Professor LING Ka-Kin, Samuel 凌家健
MBChB (CUHK), ChM (Edin), MRCSEd, FHKCOS, FRCSEd (Orth), FHKAM (Orth)
Assistant Professor (Clinical) of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
矫形外科及创伤学系助理教授
Honorary Associate Consultant / Head of Foot and Ankle Team, Prince of Wales Hospital
威尔斯亲王医院足踝外科主任 / 矫形外科及创伤学系名誉副顾问医生
Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK Medical Centre
中大医院骨科专科医生

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Ling obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from CUHK and his Master of Surgery degree from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
He works under the leadership of Prof. Patrick Yung and was mentored by Dr. Lui TH during his early post-fellowship years. Dr. Ling has trained overseas with Dr. Ferkel at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute (Los Angeles, USA), Dr. de Prado at the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence (Murcia, Spain), Prof. Hintermann at the Kantonsspital Baselland (Liestal, Switzerland), Dr. Vega / Dr. Rabat at the University of Barcelona / Hospital Quiron (Barcelona, Catalonia) and Jishuitan Hospital (Beijing, China).
Dr. Ling has published multiple journal articles and textbook chapters.

Current University Positions: Coordinator of MBChB Orthopaedic and Traumatology Final Year Module and Year 6 Committee Member, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Assistant Program Director for the MSc Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Degree, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
Member of the Student Welfare and Scholarships Committee, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

Current Public/Professional Positions: Vice-President of the Hong Kong Foot & Ankle Society (HKFAS)
Vice-President of the Hong Kong Association of Dance Medicine and Science (HKADMS)
Vice-President of the Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS) Foot & Ankle Chapter
Council Secretary of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) Foot & Ankle Chapter
Commission Member of the Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science (HKASMSS)
Foot & Ankle Section Editor for the Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation (JOTR)
Editorial Board Member for the Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology (AP-SMART)
Member of the Working Group on Implementation of Modified Referral System for Physiotherapy Services, Physiotherapists Board, HKSAR
Member of the Advisory Committee on the Physical Fitness Survey for the Community, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR
Anti-doping Officer, Asian Football Confederation (AFC)/Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA)
Club Team Doctor, Kitchee Sports Club


EXPERTISE and SPECIALISED RESEARCH AREAS Foot & Ankle Surgery especially Minimally Invasive Surgery
Sports Medicine
Tendinopathies and Regenerative Technologies
Dance Medicine and Science

SELECTED PUBLICATION
1. Ling SKK*, Lui TH. Endoscopy-Assisted Hallux Valgus Correction Provides Sustainable Long-Term >10-Year Outcomes. Arthroscopy. 2018 Jun;34(6):1958–63.

2. Ling SKK*, Chan V, Ho K, Ling F, Lui TH. Reliability and validity analysis of the open-source Chinese Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS). Foot (Edinb). 2018 Jun;35:48–51.

3. Ling SK-K*, Lui TH. Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction: An Overview. The Open Orthopaedics Journal [Internet]. 2017 Jul 31 [cited 2017 Aug 8];11(1).

4. Ling SKK*, Slocum A, Lui TH. 5-year results of the 1.5cm incision Achilles tendon repair. The Foot. 2017 Jun 16

5. Ling SKK*, Lui TH. Arthroscopic-Assisted Correction of Hallux Valgus Deformity. In: Scuderi GR, Tria AJ, editors. Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics [Internet]. Springer International Publishing; 2016 [cited 2016 Apr 10]. p. 1–7.

6. Lui TH, Ling SKK*, Yuen SCP. Endoscopic-assisted Correction of Hallux Valgus Deformity. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2016 Mar;24(1):e8–13.

7. Wong AY, Ling SK*, Louie LH, Law GY, So RC, Lee DC, Yau FC, Yung PS. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports and exercise. Asia Pac J Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol. 2020;22:39-44.

8. Siu R, Ling SK*, Fung N, Pak N, Yung PS. Prognosis of elite basketball players after an Achilles tendon rupture. Asia Pac J Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol. 2020;21:5-10.

9. Ling SKK*, Lui TH, Yung PSH. Arthroscopic Lateral Soft Tissue Release for Hallux Valgus. The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. 2020;59(1):210-2.

10. Ling SKK*, Wu YM, Li C, Lui TH, Yung PS. Randomised control trial on the optimal duration of non-weight-bearing walking after hallux valgus surgery. Journal of orthopaedic translation. 2020;23:61-6.

























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