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), MRCSEd, MSc (CUHK), FRCSEd (Orth), FHKCOS, FHKAM (Orthopaedic Surgery)

Clinical Associate Professor
临床副教授

Honorary Consultant, Dept of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital / Head of Adult Joint Replacement Team, Prince of Wales Hospital
矫形外科及创伤学系名誉顾问医生/威尔斯亲王医院成人关节置换外科主任

Deputy Director of MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Orthopaedics Programme
骨关节医学、康复及老年骨科理学硕士课程副主任

Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Centre
香港中文大学医院骨科专科医生

Director, Bone and Soft Tissue Bank, Dept of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital
威尔斯亲王医院矫形外科及创伤学系骨和软组织库主管

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Ong is part of the Sports Medicine and Arthroplasty Team (SMART) and the head of the adult joint reconstruction division. His clinical service covers both the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital which is one of the designated joint replacement centres of Hong Kong, with a combined total of over 700 major joint surgeries performed annually. As a regional leader and internationally recognised expert in robot-assisted arthroplasty, he is the consultant in charge of the CUHK Visiting Surgeon Program for Robot-assisted Arthroplasty. Dr Ong is the Chief Censor of the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (HKCOS) and he is also the Honorary Treasurer of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA). In addition, he is the past president of the Sports Medicine Chapter of the HKOA. Dr Ong is also a Board Member and the sub-committee chair of Arthroplasty of the Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS) and the board member of Asian Shoulder Elbow Association (ASEA), Arthroplasty Society in Asia (ASIA), demonstrating his work is recognised within the field of Sports Medicine, Adult Joint Reconstruction as well as Orthopaedic Professional Organizations.

His research interest focuses on adult joint reconstruction, including degenerative knees and hips, and sports medicine, including shoulder and knee injuries and he also has a special interest in research in muscle function and biomaterials. Dr Ong has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications in top scientific and clinical journals, and he holds multiple awards and grants for research excellence. Dr Ong has secured multiple research grants from local, regional, and international granting bodies.

Dr Ong is a keen educator, and he teaches both the undergraduate medical students and postgraduate students, providing didactic lectures and bedside clinical teachings. He is the med 4 coordinator and he is also an examiner for the med 4 and med 6 exams. Dr Ong has supervised numerous PhD and MSc students, and he is the Deputy Program Director of the MSc in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Orthopaedics (MRGO) program and the Assistant Program Director for the MSc in Sports Medicine and Health Science (SMHS) program.

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