Professor Chak-Sing Lau BBS, JP
Dean of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Daniel C K Yu Professor in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Chair Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Immediate Past President, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Prof CS Lau is an international expert in rheumatology. He presided over the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (2016-2020); the Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (2006); the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology (1997-2001); and founded the Hong Kong Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation (2001). He was a member of the Outcomes in Rheumatology, European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Scientific Committee and is an expert advisor to the HKSAR Government on multiple health-related policies. In January 2023, he was appointed as a Member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) representing the health sector, and a general Member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPPCC.
Prof CS Lau’s research interests include systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and related disorders. He has published over 360 articles and delivered more than 350 presentations. He is on the editorial board of many peer-reviewed journals including Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Lupus, Arthritis Research & Therapy, Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, and Rheumatology & Immunology Research and was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (2004-2012).