Professional Achievements
Qualification
FRCR (UK) 1983
FHKCR (HK) 1992
FHKAM (HK) 1993
Professional Appointments
Consultant in Clinical Oncology, since 1991
Cluster Chief of Service, Hong Kong East Cluster, since 2005
Important Academic Appointments
The University of Hong Kong
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Clinical Oncology, since 2000
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Adjunct Associate Professor in Clinical Oncology, 1999-2005
Expert Panel for International Professional / Academic Organizations
International Union Against Cancer
UICC TNM Expert Advisory Panel on Head and Neck Cancers, since 2001
International Agency for Research on Cancer
WHO Classification of Head and Neck Tumours, 2003
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Consultant to the International Relations Committee, since 2000
ASTRO Leadership Team, since 2001
European Society for Medical Oncology
ESMO Faculty Member of Nasopharyngecal Cancer,
since 2006
Board of Editor for International Professional Journals
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, since 1998
American Journal of Clinical Oncology, since 1997
Leading Role in Local Professional / Academic Organizations
Hong Kong Head and Neck Society
Treasurer, 1992-1994
President Elect, 1995 and 2002
President, 1996 and 2003
Council Member, since 2004
Hong Kong Nasopharyngeal Cancer Study Group
Vice Chairman, 1999-2003
Chairman, Since 2005
Recent Presentations and Publications
Presentations
Advances in chemo-radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 1st Pan-Pearl River Conference, May 2006, Guangzhou, China.
The Hong Kong story in the fight against nasopharyngeal cancer. 11th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology, August 2006 Hong Kong, China
Combined modality treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 5th Shanghai International Conference on Radiation Oncology, November 2006 Shanghai, China
Fitting of biological parameters for tumor control probability of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Multidisciplinary Head & Neck Cancer Symposium,
January 2007, Palms Springs, USA
Nasopharyngeal Cancer. 49th American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, October 2007, Los Angeles, USA
Publications
Major Late Toxicities Following Conformal Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma-Patient and Treatment Related Risk Factors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (in press)
Nasopharynx. In Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp 820-857, 2008
Preliminary results of a randomized study (NPC-9902 Trial) on the therapeutic gain by concurrent chemotherapy and/ or accelerated fractionation for locally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 66(1): 142-151, 2006
Current Management Strategies for Non-Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Am J Cancer, 5(6): 383-392, 2006
Preliminary results of a randomized study on therapeutic gain by concurrent chemotherapy for regionally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: NPC-9901 Trial by the Hong Kong Nasopharyngeal Cancer Study Group. J Clin Oncol, 23(28): 6966-6975, 2005.
Treatment of stage IV(A-B) Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by induction-concurrent chemoradiotherapy and accelerated fractionation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 63(5): 1331-1338, 2005.
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