Prof. Chung H. Kau
Short Bio
Professor Chung H. Kau is the Chairman at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics(US) and a specialist Orthodontist on the Singapore Dental Council and the General Dental Council (United Kingdom). He serves as the Director of the Craniofacial Orthodontia Clinic in partnership with the Children’s Rehabilitation Service and Medicaid of Alabama and is the craniofacial orthodontist on the Cleft Craniofacial Team at Children’s Hospital of Alabama. He actively contributes and publishes in the orthodontic literature and has over 450 peer-reviewed publications, conference papers, and lectures. In 2011, he was awarded the King James IV Professor by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, where he also served as the International Advisor for the USA and examiner for the MFDS and MOrth examinations. He has also been featured on CBS Nightly News, WBRC (Alabama), and ABC33 (Alabama) on various Orthodontic topics.
