Kora HUANG

Personal Motto

• As a laboratory physician, I provide solid evidence for clinical diagnoses through precise testing, explore the subtle signs of diseases with a rigorous approach, and uphold my passion for medicine. I am dedicated to safeguarding patient health, supporting precision medicine, and ensuring that laboratory medicine serves as a strong bridge connecting patients to recovery.

Professional Expertise

• Optimal screening and confirmation testing protocols and timing for HIV.
• Testing schemes and result analysis for sexually transmitted diseases.
• Identification of rare blood types and special antibodies.
• Autologous blood storage (stored, recovered, and volume-diluted).
• Blood transfusion and donation.
• Platelet-rich plasma collection.
• Early cancer screening (tumor markers, methylation, circulating tumor cells).
• Selection of genetic testing protocols (prenatal screening, thalassemia sequencing, G6PD gene, whole exome, whole genome, pharmacogenetics, etc.)
• Telepathology consultations (domestic and international).
• Toxin detection (chemical poisoning, drug abuse, pharmaceutical poisoning).
• Identification of rare parasites.
• Analysis of complex cell morphology (20 years of experience in cytology).

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Medicine from Guangzhou Medical University in 2002.
• Master’s degree in Medical Immunology from Guangzhou Medical University in 2009.

Clinical Experience

• Worked at Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center for 16 years, serving as the department’s quality officer and leading the ISO 15189 accreditation process.
• Extensive experience in the reaccreditation of tertiary hospitals.
• Joined Guangzhou United Family Hospital in 2018, managing the laboratory center, pathology department, and blood bank.
• Obtained a physician’s license in 2021.
• Led the laboratory at Guangzhou United Family Hospital to pass multiple certifications and reviews.
• In 2024, became a certified “HIV Disclosure Doctor,” responsible for informing and communicating with HIV-positive patients.

Academic Achievements

• Published nearly 20 articles in core journals as the first author.
• Participated in editing two books.
• Led two provincial-level research projects, and one municipal-level research project.

Personal Honors and Professional Affiliations

• Standing Committee Member of the Second Committee of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Health Management Association.
• Member of the First Committee of Cytomorphological Diagnosis, Guangzhou Medical Association.
• Member of the Committee of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Thoracic Disease Society.
• Member of the Second Committee of Laboratory Physicians, Guangzhou Medical Association.
• Member of the First Committee of Blood Transfusion Medicine Development and Management, Guangdong Hospital Association.
• Standing Committee Member of the Committee of Laboratory and Health, Guangdong Health and Wellness Association.
• Member of the First Committee of Microbiology and Immunology, Guangzhou Medical Association.
• Member of the First Committee of Laboratory Medicine, Non-public Medical Institutions Association of China.
• Member of the Committee of Dermatological Laboratory and Diagnosis, Guangdong Leprosy and Dermatological Disease Prevention Association.
• Member of the Second Committee of Precision Detection, Guangdong Precision Medicine Application Society.
• Member of the First Committee of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Inspection, Guangdong Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
• Member of the Expert Committee of Clinical Laboratory Quality Control Center, Haizhu District, Guangzhou.
• Member of the 12th Committee of Laboratory Medicine, Guangzhou Medical Association, and the Maternal and Child Prevention Group.