Dr. MA Shiu Kwan, Edmond (Director of Clinical Pathology & Molecular Pathology Division, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong)

Dr Edmond Ma obtained his MBBS degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1987 and Doctor of Medicine degree in 2004. He is a registered specialist in haematology both in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Dr Ma is currently the Director of Clinical and Molecular Pathology and Director of Cancer Genetics Centre at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong. His clinical and research effort is focused on the application of cutting-edge laboratory diagnostics to ensure appropriate patient management and to achieve personalized medical care. Dr Ma is the Chairman of the Children's Thalassaemia Foundation. He was previously the Vice-President and Chief Examiner in Haematology of the Hong Kong College of Pathologists, and served as the past chairman of both the Hong Kong Society for the Study of Thalassaemia and Hong Kong Association of Blood Transfusion & Haematology. Dr Ma is an active member of the American Society of Hematology and International Society of Haematology. He is an International Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathology, an affiliated member of the College of American Pathologists and Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Science, The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. Elected in 2014, he is currently a Councilor of the International Society of Laboratory Haematology.