About Us
Mission
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide, causing significant healthcare burden to the society. 1 in 6 people in the world will suffer from stroke in their lifetime. And ever 6 seconds, someone in this world dies of a stroke.
Over the past decade, the rapid development of stroke therapies, including blood clot bursting medications (i.e. thrombolytic therapy) and clot removal techniques (i.e. endovascular thrombectomy), have revolutionized the management of acute stroke. The CU Stroke Angels is an initiative by a group of neurologists and researchers at CUHK, with a mission to enhance stroke service development and reduce burden of stroke in Hong Kong through three main areas:
Translational research
Critical review of disease trends and therapeutic advancements
Provision of professional education to healthcare service providers and general public
In the face of the rapidly changing healthcare landscape, the CU Stroke Angels strives to raise the awareness of stroke among general public, healthcare professionals and policy makers to enhance multidisciplinary collaborations, foster quality improvement in stroke care in the society.
Raise the public awareness of stroke
Enhance stroke service development in Hong Kong
Reduce disability and socio-economic burden from stroke
Prevent the occurrence of stroke
Our Team
Dr. Yannie Soo
Founder
Prof. Thomas Leung
Founder
Prof. Vincent Mok
Member
Dr. Adrian Wong
Member
Dr. Cindy Leng
Member
Dr. Alexander Lau
Member
Dr. Owen Ko
Member
Dr. Vincent Ip
Member
Dr. Sze Ho Ma
Member
Dr. Bonaventure Ip
Member
Dr. Florence Fan
Member
Collaborative partners
(In alphabetical order of last name)
- Dr. Jill ABRIGO, Professional Consultant, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
- Ms. Amy CHAN, BEM, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong Elite Athletes Association
- Prof. Frank Youhua CHEN, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Management Sciences, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong
- Prof. Carol CHEUNG, Assistant Professor, Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
- Prof. Winnie CHU, Professor, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
- Hospital Authority New Territories East Cluster
- Hong Kong Fire Services Department
- Prof. David S. LIEBESKIND, Professor of Neurology, UCLA; Director, Neurovascular Imaging Research Core; Associate Director, UCLA Stroke Center
- Prof. Liping LIU, Director, Neurointensive Care Unit; Professor, Neurology and Stroke Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
- Prof. WK TANG, Professor (Clinical), Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
- Prof. Raymond TONG, Professor and Chairman, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK
- Prof. George WONG, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, CUHK
- Prof. Li ZHANG, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK
Awards
HA Outstanding Team Award
2019
The Stroke Team and various departments of Prince of Wales Hospital, including Accident and Emergency, Neurology, Radiology and allied health to enhance the service quality for stroke patients by streamlining workflow and introducing new hardware, software and technology. The team has been awarded the Outstanding Team Award in the Hospital Authority.
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HA NTEC Outstanding Team Award
2018
The Prince of Wales Hospital Stroke Team has been awarded the Outstanding Team Award in the Hospital Authority New Territories East Cluster. The team was formed by neurologist, radiologist, emergency physicians, occupation therapist and psychotherapist.
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HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award
2013
The Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at The CUHK and the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have jointly introduced TeleStroke, a unique system for 24-hour thrombolysis service, to facilitate neurologist's distant assessment for thrombolysis during non-working hours. TeleStroke was recognised by the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award.
Contact Us
CU Stroke Angels, Division of Neurology
Room 114028, 9/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, HK
Email: custrokeangels@cuhk.edu.hk
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