The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Prof. James Ho is a Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant at the Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. He received his medical degree (M.B.,B.S.) from The University of Hong Kong in 1993, with training in internal medicine and respiratory medicine in the Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital. He obtained Doctor of Medicine from The University of Hong Kong with his thesis entitled “Non-small cell lung cancer: from bench to bedside”. He is a Specialist in Respiratory Medicine in Hong Kong, Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London. He underwent basic research in lung cancer biology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA from 2000-01. Among his various appointments in professional societies, he was the President of the Hong Kong Thoracic Society (2011-13), Chairman of the Hong Kong Lung Foundation (2021-23) and Chairman of the Specialty Board in Respiratory Medicine of the Hong Kong College of Physicians (2021-23). In 2024, he served as an Executive Committee member of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) and the Co-President of APSR 2024 Congress held in Hong Kong.

Prof. Ho has an established track record in lung cancer research and airway diseases. He has published more than 190 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA, Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Cancer Research, European Respiratory Journal, Oncogenesis, Journal of Thoracic Oncology and Lung Cancer.