Yuen Kwok-yung is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Yuen Kwok-yung as Hong Kong microbiologist, physician and surgeon.
Yuen Kwok-yung was born at British Hong Kong in 1956. His recorded nationality is British Hong Kong. He trained at University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
His posts were held at Hospital Authority and University of Hong Kong.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
That the work was done from British Hong Kong matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Yuen Kwok-yung is still working, and the assessment of the contribution is not yet complete.
Achievements
- Held posts at Hospital Authority and University of Hong Kong
