Professor May Ng, OBE

Professor May Ng, OBE PhD MBA LLM MSc MBBS (Hons) FHEA FRCPCH SFFMLM Lic.Ac Professor May Ng is a Professor of Child Health at Edge Hill University and a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS in the United Kingdom. She completed her undergraduate degree MBBS (Hons) under full scholarship in Sydney, Australia and was the recipient of the UK Medical Research Council Fellowship. She further obtained a Masters and PhD degree in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes in the UK. She also has a Master of Laws (LLM) and an MBA (Merit) in Healthcare and Finance Management.   She has published over 200 research papers and authored 6 books ‘A guide to Type 1 diabetes management, technology and everything else you need to know; ‘A Journey With Brendan’ (English and Mandarin) documenting a 12 year journey as mother to her autistic son, ‘Me and My Hormones’, ‘Autism Decoded-The Essential Handbook’ and the Springer Nature Textbook of Pediatric Diabetes and Diabetes Technology.   She is the current Chair of UK NIHR Diabetes Research Steering Group for Children, Officer for Research Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and was on the NICE Diabetes Guideline Committee. She was Chair of UK Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians 2016-2023. She is also Chair of the E-Learning Committee for European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE), and previous Chair of E-learning Committee and Advisory Council for International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). She is a Trustee and Chief Medical Advisor for Action4Diabetes, a UK registered charity dedicated to empowering the lives of people with Type 1 Diabetes in South-East Asia since 2015 and and voluntary lead Medical Advisor for Tellmi, a UK social enterprise addressing mental health crisis in young people. She founded the first Southeast Asia Healthcare Professionals Diabetes Network, a multidisciplinary forum that meets quarterly to share best practice, develop collaborative research projects, and strengthen regional capacity in diabetes care and education.   Professor May Ng was awarded an OBE in 2022 Platinum Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II’s Honours for Services to People with Diabetes and People with Autism and Disabilities. She is also recipient of numerous awards such as Diabetes National Quality in Care 2025, Diabetes UK Arnold Bloom Award 2023, winner of the Northwest Excellence in Healthcare NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020, Diabetes UK Mary McKinnon Award 2018, University of Liverpool Alumni Award 2019 and winner of 2015 Diabetes Quality in Care award. She is active in charitable causes to raise autism and deaf awareness and has been profiled on The Lancet journal feature in February 2023.   Website https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/persons/may-ng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3449-0541

Professor Sze May Ng OBE  is a highly respected  consultant   paediatric   endocrinologist   and   consultant   paediatrician  of international renown based in  Liverpool . She is revered for her expertise in  endocrine   hormone   disorders   in   children , as well as  general   paediatrics ,  growth  and  puberty . She is also a leading expert in  paediatric   endocrine   disorders ,  thyroid ,  puberty ,  growth  and  diabetes  and has written the books  Me and My Hormones  and  A Guide to Type 1 Diabetes . Additionally she consults on as an  expert   witness  in  medicolegal   matters .