Chan Kam Tim Michael Department of Medicine, Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Medicine in The University of Hong Kong
Biography
Dr Chan Kam Tim Michael is a practicing private Dermatologist in Hong Kong. He received his fellowship from Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (FHKAM)(Medicine) as a registered Dermatologist since 1998. He received his post- doctoral training in University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1997. He is now the Vice President of the Association of Integrative Aesthetic Medicine (AIAM) in Hong Kong. He was invited as the editorial board member of the Journal of Anatomy and Physiological Studies in 2017. He has been the Editor of Hong Kong Journal of Dermatology and Venereology from 2002 to 2007. Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Medicine in The University of Hong Kong From July 2007 to June 2009
Research Interest
Acneiform Facial Eruptions: pathogenesis and aetiology
Rosacea: pathogenesis including neurological co-morbidities and interplay of neuro-endocrine signaling pathways
Itch ? scratch pathogenesis in severe atopic dermatitis; involvement of the neurotransmitters Substance P and Serlopitant therapy in controlling chronic itchiness; Ketamine and its roles in itchiness
The distribution and the significance of GPCR (G protein coupled receptor) in the pathogenesis of skin diseases