛群） and Ms Susanna Lee Wai-yee (李惠兒) , School of Nursing Dr Janice Cheung Jing-chee （張瀞之） , Dr Julie Lok Ying-ching (駱映晴) and Dr Ian Wong Yat- hin （王逸軒） , Department of Ophthalmology Dr Theresa Leung Ngan-ho (梁銀河) , Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Dr Derwin Chan King-chung （陳勁聰） , Dr Fong Siu-ming （方少萌） , Dr June Leung Yue-yan （梁語殷） , Dr Herbert Pang Hei-man (彭希文) , Dr Tam Yat-hung （譚一鴻） and Dr Thomson Wong Wai-lung （黃偉龍） , School of Public Health Dr Jimmy Chan Yu-wai （陳汝威） , Dr Kenneth Chok Siu-ho (竺兆豪) , Dr Alan Sihoe Dart-loon （司徒達麟） , Dr Wong Kai-pun (黃啟斌) and Dr Jeremy Yip （葉勁麟） , Department of Surgery (As of August 2019) (As of June 2020) Goodbye We would like to express our gratitude and best wishes to the following staff members who have left the Faculty: Dr Vincent Kong Kau-fung （江球峯） , Dr Carl Ilyas, Dr Bassanio Law Cheuk-wah （羅焯 華） , Dr Sharon Liang Ka-wan （梁嘉韻） and Dr James William Duncan Mann , Department of Anaesthesiology Dr Chan Lap-ki （陳立基） and Dr Ray Ng Kit （吳傑） , School of Biomedical Sciences Dr Sumana Sanyal , School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Public Health Dr Amy Chang Tien-yee （張天怡） , Department of Clinical Oncology Dr Chin Weng-yee （陳穎怡） , Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care and Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education Dr Michael Chan Pak-hei (陳栢羲) , Dr Tommy Cheung Tsang （張錚） and Dr Christopher Professor Paul Michel Georges Vanhoutte It is with deep sadness that HKUMed and The University of Hong Kong report the death of Professor Paul Michel Georges Vanhoutte, an internationally renowned pharmacologist and vascular biologist, who passed away in Paris on August 23, 2019. Professor Vanhoutte was Chair Professor and Head of Pharmacology and Pharmacy from 2006 to 2011 and remained Chair Professor until 2015. He was also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The University and Director of the Biopharmaceutical Research and Development Centre, which he co-founded with Professor Che Chi-ming (Chemistry) and Professor Ricky Man Ying- keung (Pharmacology). Professor Vanhoutte was a member of many prestigious academic societies and held office in a number of them. He was founding president of the Asian Society of Vascular Biology, past-president of the Hong Kong Pharmacology Society, former director of HKU’s Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, a founding member of the European Biomedical Research Association and International Society on Endothelialization in Cardiovascular Surgery, and past-president of the Serotonin Club. He also served as Secretary General and President of the International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR). The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and the International Serotonin Research Society established the Vanhoutte Lecture in his honor. As a distinguished scholar, Professor Vanhoutte published over 690 original research papers and cultivated several younger generations of scholars. He contributed to the establishment of numerous alliances between industry and academic institutions and helped to develop close links between academics from Asia and the West. At HKU, he played a major role in education, helping to launch the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme. He also promoted drug discovery research across the Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Medicine disciplines. Professor Vanhoutte was not only an eminent scientist but a great friend and mentor. His passing is a significant loss not only to HKU, but to the field of cardiovascular medicine and pharmacology. We extend our deepest condolences to Professor Vanhoutte’s family. Retirement The Faculty would like to thank the following staff members for their dedication, service and contributions to the Faculty. We wish them all the best for their future endeavours: Dr Heather Janet Ballard （白思雅） , Professor Lao Lixin g (勞力行) , Dr Maria Mercedes Garcia- In Remembrance With deep sorrow, we mourn the passing of the following Faculty alumni: Dr Kelly Au Ka-lai （區嘉麗） (MBBS 1976) passed away on May 29, 2019 Dr Christina Chow Po-wong （周寶煌） (MBBS 1947) passed away on February 24, 2019 Dr Feng Chi-shun （馮至信） (MBBS 1971) passed away on March 8, 2019 Barcelo, Dr Angela Poon Ming-see （潘明施） , Professor Sham Mai-har （岑美霞） and Professor Daisy Shum Kwok-yan （岑國欣） (As of June 2020) Dr Khoo Kian Kang Rudy (MBBS 1954) passed away in January 2019 Professor Albert Lam Hoi-king （林海經） (MBBS 1972) passed away on February 27, 2019 Dr Peter Liu Chi-ming （廖志明） (MBBS 1953) passed away on October 16, 2018 91 Medical Faculty News