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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
| General enquiry: | Tel: (852)2255 3175 |
| Fax: (852) 2819 4179 | |
| Secretary: | Tel: (852) 2255 3249 |
| Fax: (852) 2855 9915 |
Originally established in 1982 as the Clinical Biochemistry Unit within the Hospital Pathology Service of The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital (QMH), it became the Department of Clinical Biochemistry when the Hospital Authority took over the administration of the Hospital Pathology Service in 1994 and underwent further administrative restructuring in December 1997 when it was merged with the Department of Pathology. It then became the Division of Clinical Biochemistry, amongst the five Divisions, within the re-titled Department of Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry of the hospital.
The Division of Clinical Biochemistry provides a comprehensive biochemical laboratory service to QMH and hospitals of the Hong Kong West Cluster (HKWC) of the Hospital Authority, as well as other healthcare institutions territory-wide. Consultation and laboratory testing support have also extended to Macau since 1993. The Division, located in LG1 and LG2 of Block K, handles over 2500 patient samples daily. The workload has increased substantially since its taking over of the laboratory services for the General and Specialist Out-patient Clinics of the HKWC in recent years under the administrative directive of the Hospital Authority. The Division is organized into major laboratory sections, viz Endocrinology and Molecular Biology, Lipidology, Diagnostic Enzymology, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology, Micronutrient and Heavy Metal, Rapid Response Laboratory*, General Chemistry*, Paediatric Chemistry* Sections. The laboratory provides analytical support to clinical drug trials coordinated by the Clinical Trials Centre of The University of Hong Kong at QMH. Senior staff of the Division also participate in teaching of medical and science undergraduates in various universities, and supervise postgraduate students studying for higher degrees.
Considerable changes in terms of both staff structure and resource allocation have taken place since 1994. The Division has undergone a dramatic downsizing in manpower resulting in an over 35% reduction of staff strength over the years. Despite reduction in manpower, the Division strives to cope with the surging workload through continuous re-engineering of the operational logistics, wider application of laboratory informatics and computerization and, mostly importantly, total commitment of the staff members. In line with international Good Laboratory Practice, the Division, together with other Divisions of the Department acquired full accreditation status from the College of American Pathologists since 2002. Apart from on-site laboratory service, the Division also performs a pivotal role in setting and upholding the quality and standard of point of care testing (POCT) at the HKWC.
* 24 hour service
Medical Staff
Dr. Sidney TAM, Consultant and Head, Chief-of-Service of Department cum Service Director of Pathology HKWC
Dr. Morris TAI, Associate Consultant
Dr. Matthew CW YEUNG, Resident
Scientific Staff
Dr. Joseph LEE, Scientific Officer
Mr. Simon SIU, Scientific Officer
Ms. Bonnie FONG, Scientific Officer
Mr. Oliver MA, Scientific Officer
Managerial and Senior Technical Staff
Mr. William TS KWAN, Department Manager
Ms. Anita CHAN, Deputy Department Manager and Lead Technologist, General Chemistry
Ms. Helen NG, Lead Technologist, Endocrinology
Ms. Kitty CHONG, Lead Technologist, Lipidology and Special Chemistry
Mr. George NG, Lead Technologist, Paediatric Chemistry
Ms. Michelle NG, Lead Technologist, Toxicology and Trace Metals
Mr. Eric WONG, Laboratory Accreditation Officer
Mr. Samson YUET, Informatics Officer
Ms. Felicia LING, Personal Secretary I (LG 1)
Ms. Theresa TSE, Clerical Officer I (LG 2)
Last Modified: 04-May-2012