**Education:** 1994-09 to 1997-06: Soochow University Medical College, Orthopedic Surgery, Doctorate, Advisor: Professor Dong Tianhua 1991-09 to 1994-06: Henan Medical University, Orthopedic Surgery, Master's, Advisor: Professor Xu Zhenhua 1984-09 to 1989-06: Henan Medical University, Clinical Medicine, Bachelor's **International Study Experience:** 2000: Arizona Minimally Invasive Spine Center (Tony Yeung), USA - Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Techniques 2003: Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong (Professor Lu Di-Ji) - Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis Deformity 2008: UCLA Los Angeles (Jeffery Wang), USA - AO Spine Fellow, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Techniques UCSF (Hu SS, Ames C), UCSD (Akharnia BA, Newton P), USA - Adult and Pediatric Scoliosis 2010: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York (Boachie-Adjei Oheneba), USA - Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis (Lenke LG), USA - Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis Correction Techniques Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University (Wood KB), USA - Adult Scoliosis Deformity **Professional Experience:** 1989/09 - 1991/06: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University, Resident Physician 1997/09 - 1998/06: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University, Attending Physician, Lecturer 1998/09 - 2000/12: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University, Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor 2001/01 - 2004/12: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Deputy Director of Orthopedic Research Laboratory, Deputy Section Chief of Graduate Education, Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor 2005/01 - Present: Department of Spine Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Deputy Director of Spine Surgery Department, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Supervisor **Professional Affiliations:** * Deputy Director, Sun Yat-sen University Pain Research Center * Deputy Director, Beijing Capital Medical University Spine Deformity Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment and Research Center * Adjunct Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia * Honorary Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of Hong Kong; Doctoral Supervisor * Visiting Professor, School of Medicine & Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Doctoral Supervisor * Honorary Director, Department of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (National Orthopedic Medical Center) Liaocheng Hospital * Honorary Director, Zhengzhou University Spine Deformity Institute * President, 24th Pacific Asian Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (PASMISS 2024) * Committee Member, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Asia Pacific (ISASS AP) * Committee Member, Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS) * Member, Spine Group, Orthopedics Branch, Chinese Medical Association * Deputy Head, Low Back Pain Group, Pain Branch, Chinese Medical Association * Member, Spine Group, Orthopedics Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association * Deputy Director, Spine Working Committee, Pain Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association * Deputy Director, Spine Prevention and Control Professional Committee, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association * Standing Committee Member, Orthopedics Branch, Chinese Geriatrics Society; Deputy Head, Spine Deformity Group * Deputy Director, Orthopedic Innovation and Transformation Professional Committee, Chinese Research Hospital Association * Deputy Director, Orthopedics Professional Committee, China Medical Education Association * Honorary Chairman, Orthopedic Spine Branch; Head, Spine Deformity Working Group * Standing Committee Member, Spine and Spinal Cord Professional Committee, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine; Deputy Head of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Group, Lumbar Spine Group, Infection Group; Member, Deformity Group * Standing Committee Member, Cervical Spondylosis Professional Committee, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine * Standing Committee Member, Osteoporosis Professional Committee, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine * Standing Committee Member, Spine Professional Committee, Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine * Deputy Director, Digital Orthopedics Committee, SICOT China; Standing Committee Member, Spine Committee * Standing Committee Member, Spine Branch, China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care * Vice Chairman, Orthopedics Branch, Guangdong Medical Association * Vice Chairman, Pain Branch, Guangdong Medical Association * Standing Committee Member, Orthopedics Branch, Guangdong Medical Doctor Association * Honorary Chairman, Spine Branch, Guangdong Health Association * Chairman, Orthopedics Professional Committee, Guangdong Association of Integrative Medicine * Vice Chairman, Spine and Spinal Cord Professional Committee, Guangdong Association of Rehabilitation Medicine * Vice Chairman, Spine Professional Committee, Guangdong Bioengineering Society * Vice Chairman, Orthopedic Clinical and Materials Professional Committee, Guangdong Bioengineering Society * Vice President, Guangdong Neuroscience Council * Deputy Editor-in-Chief, *Asia Spine Journal* (IF 2.3) (Official Journal of APSS) * Editorial Board Member, *Journal of Orthopedics Translation* (IF 6.6) * Editorial Board Member, *JOR Spine* (IF 3.7), *Spine Deformity* (IF 1.6), *Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery* (IF 1.6) * Editorial Board Member, *Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma*, *Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics*, *Chinese Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery*, *Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinics* * Deputy Editor-in-Chief, *Journal of Practical Orthopaedics*, *Chinese Journal of Clinical and Basic Research in Orthopaedics* * Standing Committee Member, *Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord*, *Chinese Journal of Bone and Joint* **Publications:** 214 articles, including 14 commentaries in Chinese journals, 98 SCI articles. 11 (out of 15) articles as first/corresponding author with IF >10. Highest IF 18. Published in mainstream basic research journals such as *Nature Communications*, *Bone Research*, *Bioactive Materials*, *Nature Reviews Rheumatology*, *EMBO Molecular Medicine*, *Arthritis & Rheumatology*, *JBMR*, *Osteoarthritis and Cartilage*, *EMM*, *Arthritis Research & Therapy*, *JOR Spine*, *JOR*, *Pain Physician*, *Apoptosis*, and top orthopedic/spine surgery journals such as *JOT*, *Spine*, *European Spine Journal*, *JNS*, *Asia Spine Journal*, etc. H-index: 46, Citations: 7566. **Books:** Focus on minimally invasive spine surgery techniques, diagnosis and treatment of scoliosis deformity. Editor-in-Chief/Translator of 22 books, including *Perseverance: Harrington, the Founder of Scoliosis Correction and Internal Fixation*, *Lumbar Spine Surgery*, *Surgical Techniques for the Lumbar Spine*, *Intervertebral Disc*, *Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Techniques*, *Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformity*, *Essentials of Spinal Deformity*, *Low Back Pain*, *Sagittal Balance of the Spine*, etc. **Other Major Achievements (e.g., Awards):** * Principal Investigator for 7 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects; team has received 18 NSFC projects in the last 10 years. * Supervised over 50 Master's, Doctoral, and international students. Many have been promoted to Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor. 6 co-trained PhD students (China-US), 4 remained at the hospital, becoming departmental骨干 (key personnel) capable of independent surgery and research. * Received funding from National Key R&D Program, NSFC, Fok Ying Tung Excellent Teacher Fund, Guangdong and Guangzhou Natural Science Funds and Key Funds, Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation Key Fund, and talent development programs like the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University's First Batch of Outstanding Talent Support Plan. * First Core Member of the Spine Team led by Professor Zhang Wenzhi (University of Hong Kong) under the Shenzhen "Sanming Project" (Three Famous Medical Projects). * Expert in Multidisciplinary Consultation for Scoliosis. **Awards:** * 2023: Establishment and Promotion of Innovative Diagnosis and Treatment Technologies for Severe Complex Spinal Deformity - First Prize of Science and Technology Award, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine * First Batch of Guangdong Province Medical Leading Talents (2017, 4 in Orthopedics) * December 2017: Establishment and Application of Minimally Invasive Treatment System for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures - Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award * 2017: 4th Yangcheng Good Doctor; 2024: 10th Yangcheng Good Doctor * 2014: Second Prize for Scoliosis Deformity, Chinese Scoliosis Annual Conference * 2012: International Fellowship, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) * 200