Prof. ZHANG Zhang-Jin (張樟進教授)

Professor Zhang is currently tenured Professor, Associate Director for Clinical Affairs of Chinese Medicine and Honorary Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He has also served as Vice-President of Hong Kong Association for Integration of Chinese-Western Medicine Limited (HKAIM), Deputy Director of Specialty Committee of Mental Diseases of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS), and Deputy Director of TCM Psychology Specialty Committee of WFCMS. He received his Chinese medicine, acupuncture and Western medicine training and earned his PhD in neuroscience in China. In 1994-2001, he moved to the United States to continue his research work in psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatry. He held the position of Research Fellow of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. In 2001-2006, he held the position of Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Maryland. Since joining HKU, he has served as Associate Professor of Chinese Medicine, Honorary Associate Professor of the Department of Anatomy and Psychiatry, and Assistant Director for Clinical Affairs in School of Chinese Medicine.

Prof. Zhang’s major research interest are focused on seeking novel psychotropic agents and developing effective treatment strategies from acupuncture and herbal medicine for neurological and psychiatric disorders, including pain, anxiety, mood disorders, dementia and schizophrenia. He is also interested in investigating neural mechanisms of acupuncture using neuroimaging approaches.

As a highly accomplished acupuncturist and researcher, Professor Zhang has directed numerous clinical studies. He has published over 100 original scientific papers, reviews and book chapters. He has active clinical practice in Hong Kong and specializes in the use of TCM to treat various neurological and psychiatric disorders.>