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​Prof. Marc Ka-chun CHONG 莊家俊教授

Prof. Marc Ka-chun CHONG

莊家俊教授

BSc (CUHK), PhD (CUHK)

Assistant Professor

Email: marc@cuhk.edu.hk

 

ORCID: 0000-0001-5610-1298

Scopus Author ID: 55485193400

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Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

  • Biostatistician, Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

  • Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

  • Associate Researcher (by courtesy), Shenzhen Research Institute, CUHK

Biography

Marc Ka-chun CHONG received his BSc degree in Statistics and PhD degree in Public Health from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2006 and 2011 respectively. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC), Assistant Professor (by courtesy) in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine in CUHK, and Associate Researcher (by courtesy) in Shenzhen Research Institute, CUHK.

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Dr. Chong’s multidisciplinary research focuses on examining the complex interactions between environmental changes, human behaviors and infectious disease transmissions via static and dynamic mathematical approaches. His research interests include biostatistics, infectious disease modelling, environmental epidemiology, and applied research of artificial intelligence. To date, he has published more than 120 articles and is the first/corresponding author for 45 of the publications in international peer-reviewed journals.

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Dr. Chong was a principal/co-principal investigator for eight external competitive grants. He was awarded the Health and Medical Research Fund Research Fellowship in 2019, supporting a training of health economics at Business School, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. He was appointed as Statistical Advisor of Hong Kong Medical Journal since 2017. He also served as Senior Associate Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases (since 2023), Associate Editor of BMC Public Health (Biostatistics and methods section) (since 2019), Academic Editor of PLOS ONE (since 2019), and PLOS Climate (since 2021).

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Dr. Chong is working as a biostatistician in the Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics (former Centre for Clinical Trials) since 2006, possessing rich experience in conducting various statistical analysis of academic and industrial clinical investigations. With the expertise of biostatistics, he engages in providing supports and trainings of data analytics and research design not just in SPHPC, but also in different CUHK departments, including Institute of Digestive Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Chinese Medicine, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, and Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology.

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In respect of external services, Dr. Chong is/was a statistical consultant for providing statistical services on Surgical Outcomes Monitoring and Improvement Program, Intensive Care Units Outcomes Monitoring Program, Neurosurgical Outcomes Monitoring and Improvement Program, Development of Refined Population-based Model to Inform Resource Allocation held by Hospital Authority.

Research Interests

  • Biostatistics

  • Infectious disease dynamics and environmental epidemiology

  • Applied research of artificial intelligence

Recent Funded Research Projects 

In PI/ co-PI capacity:

  • Excess all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: A time series analysis using territory-wide hospitalization data. CUHK Direct Grant. 30/6/22-29/6/23. 
    Quantifying the relative contribution of government measures, meteorological factors, and viral genetic variant on COVID-19 activity in a regional and global perspective. Group Research Scheme 2021-22. 30/6/22-29/6/23. 

  • (co-PI) 早发型子痫前期发病机制及整体化防控策略的研究. Ministry of Science and Technology of China - 2021年度國家重點研發計劃 “十四五” 重點專項. 1/1/22-31/12/25
    Does influenza activity trigger asthma exacerbations in Hong Kong? A retrospective modelling analysis. CUHK Direct Grant. 30/6/21-29/6/22.

  • (co-PI) Assessment and Implementation of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Avoid COVID-19 Resurgences: Accounting for Human Mobility, Contacts and Behavioral Change Using Both Big and Small data. Collaborative Research Fund. 1/2/21-31/7/22.

  • Activity of Seasonal Influenza Triggered the Hospital Admissions due to Tuberculosis: A Time-Series Analysis. CUHK Direct Grant. 30/6/20-29/6/21.

  • Determining meteorologically favourable zones for the activities of seasonal influenza A and B in Hong Kong. Health and Medical Research Fund. 1/4/20-30/9/21. 

  • Spatial resources allocation and dynamics planning for public healthcare services. National Natural Science Foundation of China. 1/1/2020-31/12/2022.

  • Evaluating the sugar-sweetened beverages tax in Hong Kong: An integrated study. Health and Medical Research Fund. 1/9/19-31/8/21. 

  • Development of objective measure of psychotropic substances abuse using Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (ARIA), Beat Drugs Fund Regular Funding Scheme. 1/7/19-31/6/21. 

  • Long Term Effectiveness of Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme Strategies: A System Dynamics Simulation Analysis. Health and Medical Research Fund. 1/4/17-30/9/18. 

  • An infectious diseases modeling study to analyze different vaccination strategies for measles elimination. Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Program - Basic research project. 1/11/15-31/10/17. 

Selected Publications

  1. Wang Y, Wei Y, Li K, Jiang X, Li C, Yue Q, Zee BC, Chong KC*. Impact of extreme weather on dengue fever infection in four Asian countries: a modelling analysis. Environment International. 2022, 19:107518. [IF=13.352, rank: 16/279 in Environmental sciences]

  2. Chong KC, Yeoh EK, Leung CC, Lau SY, Lam HC, Goggins WB, Zhao S, Ran J, Mohammad KN, Chan RW, Lai CK Chan PKS, Leung CSY, Chen VXY, Wang Y, Wei Y. Independent effect of weather, air pollutants, and seasonal influenza on risk of tuberculosis hospitalization: An analysis of 22-year hospital admission data. Science of The Total Environment. 2022, 4:155711. [IF=10.753, rank: 26/279 in Environmental sciences]

  3. Chong KC, Chen Y, Chan EY, Lau SY, Lam HC, Wang P, Goggins WB, Ran J, Zhao S, Mohammad KN, Wei Y. Association of weather, air pollutants, and seasonal influenza with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalization risks. Environmental Pollution. 2022;293:118480 [IF=9.988, rank: 28/279 in Environmental sciences]

  4. Chong KC, Jia K, Lee SS, Hung CT, Wong NS, Lai FTT, Chau N, Yam CHK, Chow TY, Wei Y, Guo Z, Yeoh EK. Characterization of Unlinked Cases of COVID-19 and Implications for Contact Tracing Measures: Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance Data. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021; 7(11):e30968. [IF=14.557 rank: 5/182 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health]

  5. Mohammad KN, Chan EY, Lau SY, Lam HC, Goggins WB, Chong KC*. Relationship between acute kidney injury, seasonal influenza, and environmental factors: A 14-year retrospective analysis. Environment International. 2021;153:106521. [IF=13.352, rank: 16/279 in Environmental sciences]

  6. Chong KC, Ran J, Lau SY, Goggins WB, Zhao S, Wang P, Tian L, Wang MH, Mohammad KN, Wei L, Xiong X, Liu H, Chan PKS, Wang H, Wang Y, Wang J. Limited role for meteorological factors on the variability in COVID-19 incidence: A retrospective study of 102 Chinese cities. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2021;15(2):e0009056. [IF=4.781, rank: 2/24 in Tropical Medicine]

  7. Yeoh EK, Chong KC*, Chiew CJ, Lee VJ, Ng CW, Hashimoto H, Kwon S, Wang W, Chau NN, Yam CH, Chow TY. Assessing the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the transmissibility and severity of COVID-19 during the first five months in the Western Pacific Region. One Health. 2021;12:100213. [IF=9.000, rank: 17/210 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health]

  8. Mohammad KN, Chan EY, Wong MC, Goggins WB, Chong KC*. Ambient temperature, seasonal influenza and risk of cardiovascular disease in a subtropical area in Southern China. Environmental Research. 2020; 18:109546. [IF=6.498, rank: 16/203 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health]

  9. Chong KC, Lee TC, Bialasiewicz S, Chen J, Smith DW, Choy WSC, Krajden M, Jalal H, Jennings L, Alexander B, Lee HK, Fraaij P, Levy A, Yeung ACM, Tozer S, Lau SYF, Jia KM, Tang JWT, Hui DSC, Chan PKS. Association between meteorological variations and activities of influenza A and B across different climate zones: a multi-region modelling analysis across the globe. J Infect. 2020; 80(1):84-98. [IF=6.072, rank: 10/93 in Infectious Diseases]

  10. Chong KC, Liang J, Jia KM, Kobayashi N, Wang MH, Wei L, Lau SY, Sumi A. Latitudes Mediate the Association between Influenza Activity and Meteorological Factors: A Nationwide Modelling Analysis in 45 Japanese Prefectures from 2000 to 2018. Science of The Total Environment. 2020, 10;703:134727. [IF=7.963, rank: 25/274 in Environmental sciences]

Last Updated: 18 January 2023

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