O&T, CUHK

Academic Profile

Prof LING Ka-kin, Samuel

Dr LAW Sheung-wai

Dr WONG Wing-yee, Clara

Dr HO Ki-wai, Kevin

Prof LEUNG Ping-chung, SBS, OBE, JP

Prof CHAN Kai-ming, OBE, JP

Prof LEUNG Kwok-sui

Prof CHENG Chun-yiu, Jack

Prof KUMTA Shekhar Madhukar

Prof QIN Ling

Prof LI Gang

Prof WANG Huating

Prof CHEUNG Wing-hoi, Louis

Prof LUI Po-yee, Pauline

Prof LEE Yuk-wai, Wayne

Prof XU Jiankun, Jerry

Prof ZHANG Ning

Prof LIN Sien

Prof CHUI Chun-sing, Elvis

Prof TONG Wenxue

Prof CHEN Xiaona

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office : (852) 3505-2010

Clinic : (852) 3505-2515

Email :
samuel.ling@link.cuhk.edu.hk
samuel.ling@cuhk.edu.hk

CUHK Dance Medicine :
https://www.ort.cuhk.edu.hk/dancemedicine

CUre Pain :
https://www.ort.cuhk.edu.hk/curepain

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: 0000-0003-4528-9074
ResearcherID: J-4270-2016

Professor LING Ka-Kin, Samuel 凌家健

MBChB (CUHK), ChM (Edin), MRCSEd, FHKCOS, FRCSEd (Orth), FHKAM (Orth)

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

Honorary Associate Consultant / Head of Foot and Ankle Team, Prince of Wales Hospital
威爾斯親王醫院足踝外科主任 / 矯形外科及創傷學系名譽副顧問醫生

Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK Medical Centre
中大醫院骨科專科醫生

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Ling obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from CUHK and his Master of Surgery degree from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Dr. Ling currently works under the leadership of department chairman Prof. Patrick Yung at CUHK. Dr. Ling is the current President of the Hong Kong Foot and Ankle Society, President of the Foot and Ankle Chapter of the HK Orthopaedic Association and Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Trauma, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation.

Mentored by Dr. Lui TH during his early post-fellowship years, Dr. Ling received the SH Ho visiting professorship to Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA). Dr. Ling has also trained overseas with Dr. Ferkel at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute (Los Angeles, USA), Dr. de Prado at the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence (Murcia, Spain), Prof. Hintermann at the Kantonsspital Baselland (Liestal, Switzerland), Dr. Vega / Dr. Rabat at the University of Barcelona / Hospital Quiron (Barcelona, Catalonia) and Jishuitan Hospital (Beijing, China).

Dr. Ling is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, the official journal of the HK College of Orthopaedic Surgeons and HK Orthopaedic Association, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Visiting Lecturer at the Caritas Institute of Higher Education.

Dr. Ling has presented >100 papers/lectures at international conferences and published >50 journal articles and textbook chapters.

Current CUHK Positions:

Coordinator of MBChB Orthopaedic and Traumatology Final Year Module and Year 6 Committee Member, Faculty of Medicine
Assistant Program Director for the MSc Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Degree, Faculty of Medicine
Member of the Student Welfare and Scholarships Committee, Faculty of Medicine

Current Public/Professional Positions:

Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation (OTR)
President of the Hong Kong Foot and Ankle Society (HKFAS)
President of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Foot and Ankle Chapter
Vice-President of the Hong Kong Association of Dance Medicine and Science (HKADMS)
Council Member of the Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS) Foot and Ankle Chapter
Commission Member of the Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science (HKASMSS)
Editorial Board Member for the Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology (AP-SMART)
Member of the Working Group on Implementation of Modified Referral System for Physiotherapy Services, Physiotherapists Board, HKSAR
Member of the Advisory Committee on the Physical Fitness Survey for the Community, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Anti-doping Officer, Asian Football Confederation (AFC)/Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA)
Club Team Doctor, Kitchee Sports Club

EXPERTISE and SPECIALISED RESEARCH AREAS

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Hallux Valgus
Achilles Tendinopathy
Ankle Instability
Wound Healing and Rgenerative Technology
Sports Medicine and Dance Medicine

SELECTED PUBLICATION

1.	Ling SKK, Lui TH. Endoscopy-Assisted Hallux Valgus Correction Provides Sustainable Long-Term >10-Year Outcomes. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. 2018;34(6):1958-63.
2.	Wei RX, Ko VM, Chui EC, Fu BS, Hung VW, Yung PS, Ling SK. Investigation on the site of coronal deformities in Hallux valgus. Scientific reports. 2023;13(1):1815.
3.	Ling SKK, Wu YM, Li C, Lui TH, Yung PS. Randomised control trial on the optimal duration of non-weight-bearing walking after hallux valgus surgery. Journal of orthopaedic translation. 2020;23:61-6.
4.	Li G, Ling SKK, Li HA, Zhang Y, Hu J. How to perform minimally invasive tibial cortex transverse transport surgery. Journal of orthopaedic translation. 2020;25:28-32.
5.	Yang Y, Li Y, Pan Q, Bai S, Wang H, Pan XH, Ling KK, Li G. Tibial cortex transverse transport accelerates wound healing via enhanced angiogenesis and immunomodulation. Bone Joint Res. 2022;11(4):189-99.
6.	Ling SKK, Lui TH, Yung PSH. Arthroscopic Lateral Soft Tissue Release for Hallux Valgus. The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. 2020;59(1):210-2.
7.	Lai JHC, Fung NPY, Yeung STW, Siu RWH, Pak NK, Surgenor B, Yung PSH, Ling SKK. Comparison of Dance-Related Foot and Ankle Injuries Among Pre-Professional Ballet, Contemporary, and Chinese Dancers. Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. 2022;26(2):134-42.
8.	Lee KKW, Ling SKK, Yung PSH. Controlled trial to compare the Achilles tendon load during running in flatfeet participants using a customized arch support orthoses vs an orthotic heel lift. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2019;20(1):535.
9.	Chui VW, Tong AH, Hui JY, Yu HH, Yung PS, Ling SK. Prevalence of ankle instability in performers of Chinese classical dance: a cross-sectional study of 105 Chinese dancers. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2022;8(3):e001413.
10.	Ling SKK, Slocum A, Lui TH. 5-year results of the 1.5cm incision Achilles tendon repair. Foot (Edinb). 2017;33:35-8.