Dr M.S. Wong Associate Professor
Enhances the orthotic sciences and practices in management of posture disorders

Location ST418
Phone +852 2766 7680
mail m.s.wong@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography Dr. M. S. Wong is an Associate Professor and served as an Associate Head (Academic) in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He also chaired the Departmental Learning and Teaching Committee and acted as the Programme Leader of the B.Sc. (Hons.) programme in Biomedical Engineering and Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Clinic Coordinator at PolyU. He is a clinician as well as an engineer. He has been practising in the public and private sectors of the prosthetic and orthotic services over 25 years.? His main research interests are scoliosis, spinal orthotics, prevention of fragility fractures, gait and posture analysis, CAD/CAM in prosthetics and orthotics, and prosthetics and orthotics outcome evaluation.
He is the Scientific Committee Chair and Executive Board Member of International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), and Executive Board Member of International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD).
He has >200 peer-review publications, >80 invited lectures and >15 research students. His vision is to promote evidence-based P&O practices via comprehensive didactic and clinical education, continuous professional development and concerted clinical research in order to improve the quality of life of the people with physical disabilities.




Research Interests
Scoliosis
Spinal orthotics
Prevention of fragility fractures
Gait and Posture analysis
CAD/CAM in prosthetics and orthotics
Prosthetics and orthotics outcome evaluation



Professional Qualifications Fellow of International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
Fellow of Hong Kong Society of Certified Prosthetist-Orthotists
Member of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Hong Kong National Society
Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist (Hong Kong)
Full Member of the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
Full Member of the Hong Kong Society of Certified Prosthetist-Orthotists
Licentiate(Prosthetist/Orthotist) of the British Institute of Surgical Technologists




Academic and Professional Experiences Associate Professor,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,2012 – current
Associate Head (Academic) & Associate Professor,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,2016 - 2019
Hall Warden,Violet Hall, Homantin Student Halls of Residence, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,2012 – 2016
Clinic Coordinator &Consultant Prosthetist- Orthotist,Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Clinic, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,1998 –current
Honorary Associate Professor,Post-graduate Office, Sichuan University, China,Sep 2011 –current
Research Affiliate,Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital & Alberta Health Services, Canada,2006 –current
Visiting Professor,Kobe College of Medical Welfare, Sanda Campus, Kobe, Japan,2009 – current
Visiting Professor,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China,2010 – current
Visiting Professor,Hokkaido College of High-Technology, Hokkaido, Japan,2011–current
Visiting Professor,School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University,2018 –current
Visiting Professor,University of Human Arts and Sciences, Saitama, Japan,Feb 2014
Visiting Professor,Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan,Feb 2014
Associate Professor,Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2004 – 2012
Visiting Professor,Department of Surgery, University of Alberta; Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital & Alberta Health Services, Canada,Jun – Jul 2011
Visiting Professor,Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics & Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand,May 2011
Visiting Professor,Seibu Gakuen Bunri College of Nutrition and Medical Technology, Tokyo, Japan,Jul 2010
Visiting Professor,Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alberta; Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital; & Alberta Health Services, Canada (supported by Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research),Aug 2007
Visiting Professor,Department of Rehabilitation, Jonkoping University, Jonkoping, Sweden,Dec 2006 – Jan 2007, Sep – Dec 2004
Visiting Professor,Faculty of Welfare and Human Functioning, Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland,Dec 2004
Assistant Professor,Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,1996 - 2004
Prosthetist-Orthotist,Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Hong Kong Hospital Authority,1991 - 1995
Prosthetist-Orthotist,Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Hospital Services Department, Hong Kong Government,1988 - 1991