Yao Doctor Chief Physician

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Neurosurgery · Chief Physician

A neurosurgeon and researcher with a joint Ph.D. and postdoctoral training at Harvard University. Holds academic appointments in WFNS, CNS, and CSCO. Published 35 SCI papers (h-index 37), authored books on computational neurosurgery, holds 5 patents, and led 5 research grants. Recipient of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize) and other honors.

Specializing in minimally invasive surgical treatment for pituitary tumors and sellar region tumors. With over 10 years of clinical experience, proficient in neuroendoscopic transnasal minimally invasive surgery, microsurgery, neuronavigation, and robot-assisted minimally invasive procedures. 1. Pituitary Tumors (Core Expertise): Non-functional pituitary adenomas, prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas, growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas/acromegaly, adrenocorticotropic hormone-secretin

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About Dr. Yao Doctor

Hospital
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Title
Chief Physician
Department
Neurosurgery
Years of Practice
28 years (1998 — present)
**Education and Professional Experience:** Joint Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University (China Scholarship Council-funded), Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. at Southern Medical University, Postdoctoral Fellow at Sun Yat-sen University, Graduate of the 2020 GCSRT Program at Harvard University (Harvard Scholarship), and years of clinical work in the Department of Neurosurgery at the General Hospital of the Central Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army. **Academic Appointments:** Member of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS); Member of the Harvard University China South Alumni Association; International Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS); Member of the St. Jude Children's Brain Tumor Global Alliance; Member of the CSCO Committee on Nervous System Tumors; Member of the Neuro-Oncology Committee of the Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA) Physicians Association; Member of the Guangdong Provincial Medical Emergency Expert Group; Member of the Neuro-Oncology Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Precision Medicine Application Association. Serves as Editorial Board Member for the internationally renowned journal *Journal of Neuroimaging*, Guest Associate Editor for *CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics*, and long-term reviewer for several SCI-indexed journals including *Cancer Imaging* and *Neurosurgery*. **Academic Achievements:** **Publications:** Published 35 high-quality SCI papers as first/corresponding author (7 in CAS Zone 1 journals), including *Neuro-Oncology*, *BMJ-JNNP*, *Cancer Letters*, *KBS*, *IEEE JBHI*, *CMIG*, *Neurosurgery*, *Journal of Neurosurgery*, etc. (Google Scholar h-index = 37). **Books:** *Computational Neurosurgery*, *Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons*, *Computational Neurosurgery* (Chinese edition). **Patents:** Authorized 5 international and Chinese invention patents and 7 software copyrights (all as first inventor). **Grants:** Principal investigator of 5 national and provincial research grants (total funding >1 million RMB). **Honors and Awards:** "Good Doctor of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University" (2025) Second Prize of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (2023) Guangdong Provincial Young Talents International Training Program (2019) Travel Award from the American Neurological Association (ANA) (2019) First Prize for Paper Presentation at the National Neurosurgery Academic Conference of the PLA (2016) Invited for over 20 international academic exchanges (WFNS, CNS, ANA, ASA, etc.).
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Dr. Yao Doctor — Outpatient Schedule

Weekly clinic, including specialist and surgery days. Book 3-7 days in advance.

Clinic: The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Neurosurgery
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