Xu Doctor Chief Physician

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Endocrinology and Metabolism · Chief Physician

Dr. Lijuan Xu holds degrees from Sun Yat-sen University and serves on multiple endocrine committees. Awards include Excellent Teacher and first prize in a blood glucose monitoring competition. Research focuses on type 2 diabetes remission, vitamin D, and metabolic disease, with multiple first/corresponding-author SCI publications in journals like *Diabetes Res Clin Pract* and *J Diabetes Investig*.

Medical Expertise: Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and its complications, obesity, thyroid diseases, pituitary and adrenal disorders, secondary hypertension, osteoporosis, and gout. With 25 years of medical study and clinical practice, the primary research focus is on the treatment of diabetes and its complications.

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About Dr. Xu Doctor

Hospital
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Title
Chief Physician
Department
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Years of Practice
28 years (1998 — present)
**Education:** Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees all obtained from Sun Yat-sen University **Professional Affiliations:** Youth Committee Member, Diabetes Branch, Guangdong Medical Association; Member, Metabolic and Endocrine Professional Committee, Guangdong Health Management Association; Member, Endocrine Professional Committee, Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Association; Standing Committee Member, Osteoporosis Special Committee, Guangdong Geriatric Health Association **Awards:** Excellent Teacher, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University; "Advanced Individual," Guangdong Health Management Association; First Prize, Blood Glucose Monitoring Paper Competition, Diabetes Branch, Chinese Medical Association **Research Achievements (First/Co-first and Corresponding Author SCI Articles):** 1. Lijuan Xu#; Liangjiao Wang#; Xinwei Huang; Liehua Liu; Wejian Ke; Xiaoying He; Zhimin Huang; Juan Liu; Xuesi Wan; Xiaopei Cao; Yanbing Li. Baseline red blood cell distribution width predicts long-term glycemic remission in patients with type 2 diabetes. *Diabetes Res Clin Pract*, 2017, 131:33-41. 2. Lijuan Xu; Pengyuan Zhang#; Hongyu Guan; Zhimin Huang; Xiaoying He; Xuesi Wan; Haipeng Xiao; Yanbing Li. Vitamin D and its receptor regulate lipopolysaccharide-induced transforming growth factor-β, angiotensinogen expression and podocytes apoptosis through the nuclear factor-κB pathway. *J Diabetes Investig*, 2016, 7(5): 680-688. 3. Lijuan Xu; Pengyuan Zhang#; Zhimin Huang; Liangying Zhong; Hai Li; Liehua Liu; Juan Liu; Haipeng Xiao; Yanbing Li. Hypoglycemia during Short-Term Intensive Insulin Therapy and Its Association with Long-Term Glycemic Remission in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes. *Journal of Diabetes Research*, 2020, 2020:4097469. 4. Lijuan Xu, Wan X, Huang Z, Zeng F, Wei G, Fang D, Deng W, Li Y. Impact of vitamin D on chronic kidney diseases in non-dialysis patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. *PLoS One*, 2013, 8(4):e61387. 5. Lijuan Xu, Zhimin Huang, Xiaoying He, Xuesi Wan, Donghong Fang, Yanbing Li. Adverse effect of metformin therapy on serum vitamin B12 and folate: short-term treatment causes disadvantages? *Med Hypotheses*, 2013, 81(2):149-51. 6. Pengyuan Zhang#; Lijuan Xu#; Hongyu Guan; Liehua Liu; Juan Liu; Zhimin Huang; Xiaopei Cao; Zhihong Liao; Haipeng Xiao; Yanbing Li. Beraprost sodium, a prostacyclin analogue, reduces fructose-induced hepatocellular steatosis in mice and in vitro via the microRNA. *Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental*, 2017, 73: 9-21. 7. Ye W, Lijuan Xu#, Ye Y, Zeng F, Lu X, Li Y, Liu L. The efficacy and safety of meal replacement in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. *J Clin Endocrinol Metab*, 2023, dgad273. 8. Zjun Xu#, Lijuan Xu#, Liping Liu, Hai Li, Jiewen Jin, Miaoguan Peng, Yanrui Huang, Haipeng Xiao, Yanbing Li, and Hongyu Guan. A Glycolysis-Related Five-Gene Signature Predicts Biochemical Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients with Prostate Adenocarcinoma. *Front Oncol*, 2021, 11:625452. 9. Jin J#, Deng Z#, Lijuan Xu#, Li H, Zhang P, Liu L, Liu J, Han H, Huang Z, Cao X, Xiao H, Li Y. Prior bariatric surgery and perioperative cardiovascular outcomes following noncardiac surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: hint from National Inpatient Sample Database. *Cardiovasc Diabetol*, 2020, 19(1):103. 10. Zhong L#, Wang Y#, Lin W, Yao Z, Zhang J, Xu H, Feng P*, Xu Lijuan* (Corresponding Author). Prenatal Genetic Counseling in a Chinese Pregnant Woman With Rare Thalassemia: A Case Report. *Front Genet*, 2021, 12:670168.
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Dr. Xu Doctor — Outpatient Schedule

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Clinic: The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Endocrinology and Metabolism
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