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Professor Leung, Gilberto Ka Kit 梁嘉傑

Title:
Clinical Professor
Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience
Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon
Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning)
Co-Director, Centre of Medical Ethics and Law

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Professor Leung, Gilberto Ka Kit 梁嘉傑

Title:
Clinical Professor
Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience
Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon
Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning)
Co-Director, Centre of Medical Ethics and Law

Curriculum Vitae:

Also Cited As:
Leung, Ka-kit Gilberto
Leung, GK
Leung, GKK
Leung, G

Short Biography:

 

 

Professor Gilberto K. K. Leung is a neurosurgeon, Clinical Professor, and holder of the Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He graduated from the Medical College of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London, with M.B.B.S. in 1992. During postgraduate training in England, United States and Hong Kong, he was awarded the Hallett Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the J. Douglas Miller Medal in Neurosurgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He joined HKU in 2005 where he subsequently obtained his MS, PhD, and MD.

Beyond the field of medicine, he holds an Intercalated BSc in Physical Anthropology and an LLB from the University of London; and an LLM in Medical Law and Ethics with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh and its School of Law’s McLagan Prize for Best Graduate.

He is currently President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Co-Chairperson of its Professionalism and Ethics Committee, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of his medical faculty, Co-Director of the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law at HKU, and Board Member of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities. He is a member of the Research Council, Health Bureau, and Chairperson of the Grant Review Board (HMRF) of The Government of the HKSAR. He delivers clinical services as an Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

He previously served as an Elected Member of the HKU Senate, Director of Trauma Service at Queen Mary Hospital, Chairman of the Hospital Authority Central Committee on Trauma Service, Vice-President of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Deputy Chief of Service in Neurosurgery at Queen Mary Hospital, Division Chief of Neurosurgery at the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, and Region XVI Chief (Asia-Australasia) of the Advanced Trauma Life Support Programme of the American College of Surgeons.

His clinical and research interests include endoscopic skull base surgery, molecular biology of brain tumour, neuroprotective therapy, medical education, and medical law and ethics. He has supervised 30 postgraduate degree students and published 214 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters, three monographs, 130 conference papers,71 other publications, and delivered 140 invited lectures, with an H-index (Scopus) of 36.  

 

 

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
1989University of LondonIntercalated BSc
1992University of LondonM.B.B.S.
1996The Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghF.R.C.S.
1996The Hong Kong Academy of MedicineF.H.K.C.S.
2001The Hong Kong Academy of MedicineF.H.K.A.M. (Surgery)
2009The University of Hong KongM.S.
2014The University of Hong KongPhD
2017University of Edinburgh, UKLLM (Medical Law & Ethics)
2022University of LondonLLB
2023The University of Hong KongMD
Biography

Professor Gilberto K. K. Leung is a neurosurgeon, Clinical Professor, and holder of the Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He graduated from the Medical College of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London, with M.B.B.S. in 1992. During postgraduate training in England, United States and Hong Kong, he was awarded the Hallett Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the J. Douglas Miller Medal in Neurosurgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He joined HKU in 2005 where he subsequently obtained his MS, PhD, and MD.

Beyond the field of medicine, he holds an Intercalated BSc in Physical Anthropology and an LLB from the University of London; and an LLM in Medical Law and Ethics with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh and its School of Law’s McLagan Prize for Best Graduate.

He is currently President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Co-Chairperson of its Professionalism and Ethics Committee, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of his medical faculty, Co-Director of the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law at HKU, and Board Member of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities. He is a member of the Research Council, Health Bureau, and Chairperson of the Grant Review Board (HMRF) of The Government of the HKSAR. He delivers clinical services as an Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

He previously served as an Elected Member of the HKU Senate, Director of Trauma Service at Queen Mary Hospital, Chairman of the Hospital Authority Central Committee on Trauma Service, Vice-President of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Deputy Chief of Service in Neurosurgery at Queen Mary Hospital, Division Chief of Neurosurgery at the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, and Region XVI Chief (Asia-Australasia) of the Advanced Trauma Life Support Programme of the American College of Surgeons.

His clinical and research interests include endoscopic skull base surgery, molecular biology of brain tumour, neuroprotective therapy, medical education, and medical law and ethics. He has supervised 30 postgraduate degree students and published 214 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters, three monographs, 130 conference papers,71 other publications, and delivered 140 invited lectures, with an H-index (Scopus) of 36.  

 

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2009-12-01Faculty Teaching Medal 2009: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Teaching Accomplishment
Lui, WM
2011-11-01Best Oral Free Paper in General Neurosurgery (non-HST): The 5th Asian Epilepsy Surgery Congress cum 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong, 9 - 12 November 2011
Research Achievement
2013-03-01Visiting Professorship: Joint Laboratory for Brain Function and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Research Achievement
1994-03-01Hallett Gold Medal: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Others
1988-06-01Foster Prize in Anatomy: The Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K.
Others
2001-12-01J. Douglas Miller Medal in Neurosurgery.: The Hong Kong College of Surgeons
Others
2008-12-01Champion - "Medicine as our liberal arts' - Faculty Essay Competition 2008: Faculty Essay Competition 2008, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Others
Chang, SKR
2014-10-01ePoster Award (First Prize, Frontiers Series – East-West Alliance Global Symposia): "Establishing an eLearning Platform in Clinical Neurosciences at HKU": HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Teaching Accomplishment
2014-03-01Best Free Paper Award (First Runner-up): Antiplatelet Drugs Resumption after Antiplatelet-related Intra-cerebral Haemorrhage: 14th Asian & Oceanian Congress of Neurology
Research Achievement
Wang, Y
2012-12-01Outstanding poster presentation: The impact of culturing techniques on the in vitro survival of transplantable cells in self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold: Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2019-12-01Teaching Innovation Award (Team): The University of Hong Kong
Teaching Accomplishment
Leung, KM
2012-12-01Best free paper: Computer fluid dynamics study of intracerebral aneurysm after flow diverter treatment: The 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
Research Achievement
Hung, KN
Ng, KB
2006-12-01Best Oral Poster Presentation: Annual Scientific Meeting 2006, Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2017-11-01McLagan Prize, LLM (Medical Law and Ethics) School of Law: University of Edinburgh
Others
2015-01-01Best Free Paper: Joint 11th Biennial Convention of the ASEAN Neurological Association and 16th ASEAN Congress of Neurological Surgery.
Research Achievement
2017-11-01Prize for Best Distance Learning LLM Dissertation: School of Law, University of Edinburgh
Others
2018-05-01Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia: Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
Others
Li, Q
Chan, WLP
Chu, KPJ
Ho, CC
2016-12-01Bronze in Discipline Award (Life Sciences), in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education competition: Interprofessional Team-Based Learning for Health Professional Students: QS Wharton Reimagine Education Awards
Teaching Accomplishment
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
03/2016-dateVice-PresidentThe Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
01/2012-dateMemberCental Internship Committee
12/2001 - dateFellowThe Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
01/2017-dateVice-PresidentThe Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
7/200 - 2013Executive Committee MemberThe Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong
09/2006-01/2017MemberResearch Committee, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong,
07/2005 - 03/2011Board MemberNeurosurgery Board, The Hong Kong College of Surgeons
07/2005 - dateMemberThe International Society of Pituitary Surgeons
07/2013-dateCouncil MemberThe Hong Kong Neuro-oncology Society
07/2005 - dateMemberThe Pituitary Society
07/2005 - dateFellowThe World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
01/2010 - 12/2013Honorary SecretaryThe Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
07/2005 - 01/2015Member, and Chairman of the Education Committee,The Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
12/1997 - dateFellowThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
12/1997 - dateFellowThe College of Surgeons of Hong kong
09/2005 - dateAssociate EditorThe Asian Journal of Surgery
05/2011 - 04/2013Council MemberAsian Surgical Association
04/2016-03/2018Vice-PresidentThe Hong Kong Neuro-oncology Society
02/201402/2016Council MemberThe Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
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