CONTACT INFORMATION

Office : (852) 3505-2723

Email : michael.ong@cuhk.edu.hk

ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT

Undergraduate teaching:
MBChB Programme

Postgraduate supervision:
MSc in Sports Medicine and Health Science
MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Orthopaedics
MPhil & PhD in Orthopaedics & Traumatology

ORCID: 0000-0002-4460-9286

MBChB (UK), BSc (UK), MRCS (Edin), MSc (CUHK), FRCSEd (Orth), FHKCOS, FHKAM (Orth)

Assistant Professor (Clinical) of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
矯形外科及創傷學系助理教授

Honorary Associate Consultant, Dept of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital / Head of Adult Joint Replacement Team, Prince of Wales Hospital)
矯形外科及創傷學系名譽副顧問醫生/威爾斯親王醫院成人關節置換外科主任

Deputy Director of MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Orthopaedics Programme
骨關節醫學、康復及老年骨科理學碩士課程副主任

Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Centre
香港中文大學醫院骨科專科醫生

Director, Bone and Soft Tissue Bank, Dept of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital
威爾斯親王醫院矯形外科及創傷學系骨和軟組織庫主管

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Ong, Michael Tim-Yun joined the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology as a Clinical Assistant Professor in October 2018. He obtained his MBChB degree with an Intercalated BSc degree in Genetics from The University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Dr Ong joined the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the New Territories East Cluster in 2010 and he received his training in Orthopaedics at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital. He obtained his MSc of Sports Medicine and Health Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2012 and completed his specialist training in 2014.

Given his surgical expertise in ACL reconstruction and joint replacement, Dr Ong is interested in basic and clinical research related to the bone tendon junction healing of ACL graft and improving surgical outcomes for joint replacement patients. In addition, Dr Ong is interested in the application of artificial intelligence to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of knee osteoarthritis. Dr Ong also has an active interest in regenerative medicine research, including the use of biomaterials and tissue engineering approaches to optimize treatments and reduce recovery time. He has authored over 50 papers in numerous international journals and has been invited to present at numerous local and oversea conferences.

In addition to his clinical activities, Dr Ong is active in education and community outreach. He is the Deputy Director of MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Orthopaedics Programmes. He is committed to promoting sports medicine education and is an active speaker in many public outreach events.

Current Public/Professional Positions:

• The Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (HKCOS) Honorary Secretary
• The Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (HKCOS) Orthopaedic Student Group Chairman
• The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Council member; 2023 HKOA Congress Co-Chairman
• The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Sports Medicine Chapter President
• The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Adult Joint Reconstruction Council Member
• Editorial Board Member of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology (AP-SMART)

• Sports-related injuries including overuse injury
• Degenerative conditions of shoulders and knees
• Knee arthroscopic and open surgery
• Robot-assisted joint replacement surgery
• Shoulder arthroscopic and open surgery

• Basic and Clinical research related to Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), including the bone tendon junction healing of ACL graft and rehabilitation such as kinematic analysis
• Basic and clinical research related to degenerative disorders including tendinopathy and osteoarthritis