Biography

Professor Joseph Sung is the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese Univeristy of Hong Kong and a world leader in gastroenterological research. Professor Sung’s skills in his field has awarded him several leadership positions, for instance leading a group of experts from 15 Asia-Pacific countries to launch colorectal cancer screening research in 2004, and has set the foundation for future guidelines and promotion of colorectal screening in the region. Through his work in cancer screening and prevention, Professor Sung was honored by the Prevent cancer Foundation of the United States with the Laurel Award in 2008.

Professor Sung started his career in academia and research in 1985 when he joined the Prince of Wales Hospital, CUHK’s teaching hospital as a Medical Officer. In 1992, he would join the Department of Medicine of CUHK as Lecturer until he was promoted to Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics in 1998. From 1999 to 2010, Professor Sung was named Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics and Associate Dean (Clinical) of the Faculty of Medicine from 2002 to 2004. He would be moved to Associate Dean (General Affairs) in 2004 until 2009 and head of Shaw College in 2008 until 2010. Professor Sung was appointed Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine in 2007 due to his significant contributions to the prevention and early diagnosis of gastroenterology cancers.

Professor Sung has published over 680 full scientific articles in renowned journals in the field of clinical medicine, including several in The New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet. Furthermore, he has edited or authored more than 15 books and used as a reference for more than 32 prestigious journals.

When in 2003 Professor Sung led his medical team to research and find a cure for the SARS epidemic, he was named by Time magazine as an “Asian Hero” for his outstanding contribution. Professor Sung was awarded, among others, the Distinguished Award for Fighting SARS (Medical Technology Personnel Category) by RHTK and Ming Pao and the Distinguished Leader Award 2003 (Community and Public Affairs Category) by the Sing Tao Group. 

“Cultural Diplomacy and Interfaith Dialogue”

A Lecture by Joseph Sung, Director of North America for Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL)