Paul Aarne Koljonen

MBBS(HK), FRCSEd(Ortho), FHKCOS, FHKAM(Orthopaedic Surgery)

Consultant, Queen Mary Hospital and The Children’s Hospital of Hong Kong

Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong LKS Faculty of Medicine

Deputy Hospital Chief Executive, Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital at Sandy Bay

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9250-653X

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Biography

Dr. Paul A. Koljonen received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Johns Hopkins University and subsequently completed his medical studies at the University of Hong Kong. He joined the department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in 2009 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2015. He currently serves as Consultant and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in Queen Mary Hospital, Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital and Maclehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre, specializing in spine surgery and spinal rehabilitation.

Clinical Interests

  • Adult and paediatric cervical spine pathology
  • Comprehensive acute and rehabilitation services for spinal cord injury
  • Degenerative spine conditions
  • Multimodal management for back and neck pain
  • Management of spasticity in cerebral and spinal pathologies

Research Interests

  • Atlantoaxial rotatory dislocation in children
  • Exoskeleton walking for spinal cord injury