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.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Assistant Dean (Community Engagement)
LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Admission Deputy Director
LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Honorary Associate Consultant
1. The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital / The Duchess of Kent Child Assessment Centre
2. The Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
3. Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital

Principal Investigator
The State Key Laboratory of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
The University of Hong Kong
https://sklbrain.hku.hk/principal-investigators/

Developmental Disorders
Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury

• Paediatric curriculum reform for community paediatrics teaching for MBBS students
• Teacher: Teacher for MBBS students in Paediatric Junior, senior and subspecialty clerkships, as well as RPG students (MPhil. PhD).
• Trainer: Accredited Trainer for Paediatrics specialty trainees and Developmental Behavioural Paediatrics (DBP) subspecialty trainees.

1. Advanced diagnostic techniques of common developmental disorders e.g. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder & developmental delay
2. Novel interventions to improve the developmental and functional outcomes of children with acquired brain injury
3. Scale development, validation and psychometric evaluation for health, social & behavioural research

Clinical service-related awards

• 2023: Hong Kong Hospital Authority Merit Award (Team leader of the Duchess of Kent Child Assessment Service)
• 2023: Hong Kong West Cluster Outstanding Team (Team leader of the Duchess of Kent Child Assessment Service)
• 2020: Ten Outstanding Young Persons’ Award in Hong Kong
Other Distinction & Awards

• 2017: Won the Young Investigator Award and Best Poster Presentation for the research on mutations in PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway as major causes of macrocephaly with developmental delay/ autism. The 13th Congress of Asian Society for Pediatric Research.
• 2016: Elected as Distinguished Young Fellow, the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians; Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
• 2015: Won the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians Best Dissertation Prize for the study on sleep duration and school readiness in Chinese children.
• 2014: The Association for Research in Infant and Child Development (A.R.I.C.D) 16th Scientific Meeting, London, United Kingdom. Won the Dolores Luiz Award for the presentation on: Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales Validation in China.
• 2013: Hong Kong College of Paediatricians first annual scientific meeting 7th Dec 2013. Poster presentation on: Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales Validation in China Won outstanding presentation award

1. Tso WWY, Leung LK, Chow MSC, Wang Y, Li C, Hui KY, et al. Mental Health of Children With Special Educational Needs and the Return to In-Person Learning After the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(12):e2346106-e.
2. Tso WWY, Kwan MYW, Kwok JSY, Tsang JOL, Yip CCY, Leung LK, et al. Clinical characteristics of unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated children with neurological manifestations due to SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron infection. Journal of Medical Virology. 2023;95(7):e28895.
3. Tso WWY, Ho FKW, Coghill D, Lee TMC, Wang Y, Lee SL, et al. Preterm postnatal complications and risk of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2023;65(3):358-66
4. Wang Y, Liu, AP, Lee TM, Wong WH, Fong D, Leung L, Shing M, Ku D, Chan GC, Tso WW (Tso WW as last & corresponding author, Wang Y is Tso WW's MPhil student). Neurobehavioral impairment in pediatric brain tumor survivors: a meta-analysis. Cancers. 2022;14(13):3269
5. Tso WW, Reichert F, Law N, Fu KW, de la Torre J, Rao N, et al. Digital competence as a protective factor against gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong. The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific. 2022;20.
6. Tso WWY, Kwan MYW, Wang YL, Leung LK, Leung D, Chua GT, Ip P, Fong DYT, Wong WHS, Chan SHS, Chan JFW, Peiris M, Lau YL, Rosa Duque JS. Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in unvaccinated hospitalized children: Comparison to influenza and parainfluenza infections. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2022 Jun 22:1-29. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2093135. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35730665.
7. Tso WWY, Chan KL, Lee TMC, Rao N, Lee SL, Jiang F, Chan SHS, Wong WHS, Wong RS, Tung KTS, Yam JC, Liu APY, Chua GT, Rosa Duque JS, Lam ALN, Yip KM, Leung LK, Wang Y, Sun J, Wang G, Chan GCF, Wong ICK, Ip P. Mental health & maltreatment risk of children with special educational needs during COVID-19. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Jan 10:105457. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105457.
8. Tso WWY, Hui ESK, Lee TMC, Liu APY, Ip P, Vardhanabhuti V, et al. Brain microstructural changes associated with neurocognitive outcome in intracranial germ cell tumor survivors. Frontiers in Oncology. 2021;11:573798.
9. Tso, W.W.Y., Wong, R.S., Tung, K.T.S. et al.Vulnerability and resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01680-8. Rao N, Jiang F, Li AM, Lee SL, Ho FKW, Li SL, Ip P. Sleep duration and school readiness of Chinese Preschool Children. J Pediatr. 2016 Feb;169:266-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.064. Epub 2015 Nov 19
10. Yeung KS, Tso WWY (co-first author), Ip JJK, Mak CCY, Leung GKC, Tsang MHY, et al. Identification of mutations in the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signalling pathway in patients with macrocephaly and developmental delay and/or autism. Molecular autism. 2017;8:1-11.
Full publication list

International:
Governor of the International Brain Injury Association. Website: https://www.internationalbrain.org/
Governor of the International Paediatric Brain Injury Society. Website: https://www.ipbis.org/

Local:
Expert Advisor for Heep Hong Society (HHS) – HHS is a leading education & rehabilitation organization offering professional assessment, guidance, training and family support services. HHS serves over 23,000 children each year.
Website: https://www.heephong.org/eng