Ronald Ma

Ronald Ma is Professor and Head of Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also honorary consultant physician at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. Dr Ma completed his medical training at the University of Cambridge, UK, and trained in Internal Medicine in London. He subsequently returned to Hong Kong, where he completed his endocrinology fellowship training, followed by a research fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School. Dr Ma’s research interests include the epidemiology and genetics of diabetes and its complications, gestational diabetes, and the developmental origins of diabetes. He has contributed to the understanding of diabetes in Asians and is the principal investigator of the newly established Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank. Current work is focused on leveraging several large cohorts and biobanks to identify novel molecular markers for diabetic complications and to study the long-term effects of gestational diabetes. Dr Ma plays an active role in diabetes advocacy. He is a Past President of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group (IDEG), and has served on the World Health Organization (WHO) Working Group on Science and Evidence to End Childhood Obesity (ECHO). He currently serves as a member of the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) Pregnancy and NCD Committee, and member of the Executive Board, the Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD).

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