Carol Kwok

Biography

Dr. Carol Kwok is currently a Consultant Clinical Oncologist of the Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong. She is also the Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong and the Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Kwok graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1989. After graduation she pursued training in Clinical Oncology in the Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital and obtained her FRCR in 1994, FHKCR and FHKAM qualification in 1997. Dr. Kwok sub-specialized in breast cancer treatment and has been a core member of the combined clinic for breast cancer since she became a specialist. After working in Queen Mary Hospital for 15 years, she transferred to the new oncology centre in Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon West Cluster, and contributed tremendously in the multidisciplinary management of breast cancer patients in KWC. She leads the combined breast clinics. She has implemented a number of new practices in the management of breast cancer patients in order to reduce treatment toxicity and improve treatment outcome. She also actively participated in local scientific symposium, training residents in preparation for fellowship examination, patient cancer education, patient support group and conducting academic research in breast cancer patients.

Research Interest

Dr. Kwok has special interest in taxane-based adjuvant chemotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for the management of breast cancer patients.