Dr. Winnie Wan-Yee Tso (曹蘊怡)
M.B.B.S.(London)., BSc (Hons), LMCHK, MRCPCh, FHKAM (Paed)
Child development & neurology, Long COVID
Dr. Tso is a developmental paediatrician with special interests in neurorehabilitation. She is a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Hong Kong. She obtained her medical degree from King's College, University of London, United Kingdom. She has been elected as Distinguished Young Fellow by the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians in 2016 and has won numerous research awards in local as well as international scientific conferences. Dr. Tso diagnoses and manages children with developmental as well neuro-disabilities at the Queen Mary Hospital and the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital. She also leads the Acquired Brain Injury Program at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre.
Her research interests include:
1) Development of screening and diagnostic tools, as well as using advance neurodiagnostic techniques to promote early identification of children with developmental delay and neurobehavioral impairment
2) Investigate the cognitive and developmental trajectories as well as potential interventions for paediatric brain tumour survivors and children with acquired brain injuries
3) Investigate the impact of COVID-19 infection on the brain health & neurodevelopment of children & adolescents and the underlying pathogenesis of ‘brain fog’