Prof Tse Hung Fat

Biography

Professor Hung-Fat Tse is the Chair Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and William MW Mong Endower Professor in Cardiology,Chief in the Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital. Prof. Tse received his medical degree from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, and his cardiac-electrophysiology training fellowship at the University of Michigan, USA. Professor Tse is an international expert in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, and cardiovascular regenerative medicine. He has significantly contributed to the understanding of the mechanisms as well as development of novel therapies for treatment of heart rhythm disorder. In addition, Professor Tse is at the forefront of applying stem cells in cardiovascular regenerative medicine. His research center and basic laboratory together with the Sun Chieh Yeh Cardiovascular Research and Training Laboratory (for large animal research) are dedicated to the training and development of novel device and biological therapies for cardiovascular diseases. Prof. Tse has published over 520 original scientific reports in international scientific journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine, Lancet, Cell Stem Cell, Circulation, Blood, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, European Heart Journal and Stem Cell.

Research Interest

Basic and clinical cardiac electrophysiology; Novel non-pharmacological therapies, such as medical devices and gene-based approaches for cardiac arrhythmias; Non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular system, such as vascular ultrasound, CT scan and MRI; and Cardiovascular regenerative medicine using gene-based and cell-based, including adult, embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells.