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International Representative: Hong Kong
Joseph Woo, MD, MBBS FRCOG(Eng) FHKAM - Hong Kong
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 21st September 1950
Marital status: Married with 2 children
Home address: Conduit Road, Hong Kong
Present Employment: Private practice
Office address: Rm 405, Takshing House, 20 Des Voeux Rd. C., Hong Kong
Phone (Day): (852) 2522-6063
Education:
1958 - 1963 La Salle Primary School,
Primary 1 to 6
1963 - 1970 La Salle College, Form 1 to 7
1970 - 1975 Medical Faculty, University of Hong Kong
Degrees held:
October 1975 Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
January 1980 Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG)
June 1989 Fellowship of the Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FHKCOG)
July 1993 Fellowship of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (FHKAM), Obstetrics and Gynaecology
January 1995 Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG)
Membership of Societies
The Obstetrical and Gynaecological
Society of Hong Kong (Honorary Secretary) (Vice-President)
The Medical Society, University of Hong Kong (Vice-President)
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (Senior Member)
The British Medical Ultrasound Society (Member)
The American Fertility Society (Member)
The Hong Kong Medical Association (Member)
The Hong Kong Association of Maternal and Neonatal Health (Member)
The Society for the Study of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction (Member)
The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong (Council Member)
The Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Council Member)
Postgraduate Employment:
Jul 1975 - Dec 1975 House
Officer, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tsan Yuk Hospital
Jan 1976 - Jun 1976 House Officer, University Medical Unit, Queen Mary Hospital
Jul 1976 - Jun 1977 Medical Officer, Tsan Yuk Hospital
Jul 1977 - Jun 1978 Medical Officer, University Gynaecology Unit, Queen Mary Hospital
Jul 1978 - Jun 1979 Medical Officer, Institute of Radiology and Oncology (Diagnosis), Queen Mary Hospital
Nov 1979 - Jan 1980 Clinical attachment, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Feb 1980 - Jun 1980:
- Honorary Registrar, Department of Medical Genetics,
- University of Glasgow, Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow,
- United Kingdom. Clinical attachment, Department of Midwifery,
- University of Glasgow, Yorkhill, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Jul 1980 - Sep 1982 Medical Officer and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tsan Yuk Hospital and Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Oct 1982 - Dec 1984 Senior Medical Officer and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tsan Yuk Hospital and Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Dec 1984 - Feb 1987 Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong
Mar 1987 - present Private practice, Central, Hong Kong
Publications
WOO JSK, Liang ST, Wong VCW:
Ultrasonic detection of maternal ascites in patients with severe pre-eclampsia.
Aust NZJ Obstet Gynaecol 22:237, 1982.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, Poon IML, Ma HK: Neurotube defects in Hong Kong Chinese, Lancet 2:468, 1981.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, Rawlinson HA, Ferguson-Smith MA: Prognostic significance of raised serum alpha -fetoprotein levels in twin pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 89:817, 1982.
Liang ST, WOO JSK, Wong VCW: Choricangioma of the placenta: An ultrasonic study. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 89:480, 1982.
WOO JSK, Ghosh A, Liang ST, Wong VCW: Ultrasonic evaluation of osteogenesis imperfecta congenita in utero. J. Clin Ultrasound 11:42, 1983.
WOO JSK, Wong LC, Hsu C, Ma HK: Sonographic appearances of partial hydatidiform mole. J. Ultrasound Med 2:261, 1983.
WOO JSK, Li DFH: Ovarian pregnancy and the IUCD. Br J Family Planning 9:22, 1983.
WOO JSK, Chan PH, Ghosh A, Wong VCW, Ma HK: Term Breech deliveries - Is a high caesarean section rate justified? Aust NZJ Obstet Gynaecol 23:25, 1983.
WOO JSK, Chan PH, Wong VCW, Ma HK: Perinatal Mortality at a Hong Kong hospital. Int J Gynecol Obstet 21:227, 1983.
WOO JSK, Hsu C, Fung LLY, Ma HK: Partial hydatidiform mole - Ultrasonographic features. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynaecol 23:103, 1983.
WOO JSK, Ngan H, Ma HK: Prolapse and presentation of the umbilical cord. Aust NZJ obstet Gynecol 23: 142, 1983.
Liang ST, WOO JSK, Tang GWK: Ultrasonic localization of a displaced laminaria tent. Am J Obstet Gynecol 146:889, 1983.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, Liang ST, Wong VCW: Ultrasonic diagnosis of hydrops fetalis in the second trimester. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynaecol 23:108, 1983.
Choo YC, Hsu C, Choy TK, WOO JSK, Ngan H, Ma HK: Find needle aspiration in Gynaecologic Oncology. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynaecol 22:226, 1982.
Choo YC, Hsu C, Choy TK, WOO JSK, Ngan H, Ma HK: Needle aspiration cytology in the management of gynaecological malignancies. Proceedings of the XVI Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine Silver Jubilee Meeting. The Academy of Medicine, Singapore, p.428, 1982.
Tang LCH, WOO JSK, Tang GWK: Intraperitoneal haemorrhage due to rupture of corpus luteal cyst secondary to chronic anticoagulant therapy. Sing J Obstet Gynaecol 1984.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, Wong VCW: Simple prenatal diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta congenita type II. Prenatal diagnosis, 4:235, 1984.
WOO JSK, Wan CW, Ma HK: Pregnancy hydronephrosis: A longitudinal ultrasonic evaluation. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynaecol 24:9, 1984.
WOO JSK, Liang ST, Wan CW, Ghosh A, Cho KM, Wong VCW: Abdominal circumference vs abdominal area - which is better? J Ultrasound Med 3:101, 1984.
WOO JSK, Wan CW, Ghosh A, Liang ST, Tang LCH, Wong VCW: Sonographic differential diagnosis of pelvic masses complicating pregnancy. Asia-Oceania J Obstet Gynecol 10:333, 1984.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, Tang LCH, Tang GWK: Ultrasonic diagnosis and management of Thanatophoric dwarfism. Asia-Oceania J Obstet Gynaecol 10:305, 1984.
Wan CW and WOO JSK: An evaluation of ultrasonic fetal weight prediction in a Chinese population using established charts on abdominal circumference and biparietal diameter. Asia-Oceania J Obsgtet Gynaecol 10:173, 1984.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, McHenry C, Wan CW, O'Hoy KM, Ma HK: Fetal loss from umbilical cord abnormalities - a difficult case for prevention. Europ J Obstet Gynec Reprod Biol 18:183, 1984.
WOO JSK: Circumference of an ellipse. J Ultrasound Med 4:480, 1984.
Tang LCH, WOO JSK, Ma HK: Polyhydramnios in Hong Kong. Asian Med J 27:46, 1984.
Mak KC, WOO JSK, Wong VCW: Clinical curio-psychotherapy initiated after prenatal determination of fetal sex. Br med J 289:906, 1984.
Ghosh A, WOO JSK, Chan CL, Poon IML, Wong VCW, Ma HK: Down Syndrome and maternal age in Hong Kong Chinese. Asia-Oceania J Obstet Gynaecol 121:93, 1985.
Tang LCH, WOO JSK, Choo YC: Puerperal ovarian vein thrombophlebitis. Post Graduate Medical Journal 61, 178, 1985.
Liang ST, WOO JSK, Wong LC, Tang LCH: Advanced pregnancy in the rudimentary horn of a bicornuate uterus. Acta Obstet Gynaecol Scand 64:447, 1985.
WOO JSK, Wan CW, Cho KM: Computer assisted evaluation of ultrasonic fetal weight prediction using equations with and without fetal femur length. J Ultrasound Med 4:65, 1985.
WOO JSK, Wan CW, Fang A, Au KL, Tang CH, Ghosh A: Is the fetal femur length a better indicator of gestational age in the growth-retarded fetus as compared with the Biparietal diameter? J Ultrasound Med 4:139, 1985.
WOO JSK, Wong LC, Ma HK: Sonographic patterns of pelvic and hepatic lesions in Persistent Trophoblastic Disease: J Ultrasound Med 4: 189, 1985.
Gosh A, WOO JSK, Wan CW, MacHenry C, Wong V, Ma HK, Chan A, Chan TK: Evaluation of an antenatal screening procedure for betathalassaemia carriers in a Chinese population basing on the mean corpuscular volume (MCV). Prenatal diagnosis 5:59, 1985.
Ghosh A, Wan CW, Liang ST, WOO JSK, Wong VCW: Zinc deficiency is not a cause for abortion, congenital abnormality and small for gestational age fetuses in Chinese. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 92:886, 1985.
Au KL, WOO JSK, Wong VCW: Intrauterine death from ergotamine overdosage. Euro J Obstet Gynec Reprod Biol 19:313, 1985.
Poon I, WOO JSK, Ma HK: Major components of a rising-caesarean section rate. Arch Gynaecol 237(S): 122, 1985.
WOO JSK, Ngan HYS, Au KL, Fung KP, Wong VCW: Predicting fetal weight from fundal height and abdominal girth measurements; a practical proposition? Arch Gynaecol 237(S): 328, 1985.
Au KL, WOO JSK, Liang ST, Ma HK: Aetiological factors in the genesis of pregnancy hydronephrosis. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynecol 25:248, 1985.
WOO JSK, Ghosh A: Sonographic appearance of the ovarian thecoma. Am J Obstet Gynecol 152:361, 1985.
WOO JSK, Li DFH, Wan CW, Ghosh A, Tam P, Saing H: Intrauterine cystocentesis - a simple procedure to relieve anatomical and physiological dysfunction in the fetus. J. Clin Ultrasound 14:474, 1986.
WOO JSK, Ngan HYS, Au KL, Fung KP, Wong VCW: Estimation of fetal weight in utero using symphysis fundal height and abdominal girth measurements. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynecol 25:268, 1986.
WOO JSK, Poon I: Redefining the role of estriol monitoring in antepartum fetal surveillance. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynecol 26:92, 1986.
WOO JSK, Poon I: Significance of fetal heart rate decelerations in reactive non-stress tests. Am J Obstet Gynecol 153:708, 1985.
Li DFH, WOO JSK: Fractional spine length - a new parameter for assessing fetal growth. J Ultrasound Med 5:379, 1986.
WOO JSK, Li DFH, Ma HK: Intrauterine growth standards in Hong Kong Chinese. Aust NZJ Obstet Gynecol 26:54, 1986.
WOO JSK, Wan CW: Weight estimation in the small-for-gestational age fetus - an evaluation of a simple equation containing the fetal femur length. J. Ultrasound Med 5:453, 1986.
WOO JSK, Ngan HYS, Ma HK: Non-resolution of sonographic abnormality after chemotherapy for persistent trophoblastic disease - a word of caution. Euro J Obstet Gynecol Rep Biol 22:153, 1986.
WOO JSK: Ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis of congenital abnormalities. J Paed Obstet Gynaecol 12:6, 1986.
WOO JSK, Liang ST, Lo R: Characteristic pattern of umbilical arterial velocity waveform in conjoint twins. Gynae Obstet Invest 23:70, 1987.
WOO JSK, Liang ST, Lo R, Fung Yee Chan: Middle cerebral artery velocity waveforms. Obstet Gynaecol 70:613, 1987.
WOO JSK: In Practical Obstetrics. DWC Chun, KH Lee (eds) 3rd edition. Hong Kong University Press 1992.
