Pioneering Paulines

Freddie Fu graduated from St. Paul’s College in 1968 and later furthered his studies in the USA. An orthopaedics and sports medicine specialist, Fu founded and chaired the University of Pittsburgh’s sports medicine programme since 1986, and was the university’s athletics department’s head team physician for thirty-two years. His team has served tens of thousands of patients, from amateur athletes to ballet dancers to Olympians alike; one high-profile patient of Fu’s was Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, after his 2017 right knee injury. His older brother, Frank, also studied at St. Paul’s.

Fu’s own research focuses on the knee, specifically anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Throughout his lifetime, he wrote/co-wrote over 650 peer-reviewed articles, and led the University of Pittsburgh to become the world’s most prolific and widely-cited institution in ACL research.

Over three decades in Pittsburgh, Fu was known for his devotion and initiative, having trained thousands of students from all over the globe. His department is one of the most diverse in the US, both in terms of ethnicity and gender.

Fu’s love of sport began at a young age. While at St. Paul’s, he led the A grade basketball team to victory in the 1969–70 inter-school championship. Many years later, Fu remains proud of his College years, treasuring good teachers and good memories.

傅浩強在一九六八年畢業於聖保羅書院，後赴美升學，爲骨科醫生，專門運動醫學，一九八六年於賓夕凡尼亞州匹兹堡大學醫學院創辦運動醫學中心，於大學田徑系任首席隊醫卅二年，團隊曾醫治過萬人，由業餘運動員至芭蕾舞者至奧林匹克選手不等，其中在二〇一七年曾主理醫治瑞典國腳伊巴謙莫域右膝。其兄傅浩堅同爲本校舊生。

傅氏尤擅膝部手術，專門硏究修復前十字韌帶，畢生合著／著作逾六百五十篇經同儕評閱之論文，帶領匹兹堡大學於此領域領先全球，出版物廣受引用。

傅氏居匹兹堡逾卅年，爲人親善、關懷備至，一生培訓數千名來自全球各地的醫生，不論族裔與性別，其部門均爲全美最多元化之一。

傅氏一生熱心體育可由少時說起，就讀聖保羅時曾領甲組籃球隊於一九六九至七〇年度奪全港校際冠軍。離校多年，傅氏仍以「聖保羅」身份爲榮，畢生珍重良師及美好回憶。