Dr. CHOI Ming Hong

MBBS (HK), MRCP (UK), PDipID (HK), PgDipPD (Cardiff), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong.

Specialist in Infectious Diseases

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6269-5536

Email: jmhchoi@hku.hk

Research Focus

1) Antiviral therapeutics for respiratory virus infection
2) Emerging infectious diseases
3) Transplant infectious diseases

Academic qualifications

2018: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong
2021: Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK)
2024: Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong
2024: Postgraduate Diploma in Practical Dermatology, Cardiff University (Distinction)
2025: Fellowship in Infectious Disease, Hong Kong College of Physicians
2025: Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Medicine)

biography

Dr. Choi Ming Hong is a Clinical Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He earned his medical degree from HKU in 2018 and completed his specialist training in infectious diseases at Queen Mary Hospital in 2025. Dr. Choi’s research interests focus on antiviral therapeutics for respiratory viral infections, emerging infectious diseases, and transplant-related infectious diseases.

Awards and Honours

  1. HKUMed Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2026
  2. The Myre Sim Collegiate Members Prize 2025 for the best original research article published in a peer-reviewed journal
  3. Best Thesis Award 2025 (Silver Medal), Hong Kong College of Physicians
  4. Best Poster Presentation at Hong Kong Medical Forum 2025
  5. Dr Kate Cheng Memorial Prize for Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases 2024
  6. Professor Michael Colbourne Prize 2017
  7. HKU Foundation Scholarships for Outstanding Students (2012-2013)
  8. Wong Chun Yiu Travel Grant for final year elective

Selected Publications

  1. Choi MH, Wan EYF, Wong ICK, Chan EWY, Chu WM, Tam AR, Yuen KY, Hung Comparative effectiveness of combination therapy with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and remdesivir versus monotherapy with remdesivir or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a target trial emulation study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024 Nov;24(11):1213-1224.
  2. Wan EYF*, Choi MH* (co-first author), Wang B, Xu Y, Wong ICK, Chan EWY, Chu WM, Tam AR, Yuen KY, Hung Comparative Effectiveness of Combination Therapy with Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir and Molnupiravir versus Monotherapy with Molnupiravir or Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients: A Target Trial Emulation Study. Int J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 3:108097.
  3. Choi MH, Leung CS, To LPY, Lai SW, Chan MC, Chik TSH, Lau DPL, Au EYL, Yuen KY, Hung IFN, Tsang Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS): a case study. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 21;25(1):569.
  4. Chiu EK, Sridhar S, Sai-Yin Wong S, Tam AR, Choi MH, Lau AW, Wong WC, Chiu KH, Ng YZ, Yuen KY, Chung TW. Generative Artificial Intelligence Models in Clinical Infectious Disease Consultations: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Among Specialists and Resident Trainees. Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Mar 27;13(7):744.
  5. Wong SC, Chiu EKY, Chiu KHY, Tam AR, Chau PH, Choi MH, Ng WY, Kwok, MOT, Chau BY, Ng MYZ, Lam GKM, Wong PWC, Chung TWH, Sridhar S, Ma ESK, Yuen KY, Cheng VCC (2025). Comparative Evaluation and Performance of Large Language Models in Clinical Infection Control Scenarios: A Benchmark Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Oct 21; 13(20), 2652.