Professor Chan, Yap Hang 陳熠恒
Professor Chan, Yap Hang 陳熠恒
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The University of Hong Kong | MBBS |
| 2008 | The University of Hong Kong | MRes(Med) |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKAM(Medicine) |
| Hong Kong College of Paediatricians | FHKCP | |
| Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom | MRCP (UK) |
Dr. Chan is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine at University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Specialist Cardiologist at Queen Mary Hospital.
Graduated from Queen’s College as Senior Morrison Scholar, Dr. Chan obtained his medical degree together with the Master of Research in Medicine at the University of Hong Kong in 2008. After internship, he was immediately appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in Public Health Medicine by HKU, at the age of 26. After a period fully immersed in research, he further pursued and completed specialist clinical training in Cardiology and Advanced Internal Medicine at Queen Mary Hospital.
Dr. Chan’s main research interests are in the areas of Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiovascular Medicine. He aspires to develop novel clinical therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. He has published more than 60 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals, including First-authored articles in JAMA, JAMA Cardiology, European Heart Journal, and Stroke. He is the Review Editor for Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, and served as reviewer for European Heart Journal, JAMA Network Open, JACC Clinical Electrophysiology, Heart Rhythm, and International Journal of Cardiology.
Dr. Chan’s clinical interests entail all areas of Clinical Cardiology including percutaneous interventions, arrhythmias, and cardiac device therapy. He is currently the Coordinator of genetic studies in the Cardiology Division of Queen Mary Hospital. He also co-established the Cardiac Oncology Research Program at HKU under the Dean’s Fund, with an aim of shedding lights on aetiology and fight against the clinical burden of heart diseases in cancer patients
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-11 | Best Paper Award 2010:
"Abnormal vascular function in PR interval prolongation: Novel insights into mechanisms of adverse cardiovascular outcomes": Asian Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation Conference 2010 | Research Achievement | |
| 2010-08-01 | Dr. TY Chau Training and Research Scholarship 2010: “Mendelian Randomization to Unravel the Impact of Life-Long Vitamin D Deficiency on Cardiovascular Disease and Death: Implications for Community-based cardiovascular prevention”: Hong Kong College of Community Medicine | Research Achievement | |
| 2010-09-01 | Asian-Pacific Society of Hypertension Young Investigator Fellowships Award: International Society of Hypertension 23rd Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, 2010 | Research Achievement | |
| 2010-12-01 | OSH Student Research Scholarship 2010-2011 (Student Health Research Project Supervisor): Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2010-08-01 | World Cancer Research Fund International Fellowship: WCRF International Conference and International Course in Nutritional Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, 2010 | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-01-01 | Li Shu Pui Medical Foundation Fellowship | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-08-01 | RGC Clinical Research Fellowship 2023/2024 | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-01-01 | Sir David Todd Memorial Scholarship, Hong Kong College of Physicians | Others | |
Lau, CP | 2011-12-16 | Best Original Research by Trainees Silver Medal 2011 (Abstract titled: PR Interval Prolongation is Associated with Endothelial Dysfunction, Arterial stiffness and Activation of Vascular Repair: Novel Pathophysiological Insights and Clinical Implications): Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | Research Achievement |
| 2022-07-01 | Best Cardiovascular Medicine Paper Award: Hong Kong College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Congress 2022 | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-10-01 | Young Investigator Research Grant 2022: Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-10-12 | Best Thesis Award (Gold medal), Hong Kong College of Physicians | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2/2023-1/2025 | Member | Drug Selection Committee, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
| 1/2024-12/2025 | Honorary Secretary | Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2/2023-1/2025 | Member | Expert Panel on Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
| 2/2023-1/2025 | Member | Drug Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
| 2/2023-1/2025 | Member | Drug Management Committee, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
| 2/2023-1/2025 | Member | Committee on Special Programmes for Use of Drugs on Individual Patients, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
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