Randolph Hung Leung Wong

Research interests: techniques in improving outcomes of complex aortic procedures, screening for thoracic aortic aneurysm, genetic basis of aortic pathology as well as hybrid endovascular intervention for cardiovascular diseases.

Prof Randolph Hung-leung WONG received medical training from Medical School of The Chinese University of Hong Kong since 1995. He received Tang Siu Cho Memorial Prize in 1998 and obtained his MBChB (CUHK) in 2000. He undertook higher surgical training in cardiothoracic surgery in Prince of Wales Hospital, Grantham Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital and obtained FRCSEd (CTh) from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2008. He further obtained Fellow of The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong and Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in 2009.

Prof Wong’s career interests include complex open aortic surgery, hybrid thoracic aortic intervention, hybrid and minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures. He is the convener of Hybrid Operating Theatre management committee of Prince of Wales Hospital and actively participates in the development of hybrid cardiovascular interventions.

Academically, Prof Wong’s research interests are the techniques in improving outcomes of complex aortic procedures, screening for thoracic aortic aneurysm, genetic basis of aortic pathology as well as hybrid endovascular intervention for cardiovascular diseases. He contributed over 141 publications in peer-reviewed journals including Circulation, JACC, CHEST, Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 7 book chapters and more than 100 invited talks. He is now review editor of Frontier in Cardiovascular Medicine (IF 5.85). He has been regular reviewer of CHEST, HEART, Journal of Cardiac Surgery, Journal of Thoracic Disease, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Currently, Prof Wong is the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cardiothoracic Division of the Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Honorary Consultant of the Hospital Authority. He is also the Cluster Service Team Head of the New Territories East Cluster and Ex-Chairman of the Specialty Group of Cardiothoracic Surgery of Hospital Authority. He is the Secretary of Cardiothoracic Surgery Board of Hong Kong and a fellow of American College of Chest Physician, European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Society and member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Editorial Board (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Terms of Appointment: September 2022 - August 2024;  September 2024 - August 2026