Gary Kui Kai Lau graduated in 2008 from the University of Hong Kong with a MBBS and Master of Research in Cardiovascular Medicine degree. He joined the Division of Neurology, University of Hong Kong as Clinical Assistant Professor in 2011 under the prestigious Young Academic Scheme. He completed his Neurology training at Queen Mary Hospital in 2015 and subsequently received a PhD in Clinical Neurosciences (Stroke medicine) in 2018 (University of Oxford Croucher Scholar) at The Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, University of Oxford, under the mentorship of Professor Peter Rothwell. He was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor in 2022.

Professor Lau’s research focuses on the causes of stroke and improving the prevention of stroke. He has published over 170 research articles or book chapters relating to stroke, including in reputable journals such as Lancet Neurology, Lancet Infectious Diseases, European Heart Journal, Nature Communications, JAMA Neurology, Neurology and Stroke. He currently leads the Stroke Research and Prevention Group (HKU Stroke), and is the Principal Investigator of four prospective stroke registries in different regions of Hong Kong. He pioneered the WeRISE App – a one-stop platform for stroke patients and families combating stroke. This App has been widely utilised and disseminated throughout the medical and social sectors of Hong Kong. He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of ReMobility, a startup company that developed SmartRehab – an AI-powered telerehabilitation platform that aims to make rehabilitation accessible and affordable. This platform has been supported by the World Stroke Organisation Future Leader’s Programme and is currently being tested/utilised in 7 countries outside of Hong Kong.

Professor Lau is a recognised regional leader in stroke and is a Founding Steering Committee Member of the Microbleeds International Collaborative Network (MICON), Steering Committee Member and Country Lead of the International Multicentre Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke registry (IMPROVE) and Founding Committee Member of the Neurological and Mental Health Global Epidemiology Network (NeuroGEN). He is the Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Stroke Society, member of the Rehabilitation Committee of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Director of Hong Kong Stroke Fund and an Honorary Advisor for the Hong Kong Stroke Association.

Professor Lau has made substantial contributions to teaching and learning. He is currently the Assistant Dean in Education Innovations, Director of EdTech and SIMHSE (Students in Medical and Health Sciences Education) and Program Director in Innovation & Collaboration at the Bau Institute of Medical & Health Sciences Education at HKU Med. He is also the Founding Editor of the HKU eLearning Platform in Clinical Neurosciences.

In recognition of his clinical, research, teaching and innovation excellence, Professor Lau has been awarded the American Heart Association Award for Patient-Oriented or Clinical Research in Hypertension; Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva; British Medical Association Award for a highly commended book title; University Teaching Innovation Award; Hong Kong West Cluster Outstanding Team Award for Comprehensive Acute Stroke Service and Smart Ageing Leader Award. Professor Lau also received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 2024.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8657-2418

1. Tsui CCW… Lau KK (co-corresponding author), Li PH. NSAID allergy labels associated with mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in stroke. Stroke. 2025;56(1):30-38.
2. Lee TC... Teo KC, Lau KK (co-corresponding author). Association of LDL-cholesterol <1.8mmol/L and statin use with the recurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage. International Journal of Stroke. 2024;19(6):695-704.
3. Virwani PD, Qian G… Ho JWK, Lau KK (co-corresponding author). Sex differences in association between gut microbiome and essential hypertension based on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Hypertension. 2023;80(6):1331-1342.
4. Teo KC… Lau KK (corresponding author). Location-specific hematoma volume cut-off and clinical outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2023;54(6):1548-1557.
5. Teo KC… Lau KK (corresponding author). Delays in stroke onset to hospital arrival time during COVID-19. Stroke 2020; 51(7):2228-2231.
6. Lau KK… Rothwell PM. Antiplatelet treatment after TIA and ischaemic stroke in patients with cerebral microbleeds in two large cohorts and an updated systematic review. Stroke 2018; 40(6):1434-1442.
7. Lau KK… Rothwell PM. Long-term premorbid blood pressure and cerebral small vessel disease burden on imaging in TIA and ischaemic stroke: population-based study. Stroke 2018; 49(9): 2053-2060.
8. Lau KK… Rothwell PM. Total Small Vessel Disease Score and risk of recurrent stroke – validation in two large cohorts. Neurology 2017; 88: 2260-2267.
9. Lau KK… Rothwell PM. Clinical correlates, ethnic differences and prognostic implications of perivascular spaces in TIA and ischaemic stroke. Stroke 2017; 48:1470-1477.
10. Lau KK… Tse HF. Prognostic implications of surrogate markers of atherosclerosis in low to intermediate risk patients with type 2 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2012; 11: 101

• World Stroke Organisation Future Leader Programme Grant, 2023 (PI)
• University Grants Committee Fund for Innovative Technology in Education, 2023 (PI)
• Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living, 2021 (co-project coordinator)
• University Grants Committee Research Impact Fund, 2021 (co-PI)
• University Grants Committee Collaborative Research Fund, 2021, 2024 (co-PI)
• University Grants Committee General Research Fund, 2022 (PI)
• Health and Medical Research Fund, Hong Kong Government Food & Health Bureau, 2019, 2021 (PI)
• Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Project Fund, HKU, 2019 (PI)
• Knowledge Exchange Impact Project Funding, HKU, 2014 (PI)
• Faculty Development Fund in Development of Medical and Health Sciences Education, HKU, 2013 (PI)
• Teaching Development Grant, HKU, 2013 (PI)

• Assistant Dean (Education Innovations), LKS Faculty of Medicine
• Director, HKU Stroke Research and Prevention Group (HKU Stroke), LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
• Director of EdTech and SIMHSE (Students in Medical and Health Sciences Education), LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
• Programme Director (Innovation & Collaboration), Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
• Director, Tam Wing Fan Neuroimaging Research Laboratory, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
• Member, Education and Accreditation Committee, The Medical Council of Hong Kong
• Member, Rehabilitation Committee, Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
• Board Member, Specialty Board in Neurology, Hong Kong
• Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Stroke Society
• Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Stroke Association
• Director, Hong Kong Stroke Fund