Hong Kong surgeon who saved Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s career back in hometown to share experience with fellow medics
Pittsburgh-based orthopaedic specialist Freddie Fu shot to worldwide fame after his successful operation on the Manchester United superstar’s knee
Freddie Fu Ho-keung, the Hong Kong-raised surgeon who shot to global fame after saving the career of Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is back in his hometown this week to share his experiences with fellow practitioners at a public lecture at the Prince Wales Hospital on Friday.
Swedish superstar Ibrahimovic has since rejoined United.
“Professor Fu has spent many years in the US but still has a strong bond with us,” said Professor Patrick Yung Shu-hang, who leads the sports medicine team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital.
“Many young Hong Kong doctors who want to develop their profession in orthopaedic surgery go to the States to study under him.