The Ethos Podcast

Today's guest is the Honourable Dr. Leong Che-Hung GBM GBS OBE JP. He is a distinguished surgeon, a key figure in Hong Kong's public health governance, and a dedicated public servant. Dr. Leong's career is marked by his leadership across major medical and civic institutions. He has served as the Chairman of the Hospital Authority, the Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong K...

The guest for today is Dr. Bryant Lin. He is a primary care physician, researcher, educator, and humanist at heart. He is currently a clinical professor at Stanford Medicine, a medical device engineer, and an advocate for combining medicine and art. Diagnosed with non-smoker lung cancer in 2024, Dr. Lin now dedicates much of his time to teaching about his journey from physician to patient. His res...

The guest for this episode is Dr Aron D. Rose. He is a musical composer, board-certified ophthalmologist, and former Associate Clinical Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine and the School of Nursing. He has taught and practiced clinical medicine throughout the world, in places including the United States, Europe, Central Asia, India, the Far East, and Africa. Dr Rose was the younges...

The guest for this episode is Professor Rosie Tse Tse Young, an Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor for the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She was the first female dean of HKUMed, as well as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university. She is a prominent figure in the development of Hong Kong's healthcare system and...

The guest for this episode is Professor Jens Scherpe, a Chair Professor of Comparative Law at Aalborg University. As the founding director of the Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law, he is an authority in comparative family law with a particular focus on the legal frameworks that govern martial relationships across different jurisdictions. He has written and edited multiple...

The guest for this episode is Prof. Keiji Fukuda, a global authority on emerging infectious diseases with over 30 years of experience in public health. After training in clinical medicine, he spent two decades at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) before joining the World Health Organization (WHO), where he held key roles, including Director of the Global Influenza Programme and Assistant Direc...

The guest for this episode is Prof. Mark Mercurio. He is a Professor of Pediatrics, Founding Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale School of Medicine, and Founding Director of the Yale Pediatric Ethics Program at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. He served as Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Yale for many years, stepping down from the role in 2022. Dr. Mercurio received hi...

The guest for this episode is Dr. Jian Yang, a Principal Lecturer at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed), University of Hong Kong (HKU). Dr. Yang graduated from Peking University Health Science Center with MBBS and went on to pursue a PhD in neuroscience at University of Bristol. He is the head of the anatomy education, Deputy Director of EdTech HKUMed...

The guest for this episode is Dr. Siddharth Sridhar, a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology at The University of Hong Kong. As a clinical virologist, Dr. Sridhar’s research centers on novel emerging causes of viral hepatitis and their impact on immunocompromised individuals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he emerged as a key public educator, tackling misinformation and gui...