Raymond Tak-Fai Cheung

Raymond Tak-Fai Cheung

 Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, China

Biography
Professor Raymond Cheung is Clinical Professor of Division of Neurology at Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. He is Director of Acute Stroke Services at Hong Kong West Cluster and Honorary Consultant Neurologist of Queen Mary Hospital, Tung Wah Hospital and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. He is also Honorary Professor of First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. He is Warden of Lee Hysan Hall, The University of Hong Kong. Professor Cheung received his medical degree from The University of Hong Kong in 1987 and obtained his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada in 1996. Dr. Cheung was a Member of Specialty Board in Neurology, Hong Kong College of Physicians, from 2003 to 2013 and the Regional Program Director of Hong Kong Island for the Specialty Board in Neurology from 2007 to 2011. He was President of the Hong Kong Stroke Society from 2007 to 2009, President of the Hong Kong Neurological Society from 2004 to 2006, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Brain Foundation from 2000 to 2011, Council Member of the Hong Kong Pain Society from 2006 to 2011, Membership Committee Member of the World Federation of Neurology from 2006 to 2011, Executive Committee Member of the Asian Headache Foundation from 2005 to 2008, and Member of the International Brain Research Organization Committee for Clinical/Basic Science Links Program from 2004 to 2007. He is/was also Honorary Advisor of a number of community organizations. He was awarded the prestigious Sir David Todd Lectureship in 2005. He was Assistant Dean in External Affairs & Fund Raising of Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong from 2006 to 2008. He has published 156 journal articles, 5 books, 26 book chapters, 1 monograph and 20 extended abstracts. He is a regular reviewer of 59 international journals and a regular reviewer of 3 local/regional journals. He is/was also an editorial board member of 13 international journals and 2 regional journals, including Stroke, Chinese version of Stroke and Journal of Pineal Research.
Research Interest
Professor Cheung's main research interest is stroke and cerebrovascular disease. Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology applications in Biomedicine