John Leong

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John Leong and Family

See Nov 29, 2008 newspaper ( Wen Wei Daily ) article about John, at bottom.
Also, new section on 2009 added achievements.

John and Annie Leong with older son Jonathan, right, and second son Julian, left.

EDUCATION :

Graduated Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Hong Kong in 1965.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSE 1969)

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS 1970)

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS 1985)

WORK HISTORY:
University of Hong Kong (1966 to 2003):

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (1966 to 2003);
Professor and Head of Department (1981 to 2003).
Faculty of Medicine, Dean (1985 to 1990):
School of Postgraduate Medical Education and Training
Director (1993 to 1999):

The Open University of Hong Kong: President
(2003 to present)

http://www.ouhk.edu.hk

HONOURS AND
AWARDS : Academic:

Greg Houghton Memorial Lecturer of the British Scoliosis Society (1985 & 1988)
C. Howard Hatcher Visiting Professor at Stanford University (1987)
Dewar Spinal Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto (1991)
F.P. Patterson Visiting Professor at the University of British Columbia (1998)
Keynote Speaker at the Imperial College of the University of London (2000)
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2001
Francoise P. Fouche Lecturer of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (2003)

Professional:

President, Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT), world orthopaedic association with 105 member nations, from 2002 to 2005

Community:

Non-Official Justice of Peace, appointed by the HK Governor 3 June 1985
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.), appointed by Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, June 1996

SONS : Elder son, Jonathan:
Graduated BA (Dartmouth), USA
WorkS in marketing and advertising, New York City.

Younger son, Julian:
Graduated MA (Oxon), MBBS (London), Ph.D candidate (London).
Training to be orthopaedic surgeon.

WIFE: Annie Leong is a syndicated columnist and a gourmet chef. Annie has an interesting and informative website on gourmet cooking. http://cookwithannie.com.

FURTHER
ACHIEVEMENTS
IN 2009: 2009 has been very kind to John and his family.

His son Julian has obtained his Ph.D. from Imperial College, London and his congregation ceremony will be in early May 2010.

His wife Annie has published her third cook book entitled "At home with Annie".

John himself was recognized by the Hong Kong SAR Government with conferment of Silver Bauhinia Star award (SBS) in July 2009.

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EDUCATION :	Graduated Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Hong Kong in 1965.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:	Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSE 1969) Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS 1970) Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS 1985)
WORK HISTORY:	University of Hong Kong (1966 to 2003): Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (1966 to 2003); Professor and Head of Department (1981 to 2003). Faculty of Medicine, Dean (1985 to 1990): School of Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Director (1993 to 1999): The Open University of Hong Kong: President (2003 to present) http://www.ouhk.edu.hk
HONOURS AND AWARDS :	Academic: Greg Houghton Memorial Lecturer of the British Scoliosis Society (1985 & 1988) C. Howard Hatcher Visiting Professor at Stanford University (1987) Dewar Spinal Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto (1991) F.P. Patterson Visiting Professor at the University of British Columbia (1998) Keynote Speaker at the Imperial College of the University of London (2000) Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2001 Francoise P. Fouche Lecturer of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (2003) Professional: President, Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT), world orthopaedic association with 105 member nations, from 2002 to 2005 Community: Non-Official Justice of Peace, appointed by the HK Governor 3 June 1985 Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.), appointed by Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, June 1996
SONS :	Elder son, Jonathan: Graduated BA (Dartmouth), USA WorkS in marketing and advertising, New York City. Younger son, Julian: Graduated MA (Oxon), MBBS (London), Ph.D candidate (London). Training to be orthopaedic surgeon.
WIFE:	Annie Leong is a syndicated columnist and a gourmet chef. Annie has an interesting and informative website on gourmet cooking. http://cookwithannie.com.