Alison Lap-tak Ma

Dr Alison Lap-tak Ma

MBBS, MRPCH (UK), FHKCPaed, FHKAM (Paed), FRCPCH(UK), DCH(HK), DCH(International), DPD( Cardiff), Dip Med( CUHK)

Consultant and Service Head (Paediatric Nephrology) | Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

Dr. Alison lap-tak Ma is the Consultant and Service Head of Paediatric Nephrology at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital. She is also the Honorary clinical associate professor of University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr Ma graduated from the faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong and completed her paediatric training in Princess Margaret Hospital followed by training in Paediatric Nephology in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

Dr Ma has received a number of local and international awards including the Best presentation award in the Young Nephrologists’ symposium at European Society of Paediatric Nephrology, Bill Marshall Scholarship from Institute of Child health, and Outstanding Young Fellow award by Hong Kong Academy of medicine in 2013. Dr Ma’s research interests include atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS), Childhood glomerulonephritis and optimization of care for children with kidney diseases. Dr Ma has authored a number of publications in leading nephrology journals including Kidney International and JASN.

Dr Ma is currently the Honorary secretary of Hong Kong Paediatric Nephrology Society.  She is also a member of the Patient Education Committee and atypical HUS global guideline group of International Paediatric Nephrology Society(IPNA), as well as the committee member of the CME committee of the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology(APSN). Dr Ma is a council member of the Children’s Kidney Fund, and the co-founder of the Kids’ dream choir for children with kidney diseases, promoting organ donation and kidney health with music.