Dr. Alison Koo
LMCHK, MBBS (London), FHKCA, FHKAM
Dr Koo graduated from Guy’s King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, University of London and is a member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. After achieving the LMCHK (Licentiate Medical Council of Hong Kong) qualification, she returned to Hong Kong to join the Anaesthesia Department at Prince of Wales Hospital where she completed Specialist training. Dr Koo has a special interest in obstetric anaesthesia, and is currently the lead Consultant in Obstetric Anaesthesia services. She has collaborated extensively with the Obstetric team to implement practices to enhance maternal safety and improve maternal outcomes, and supports a commitment to strengthen maternal education and access to epidural labour analgesia. She is a regular lecturer at the School of Midwifery and for the MSc in Obstetric and Midwifery Care at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Research:
Dose-response Curves for Intrathecal Bupivicaine, Levobupivicaine, and Ropivicaine Given for Labor Analgesia in Nulliparous Women. Warwick D. Ngan Kee, Floria F. Ng, Kim S. Khaw, Shannon PY Tang, Alison GP Koo. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2017
Publications:
Obstetric Anesthesiology. An Illustrated Case-Based Approach. Edited by T. Hussain, R. Fernando, S. Segal. Chapter 37. Amniotic Fluid Embolism. Alison Gar-Pui Koo and Warwick D. First published 2019