Jason Cheung

Dr Jason Pui Yin Cheung is the Department Chairperson and Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Hong Kong. After obtaining his MBBS degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2007, Dr Cheung received his training in Orthopaedics at Queen Mary Hospital. He completed his membership examination in 2009 and obtained his Masters of Medical Sciences degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2012. He completed his specialist training in 2014. He joined the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology as a Clinical Assistant Professor in November 2012 and promoted to Clinical Associate Professor with early tenure in 2018. He obtained his Master of Surgery in 2017, Postgraduate Diploma in Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology in 2018, Doctor of Medicine in 2019, and Master of Education in 2021. His main clinical research interests are paediatric growth and spinal deformity, lumbar degenerative disorders, lateral access surgery and novel imaging and clinical phenotyping.

Research interests

• Basic and clinical research related to pediatric spine deformity, skeletal growth and novel treatment methods
• Developmental spinal stenosis
• Scoliosis genetics
• Basic and clinical research related to degenerative disorders including chronic neck and back pain
• Novel imaging and clinical phenotyping
• Cervical myelopathy management
• Artificial Intelligence and Modeling

Clinical Interests

• Paediatric and adult spinal deformities
• Degenerative spine conditions
• Lateral access surgery
• Cervical myelopathy
• Orthopaedic infections

Qualification(s)

• MB BS (HK)
• M Med Sc (HK)
• PDipMDPath (HK)
• MS (HK)
• MD (HK)
• FRCSEd(Orth)
• FHKAM (Orthopaedic Surgery)
• FHKCOS