Patrick Yung, MD

Dr. Patrick Yung is one of Asia’s leading authorities in sports medicine and arthroscopic shoulder surgery. As Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Director of the Hong Kong Centre for Sports Medicine & Sports Science, he is deeply involved in athlete care, sports performance research, and shoulder reconstruction innovation.

With extensive experience treating elite and professional athletes, Dr. Yung specializes in biologic tendon restoration, rotator cuff repair, instability reconstruction, and graft-augmented procedures. His research spans tendon progenitor cell biology, patch augmentation biomechanics, and clinical outcomes following advanced arthroscopic procedures.

He is also a prominent educator in the Asia-Pacific region and frequently lectures on regenerative strategies, innovative repair constructs, and surgical decision-making for high-demand overhead athletes.

1. Yung PSH. Biologic Agents in Rotator Cuff Healing: A Systematic Review. Int J Shoulder Surg. 2019.
2. Yung PSH. Patch Augmentation vs ARCR for Massive RC Tears. HK J Orthop. 2020.
3. Yung PSH. Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells in RC Regeneration. J Orthop Res. 2022. DOI:10.1002/jor.25204
4. Yung PSH. Return-to-Sport After Rotator Cuff Surgery in Elite Athletes. 2018.
5. Yung PSH. Advances in Biologic Shoulder Reconstruction. 2021.
6. Yung PSH. Kinematic Changes After Cuff Repair. 2017.