Paul Tam

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Not to be confused with Paul Tamm.
Professor
Paul K.H. Tam
JP
譚廣亨
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Hong Kong
In office
3 July 2015[a] – 1 April 2019
PresidentPeter Mathieson
Himself (acting)
Xiang Zhang
ChancellorLeung Chun-ying
Carrie Lam
Preceded byRoland Chin
Succeeded byRichard Wong (interim)
Acting Vice-Chancellor and President of
University of Hong Kong
In office
1 February 2018 – 16 July 2018
ChancellorCarrie Lam
ChairmanSir David Li[3]
ProvostHimself[3]
Preceded byPeter Mathieson
Succeeded byXiang Zhang
Personal details
Children2 daughters
Residence(s)University Lodge,
University of Hong Kong
EducationMBBS (HKU)
FRCS (RC SEd)
FRCS (RCPSG)
FRCS (RCSI)
ChM (ULIV)
MA Status (Oxon.)
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong[4]
AwardsBest paper for Basic Science[5]
Websitehub.hku.hk/
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tam.

Paul Tam Kwong-Hang JP (Chinese: 譚廣亨) was Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor in the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the first university in Hong Kong and in the British-Empire-controlled East Asia region, from 2015 to 2019.[6] Before his provostship, he has already started chairing Paediatric Surgery at HKU since 1996 for decades and has received Li Shu-Pui Professorship in Surgery since 2013.[7]

Biography[edit]

Early career[edit]

Tam obtained his bachelor's degree of medicine from the University of Hong Kong in 1976 and began working in the Department of Surgery at the same institution for 10 years until 1986. During his stay in the department, he received his FRCS qualifications in RC SEd, RCPSG and RCSI. He later attained his ChM degree at University of Liverpool in 1984 and his MA Status at University of Oxford in 1990. He also earned the qualifications of paediatricians at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.[8] He then commenced his teaching career in the United Kingdom as senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool in 1986 to 1990 and subsequently as Reader and director of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Oxford in 1990 to 1996.

Primary leading role at University of Hong Kong[edit]

Tam has entered the senior management team of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) since the 2000s. In 2003, he assumed the office of vice-president and pro-vice-chancellor (research). In his capacity as research head, he oversaw the strategies and development regarding researches of HKU. He was appointed associate dean of the graduate school in 2010 and was successively promoted dean of graduate school in 2014. His successor, Nirmala Rao, took over the post on 1 May 2016.[9]

Academic achievement[edit]

Tam possesses 4 patents and has published nearly 450 articles, over 500 conference papers and over 20 book chapters.[8] His internationally refereed journals have almost 20000 citations, making him be ranked amongst the top 1% of most-cited scientists (ESI) and be awarded accumulated grants of more than US$20m.[4]

Research interests[edit]

Tam specialises in developmental biology, paediatric surgery, immunology and genomics.[8]

Prize and Honours[edit]

Remarks[edit]

  1. ^ Acting period inclusive[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HKU announces senior staff movement". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ "HKU acting provost given longer-term position". RTHK. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Officers of the University". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ^ "Honours, Awards & Prizes". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. ^ "HKU announces senior staff movement". University of Hong Kong. 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Biography Professor Paul TAM Kwong-hang eng" (PDF). University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  8. ^ a b c "Professional Qualifications". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  9. ^ "Dean of the Graduate School" (PDF). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

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