Prof. Dr. Chak Sing Wallace Lau

Professor Chak-sing Lau is the Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health) and Dean of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong. He is meanwhile Chair and Daniel CK Yu Professor in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology of the University's Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed). He presided over the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine from 2016 to 2020. Today, he sits on numerous strategic committees /working groups of the Health Bureau, Hospital Authority and Department of Health. He is also a member of the Research Council under the Health Bureau. Professor Lau is known as a pioneer in establishing and advancing rheumatology locally and beyond. In 2022, he was selected as an Honorary Member of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR); in 2023, elected as Member of the Academia Europaea; and in 2024, conferred the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa by the University of Glasgow. Professor Lau is Honorary Fellow of the American College of Physicians; the Academy of Medicine, Singapore; Singapore College of Physicians; Royal College of Physicians of Thailand; Academy of Medicine of Malaysia; the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; and the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.