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CONTACT INFORMATION
Email : kennethyang@cuhk.edu.hk
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT
Undergraduate teaching:
MBChB Programme
Postgraduate supervision:
MPhil/PhD in Orthopaedics & Traumatology
ORCID: 0000-0003-0283-7173 |
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Dr. YANG Guangpu, Kenneth 杨光谱 |
Bachelor of Clinical Medicine (SMU), Master of Medicine (SYSU), PhD (CUHK), LMCHK
Clinical Lecturer
临床讲师
Honorary Resident, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital
威尔斯亲王医院矫形外科及创伤学系荣誉驻院医生
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Yang Guangpu, Kenneth is a Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently a Basic Surgical Trainee under the Hong Kong Intercollegiate Board of Surgical Colleges and Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Yang’s research focuses on idiopathic scoliosis, bone health, and Vitamin D with particular interests in statistical modelling, machine learning, and neural network computing. He has published over 20 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and Osteoporosis International. Dr. Yang received the CUHK O&T Best Research Paper Award for Trainees. He has been invited to present at international conferences and has been awarded several international Young Investigator Travel Grants. Additionally, Dr. Yang is actively involved in teaching medical students.
SPECIALISED RESEARCH AREAS
- Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Bone Health and Related Research
- Vitamin D and Related Research
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SELECTED PUBLICATION
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Yang KG*, Lee WY, Hung AL, Kumar A, Chui EC, Hung VW, Cheng JC, Lam TP, Lau AY. Distinguishing risk of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with bone microarchitecture phenotyping: a 6-year longitudinal study. J Bone Miner Res. 2024 Aug 5;39(7):956-966. |
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Yang KG*, Chen H, Cheng KL, Tang MF, Wang Y, Hung LA, Cheng CJ, Mak KK, Lee YW. Potential Interaction between WNT16 and Vitamin D on Bone Qualities in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients and Healthy Controls. Biomedicines. 2024 Jan 22;12(1):250. |
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Yang KG*, Goff E, Cheng KL, Kuhn GA, Wang Y, Cheng JC, Qiu Y, Müller R, Lee WY. Abnormal morphological features of osteocyte lacunae in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A large-scale assessment by ultra-high-resolution micro-computed tomography. Bone. 2023 Jan;166:116594. |
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Yang KG*, Lee WYW, Hung ALH, Hung VWY, Tang MF, Leung TF, Kong APS, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. Decreased cortical bone density and mechanical strength with associated elevated bone turnover markers at peri-pubertal peak height velocity: a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study of 396 girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Osteoporos Int. 2022 Mar;33(3):725-735. |
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Rolf S, Yang KG*, Lee WYW, Hung ALH, Tang MF, Li X, Kong APS, Leung TF, Yung PSH, To KKW, Cheng JCY, Lam TP. Association of serum 25(OH)Vit-D levels with risk of pediatric fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2021 Jul;32(7):1287-1300. |
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