Research Faculty

Professor Edmond Choi, PhD, RN, FHEA, FRSPH, FAAN, is a registered nurse and academic whose work centres on sexual health, with a particular emphasis on sexual minorities, adolescents, young adults, and people affected by cancer (including those with breast or prostate cancer).Since commencing his assistant professorship at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2017, he has secured five external competitive research grants, including the Early Career Scheme and the General Research Fund from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, as well as awards from the Council for the AIDS Trust Fund and the Health and Medical Research Fund. He examines pressing sexual health issues through randomised controlled trials, epidemiological surveys, and qualitative methodologies, and has led his team in rigorously evaluating a range of sexual health promotion interventions. To maximise the impact and translational value of his scholarship, he collaborates extensively with colleagues at renowned universities—including the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), the University of Birmingham (UK), Monash University (Australia), and Central South University (China)—and with local non-governmental organisations.

Professor Choi has a distinguished publication record underpinned by a high field‑weighted citation impact (FWCI). For instance, his first‑author articles published between 2020 and 2025 (articles only; excluding self‑citations) have an FWCI of 3.62 (SciVal, 16 August 2025), indicating that papers he led have been cited 262% more than the global average. He was listed among the top 2% of the world’s most‑cited scientists in 2021, 2022, and 2023 by Stanford University. He has authored more than 140 articles in leading international, peer‑reviewed journals in nursing, medicine, sexual health, and digital health, including npj Digital Medicine, the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, the Journal of Sex Research, and the Journal of Advanced Nursing. He also serves on the editorial boards of Sexual Health and Health & Social Care in the Community.

Professor Choi is equally accomplished in nursing education. His teaching effectiveness is consistently evidenced by outstanding evaluation scores, and he has extensive experience leading undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He currently serves as Co‑Chair of the Teaching & Learning Committee (Undergraduate Education) and Co‑Director of the Bachelor of Nursing (Full‑Time) programme and the Advanced Leadership Track. Previously, he directed the Master of Science in Nursing programme (entry‑to‑practice) and the Doctor of Nursing programme. To foster global citizenship among nursing students, he has developed experiential learning initiatives across Africa and Asia. In 2020, he received the HKU Early Career Teaching Award and the Faculty Teaching Medal in recognition of his contributions to teaching and learning.