Jeffrey Man Chun-hei / Dr Jonathan Patrick Ng / Dr Carol Ng Wing-kei

Small changes, big improvements

A patient with knee osteoarthritis once shared with me that it was not the pain he feared, but the loss of freedom. This made me realise that treating patients should be like ‘fiber optics entering a home' – deeply integrating into their everyday lives and addressing both their physical and emotional needs. This realisation fuels my belief in ‘small changes, big improvements'. By introducing 3D printing to optimise rehabilitation tools, I have made training more effective and enjoyable. Seeing a patient shifts from ‘I don't want to do it' to ‘I want to try again', and witnessing my colleagues embracing innovative initiatives under my coaching, is truly my greatest fulfillment.

Change lives through collaboration

One of my most memorable experiences was performing a complex revision reverse shoulder arthroplasty on an elderly patient by using a 3D-printed patient-specific instrumentation, in collaboration with our Prosthetic and Orthotic colleagues. This multidisciplinary approach further enhances surgical precision, restoring mobility to a patient who had previously lost all hope. He was able to return to his daily swimming routine. Seeing his joy during a follow-up visit was a profound reminder of how multidisciplinary care and meticulous surgical planning can transform lives. It fuels my passion for driving surgical innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Visualising a new beginning

I will never forget the time I conducted cardiac MRI for a critically ill infant, whose findings provided the clinical team with essential information to formulate a treatment plan. Our team ultimately underwent a life-saving heart transplant. That experience reminded me that radiology is not only about imaging, but also about restoring hope for patients.