PROFESSOR ANSKAR LEUNG YU-HUNG

Professor Anskar Leung Yu-hung is currently a Clinical Professor and Deputy Head in the Department of Medicine.  He graduated in 1996 with MBChB (Hons) and PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and joined The University of Hong Kong as Clinical Assistant Professor in 1999.  He obtained his specialist qualification in Haematology and Haematological Oncology in 2003 and was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Professor in 2007 and 2012 respectively.  His research focuses on the pathogenesis, development of zebrafish models and clinical management of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). He has published more than 170 peer review articles and has been serving as Editorial Board Member of BLOOD, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology, since 2018.  At professional level, Professor Leung is currently the Honorary Consultant at Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital.