HKUMed Undergraduate Prospectus

1955 Pioneered anterior approach for surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis, known as the “Hong Kong Operation” 1959 First transoral approach performed for the surgical treatment of upper cervical spine dislocations and tuberculosis in the world 1964 First Pharyngo-laryngo-oesophagectomy in the world First open-heart surgery in Hong Kong 1969 First kidney transplant in Hong Kong 1977 First microsurgical thumb replant in Hong Kong 1983 First antenatal screening for hereditary blood disease established in Hong Kong 1989 First maxillary swing operation for recurrent nasopharyngectomy in the world 1990 First bone marrow transplant in Hong Kong 1991 First liver transplant in Hong Kong 1992 First heart transplant in Hong Kong 1994 First allogeneic cord blood transplant in Hong Kong First emergency adult-to-adult left lobe living donor liver transplant in the world 1995 First lung transplant in Hong Kong First baby in Hong Kong conceived through intracytoplasmic sperm injection was delivered FACULTY’S FIRSTS 1996 First in the world to conduct an adult-to- adult right lobe living donor liver transplant First in Asia to show improved respiratory health in children in response to pollutant reduction after the implement of anti-air pollution law 2000 First intervertebral disc transplant in humans in the world 2001 First radiofrequency ablation for cancers in Hong Kong First catheter based endomyocardial transplant of autologous bone marrow stem cell for treatment of severe coronary artery diseases in the world 2003 First to discover the SARS coronavirus First to identify the source of SARS coronavirus infection 2004 First to characterise the epidemiology of SARS coronavirus The First domino liver transplant in Hong Kong 2005 First to identify the natural reservoir of SARS coronavirus 2008 First in the world to develop and launch a publicly accessible index (Hedley Environmental Index) with hourly estimation of air pollution impact on adverse health outcomes and economic costs 2009 First remotely controlled expandable device implantation surgery to treat children with scoliosis in the world 2010 First to develop a patented prescription drug, an oral arsenic trioxide preparation for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia First combined heart and liver transplant in Hong Kong 2011 First dual thoracic spinal cord stimulation for heart failure in the world First extra-cranial intravenous-cranial vascular bypass and craniofacial resection for locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the world 2012 First in the world to describe a model of coronavirus evolution, based on the 23 novel human and animal coronaviruses discovered over 10 years 2013 First to characterise the epidemiology of H7N9 influenza in the world 2014 First subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator in Asia First exome-chip analysis of lipid traits in Chinese 2016 First live birth by assisted reproduction with preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) using next generation sequencing for couples having chromosomal error in Hong Kong The Faculty has always been at the forefront of medical research and development of new clinical services for the benefit of mankind. With our researchers’ toil and persistence, we have made important contributions to the study and treatment of cancers and liver diseases, and have made notable advances in tissue typing, spinal surgery, infectious diseases, in-vitro fertilisation, endocrinology and tobacco-related diseases. 1992 1994 2003 2008 2013 2014 11 10