Editors and contributors

Fernando Alvarez BOGNAR MD, DABIM
Dr. Bognar is a physician at the Integrated Treatment Centre. He graduated from Medical School in Argentina, has worked in Africa and completed his internal medicine residency training at University of Miami and Infectious Disease Fellowship at University of Chicago/UIC.

Henry LY CHAN MD(CUHK), FRCP(Lond, Edin), FHKAM(Med)
Dr. Chan is Professor in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests are the natural history, molecular variants and treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Currently, he is the President of the Hong Kong Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Iris WS CHAN B.S.Sc.(Hons), M.S.Sc.(Clin Psy)
Ms. Chan is a registered clinical psychologist of the AIDS Clinical Service of Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She has a special interest in clinical health psychology and clinical neuropsychology. Ms. Chan also conducts research on the psychological adjustment and neurocognitive functioning of HIV/AIDS-infected persons.

Kenny CW CHAN MBBS, DABIM(Inf Dis)
Dr. Chan is the Attending Physician in HIV Medicine, Integrated Treatment Centre, Kowloon Bay.

Paul KS CHAN MD, FHKAM, FRCPath
Dr. Chan is Professor in the Department of Microbiology of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Consultant in Microbiology for the New Territories East Cluster Hospitals of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. He is a clinical virologist with special interests in viral epidemiology, pathogenesis, and oncogenesis.

Vincent CC CHENG MBBS(HK), MRCP(UK), MRCPath
Dr. Cheng is a specialist in Clinical Microbiology and Infection at Queen Mary Hospital. His research interests include immunorestitution diseases and infections in immunocompromised hosts.

Susan S CHIU MD, FAAP
Dr. Chiu is Associate Professor at the Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. She specializes in paediatric infectious diseases and takes care of children with HIV infection. She is a Director of Society for AIDS Care, an NGO that works to support HIV affected families.

Rita WY CHUNG BHSc(N)
Miss Chung is Nurse Specialist in AIDS Clinical Service, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Her work focuses on clinical nursing service, covers training of health care workers and research. She is also a member of Community Forum on AIDS (CFA) (2005-2008) of Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS.

OW FONG RN(H), BSN
Ms. Fong is a public health nurse with the Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health. She has been involved in AIDS-related clinical care and counselling since 1997.

CF HO BSN, MSc, MPH
Ms. Ho is Nursing Officer of the HIV/AIDS Programme Office, Special Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health.

King-Man HO MBBS, FHKAM, FRCP(Glasg)
Dr. Ho is Senior Medical Officer of Social Hygiene Service of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Department of Health. He serves as the co-secretary of the Scientific Committee on AIDS and STI of CHP. He is currently the honorary medical advisor of CHOICE and AIDS Concern.

Raymond LM HO MBBCh(Wales), MRCGP(UK), MMed(Public Health)(Singapore)
Dr. Ho is Senior Medical Officer of Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health. He was a fully-trained general practitioner in the United Kingdom before switching to the field of public health in Hong Kong in 1998. He was Executive Director of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (2003-05).

Sik-To LAI MBBS(HK), FRCP, FHKAM(Medicine)
Dr. Lai is Consultant Physician and Head of Infectious Disease Team, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital. He is a Specialist in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, member and past chairman of the Subcommittee in Infectious Disease, Hong Kong College of Physicians, and member of the Scientific Committee on AIDS and STI.

Siu-Keung LAM MBBS, FRCOG, DCH
Dr. Lam is Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Kwong Wah Hospital and President of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, with a special interest in the HIV and pregnancy and other gynaecological conditions.

June SM LAU MRCP(UK), FHKCP, FHKAM(Medicine)
Dr. Lau is Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. She is a Specialist in Medical Oncology.

Krystal CK LEE MBBS
Dr. Lee is Medical Officer, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong. She has been working on HIV prevention and surveillance programmes since 2002.

Man-Po LEE MBBS, FRCP, FHKAM(Med)
Dr. Lee is Associate Consultant of Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He is also an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is specialized in respiratory medicine. He actively involves in HIV/AIDS patient care, training and research. He is currently Member of Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS.

Nelson LS LEE MBBS, MRCP(UK), FHKAM(Med)
Dr. Lee is Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Specialist in Infectious Diseases.

SS LEE MD, FRCPA, FFPH
Dr. Lee is chair professor of Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and honorary consultant physician of Integrated Treatment Centre. His main areas of interest are interdisciplinary research on HIV and infectious disease epidemiology.

Eric CC LEUNG MBBS, FRCPC, FHKAM(Medicine)
Dr. Leung is Medical Officer of Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health.

Patrick CK LI FHKCP, FRCP(Edin), FRCP(London)
Dr. Li is Chief of Service and Specialist in Neurology, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He is Vice Chairman of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation, Immediate Past President of Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases, and Co-Chair of Steering Committee of TREAT Asia.

CM TAM MBBS, FRCP(Edin), FHKAM(Medicine)
Dr. Tam is Consultant Chest Physician, Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health. He's also a member of the Scientific Committee on AIDS and STI.

Julian W TANG PhD(Aberd), MRCP(Lond), MRCPath
Dr. Tang is currently Assistant Professor and Clinical/Academic Virologist in the Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is interested in the molecular epidemiology HIV, and its patterns and evolution of drug resistance, particularly in the Hong Kong-Guangdong border region in Southern China.

Owen TY TSANG FHKCP, MTH(UQ), DTH&M
Dr. Tsang is Associate Consultant of the Department of Medicine & Geriatrics in the Princess Margaret Hospital. He also works as a visiting physician in the Integrated Treatment Centre of the Department of Health. His areas of interest include HIV infection, tropical infectious diseases and hepatitis C infection.

Ian CT TSE MBBS(Syd), MRCP(UK), FHKAM(Medicine)
Dr. Tse is a Specialist in Dermatology & Venereology. He is Senior Medical Officer, Special Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health.

Lowina HY TSE MBBS(HK), FRCOG(UK), FHKAM(O&G)
Dr. Tse is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with special interest in obstetrical and gynaecological care of HIV/AIDS patients.?

Ka-Hing WONG MBBS(HK), FHKAM(Medicine), FRCP(Glasg)
Dr. Wong is a public health physician/clinician and is currently the Acting Consultant of Special Preventive Programme (SPP), Public Health Services Branch of the Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health. He is one lead HIV physician at the Integrated Treatment Centre, the largest ambulatory HIV clinical service in Hong Kong.

Mandy SF WONG MBChB, MRCOG, FHKAM(O&G)
Dr. Wong is a private O&G Specialist with special interest in prenatal diagnosis. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1996, and had undergone O&G training in Kwong Wah Hospital.

Samson SY WONG MBBS, MRCPath, DTM&H
Dr. Wong is Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. His main areas of interest are tropical diseases, medical parasitology and entomology, as well as mycology.

Vincent WS WONG MBChB, MRCP, FHKAM
Dr. Wong is a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Prince of Wales Hospital. His chief interest is in chronic hepatitis B and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Justin CY WU MBChB, MD, MRCP
Dr. Wu is Associate Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He specializes in functional gastrointestinal disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease, and is currently affiliated with the HIV Metabolic clinic in Prince of Wales Hospital.

Wing-Cheong YAM MRCPath(UK), PhD(HK), FIBMS(UK)
Dr. Yam is currently Clinical Bacteriologist/Honorary Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. Recently, he described the drug resistant mutations in HIV subtype A/E which are significantly different from those of subtype B.