The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Julia YY CHAN, as Assistant Professor at the Department.

On welcoming Dr Chan joining DOVS, the Chairman of the Department, Prof Clement CY THAM, remarked,  “It is our great pleasure to have Dr Julia YY CHAN joining our DOVS family.  Dr Chan comes with an impressive background in ophthalmic clinical practice and research, particularly in corneal and external eye diseases. We look forward to collaborating with Dr Chan and witnessing the positive impact of her expertise.”

Dr Chan received her ophthalmology training in the Hong Kong Eye Hospital from 2016 and had been a Clinical Tutor (Honorary) and Clinical Assistant Professor (Honorary) of the DOVS. Dr Chan’s major focus covers the diagnosis and treatment of corneal and external eye diseases.  Her publications in international peer-reviewed journals include JAMA Ophthalmology and Hong Kong Medical Journal. She has been the invited speakers in international conferences including the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress, Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation(CAST) and Asia Pacific Ocular Imaging Society(APOIS) Congress.

Dr Chan has special interest in aviation medicine and has been awarded the Australian Certificate of Civil Aviation Medicine (ACCAM) by Monash University. She has been elected as the Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia since 2019 and Designated Aviation Ophthalmologist (DAO) since 2023.

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