AJS McFadzean Distinguished Lecture
Professor AJS McFadzean (1914 – 1974), a distinguished physician from Glasgow who became the city’s first post-war and longest serving Professor of Medicine (1948 – 1974), had shaped the way medicine was taught and practiced locally. With his clinical acumen, Professor McFadzean offered countless patients hopes of recovery from their suffering, and inspired generations of astute physicians to continue his legacy in putting Hong Kong medicine on the international map of excellence. His insistence in understanding the scientific basis of health and disease laid the foundation of medical education and research in Hong Kong. To commemorate the achievements and contributions to medicine of Professor McFadzean, the AJS McFadzean Visiting Professorship has been established in the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.
Information
Topic: Cardiomyopathies: A Paradigm for the Future of Cardiovascular Therapeutics?
Date: January 23, 2026 (Friday)
Time: 18:15 – 19:00
Venue: Underground Lecture Theatre 1, LG1/F, New Clinical Building, Queen Mary Hospital
Registration: Click here
Organiser: Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Language: The official language is English. There will be no simultaneous translation.
Accreditation: CME points pending
Speaker
Professor Perry Elliott, MD, MRCP, FRCP
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine & Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Science,
University College London, United Kingdom
Professor Perry Elliott (H-index 139) is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at University College London (UCL). He is Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Science at UCL and a Consultant Cardiologist at St. Bartholomew's Hospital London. He is past chair of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Academy, the ESC Council on Cardiovascular Genomics, the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, and the Executive Committee for the European Outcomes Research Programme registry on cardiomyopathies. He is an Executive Editor for the European Heart Journal.
Professor Elliott is a recognised world authority in heart muscle disease. His most important research contributions include: gene identification, development and application of risk tools, biomarker discovery, and clinical trials in rare diseases. The direct benefits to patients include accurate risk prediction, effective family screening, and prevention of sudden cardiac death. His work is intrinsically collaborative and he has coordinated numerous global consortia that have informed disease classifications, US and European Practice guidelines, and genetic testing, including detailed rare cardiovascular disease data models for the 100K-genome project.
Enquiry
Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
Room 405, Professorial Block
Queen Mary Hospital
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Tel: (+852) 2255-6222
Fax: (+852) 2855-1143
Email: medconf@hku.hk
Past Events
| AJS McFadzean Distinguished Lecture | Materials |
|---|---|
| Professor Huang Xiaojun (30th November 2024) | Poster, Presentation, Video, Photos |
| Professor James Rowe (11th November 2023) | Poster, Presentation, Video, Photos |
| Professor Massimo Pinzani (12th January 2023) | Poster, Program, Presentation, Video, Photos |
| Professor Sir Mark Pepys (23rd November 2018) | Poster, Program, Presentation, Video, Photos |
| Professor Peter M Rothwell (19th November 2017) | Poster, Program, Presentation, Video, Photos |
| Professor Sir Peter J Ratcliffe (7th November 2016) | Poster, Program, Presentation, Video, Photos |
| Professor Iain McInnes (15th February 2016) | Poster, Program, Presentation, Video, Photos |
