Professor Chan Ka Leung, Francis (陳家亮教授) is appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1 February 2014 after an interim deanship from 1 January 2013. Professor Chan is the Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics of CUHK. He is an Honorary Consultant at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Since 1 April 2013, he has been a member of the Board of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. Professor Chan graduated as top student with honours from the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK. After completing his postgraduate training as a Croucher Foundation research fellow in Canada, he joined CUHK as lecturer of the Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and became Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics in 2005. He had contributed to academic management services at the University in various capacities – previously as Director of Institute of Digestive Disease, Assistant Dean (General Affairs), and Associate Dean (Clinical) . An outstanding teacher, Professor Chan was bestowed a number of teaching awards including Faculty’s Teacher of the Year Award for 5 consecutive years from 1999 to 2004, Master Teacher Award in 2004, and Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award in 2000 and 2007.

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