Joseph Sung

Joseph Sung Jao-yiu
SBS, JP, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPGlas, FRACP, FACG, FAGA, Academician (CAE), Founding Member (ASHK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)
沈祖堯
Dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
Assumed office
1 April 2021
Preceded byJames Best
7th Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
In office
1 July 2010  31 December 2017
ChancellorDonald Tsang
Leung Chun-ying
Carrie Lam
Preceded byLawrence Lau
Succeeded byRocky Tuan
Personal details
Born (1959-10-22) 22 October 1959
British Hong Kong
Children2
EducationUniversity of Hong Kong (MBBS)
University of Calgary (PhD)
Chinese University of Hong Kong (MD)
Joseph Sung
Scientific career
FieldsGastroenterology
InstitutionsChinese University of Hong Kong
ThesisMicrobial ecology of the binary system (1991)
Doctoral advisorJ. William F. Costerton
Joseph Sung
Traditional Chinese沈祖堯
Simplified Chinese沈祖尧
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSám Jóu Yìuh
JyutpingSam2 Zou2 Jiu4

Joseph Sung Jao-yiu SBS JP (Chinese: 沈祖堯; Jyutping: Sam2 Zou2 Jiu4, born 22 October 1959) is a Hong Kong physician and gastroenterologist, and the current dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), also serving as the Senior Vice President (Health and Life Sciences) of NTU. Previously, he was the vice-chancellor and president of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).