Why These Experts Matter to International Patients
Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital (BDG) has assembled one of China's most formidable neurosurgery teams — specialists trained at Huashan and Tiantan, China's two most prestigious neurosurgery centers, with advanced fellowships at Barrow Neurological Institute, University of Toronto, and leading European centers.
This is Series 1 of our 15-expert introduction. We open with six founding physicians who define the hospital's clinical core: cerebrovascular mastery, neurocritical care, functional neurosurgery (DBS), skull base tumor surgery, and interventional neuroradiology. Each profile below tells a story of decades of dedication to one of medicine's most demanding fields.
Clinical Superpower
The rare "dual-gun" neurosurgeon equally proficient in microsurgical craniotomy and endovascular intervention — one of fewer than a dozen such specialists worldwide. Covers the full spectrum: complex brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), brain and spinal cord tumors, carotid stenosis, and moyamoya disease.
- M.D., Ph.D. — Fudan University Shanghai Medical College (1998)
- Former Director of Cerebrovascular Disease Group, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
- Doctoral Supervisor & Professor of Neurosurgery, Fudan University
- Vice President, Shanghai Neurosurgery Association
- First Chinese physician licensed to perform Onyx embolization
- First Chinese Pipeline (flow-diverter) trainer
- 120+ publications (100+ core journals, 30+ SCI)
- Shanghai Medical Ethics Model Award (2020)
Clinical Superpower
One of China's most respected authorities on neurocritical care — the art of saving patients with severe traumatic brain injury, massive hemorrhagic/ischemic stroke, and post-operative neurosurgical crises. Equally exceptional in high-complexity tumor surgery: brainstem gliomas, craniopharyngiomas, acoustic neuromas, and skull base meningiomas.
- Academic Dean, Shanghai Donglei Brain Hospital
- Chief, Gao Liang Neurocritical Care Medical Center
- Doctoral Supervisor — Tongji, Nanjing Medical, Yangzhou Universities
- Chair, Neurocritical Care Group, National Health Commission CME
- Vice Chair, Critical Care Collaborative Group, Chinese Neurosurgical Society
- Vice Chair, Brain Function Assessment Committee, National Health Commission
- Editor-in-Chief: Neurocritical Care Medicine & Neurocritical Care
- 40+ books authored/co-authored; 150 SCI & national papers
- Bai Qiu'en Foundation "Bai Qiu'en Good Doctor" Award (2024)
- Shanghai "Renxin Doctor" Award (2021); Shanghai "Good Doctor" (2020)
Clinical Superpower
The pioneer who brought DBS to China in 2000. Two and a half decades later, he has performed nearly 3,000 brain pacemaker implantations — among the largest single-surgeon DBS series in the world. His mastery of awake microelectrode recording and intraoperative neurophysiology places him among the global elite in functional neurosurgery.
- Performed China’s first DBS surgery (2000)
- ~3,000 successful DBS implantations to date
- Vice Chair, China Neuromodulation Union (CNU)
- Executive Committee, Academic Committee on Neuromodulation, CMDA
- Committee Member, Functional Neurosurgery Academic Committee, CMDA
- Former Deputy Leader, Functional Neurosurgery Team, Chinese Medical Association
- Former Deputy Leader, Functional Neurosurgery Team, Shanghai Medical Association
- 70+ publications; NSFC & Shanghai Science Commission Research Grants
Clinical Superpower
A surgically versatile cerebrovascular expert who combines microsurgical clipping, bypass, and endovascular techniques for the most challenging aneurysm and AVM cases. Trained under the legendary Prof. Rhoton at the University of Florida’s neuroanatomy laboratory and under Prof. Lawton at Barrow Neurological Institute — two globally revered teachers of neurosurgical anatomy.
- 5,000+ neurosurgical procedures completed
- Visiting Scholar — Rhoton Neuroanatomy Lab, University of Florida (2014)
- Senior Fellow — Barrow Neurological Institute, USA (2018)
- Director, Neurovascular Surgery Academic Center
- Director, Neuroanatomy Laboratory, BDG
- Secretary-General, Neurosurgery Branch, Shanghai Social Medical Association
- Committee Member, Chinese Anatomical Society Neurosurgery Branch
- Specialist in: aneurysm clipping/coiling, AVM resection/embolization, bypass, MVD for trigeminal neuralgia & hemifacial spasm, skull base tumor microsurgery
Clinical Superpower
A rare combination: mastery of both neuroendoscopic skull base surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Trained in skull base tumor surgery under Prof. Zhang Junting at Beijing Tiantan Hospital — China’s most prestigious skull base center. His endoscopic transsphenoidal approach to pituitary tumors and endoscopic ventricular procedures are state-of-the-art.
- Trained under Prof. Zhang Junting, Beijing Tiantan Hospital (2014–2015)
- 20 years of neurosurgery experience (Chongqing Medical University, Zunyi Medical College)
- Director, Neuroendoscopy Academic Center, BDG
- Director, Neuro-Spine Minimally Invasive Academic Center, BDG
- Committee Member, Chinese Glioma Professional Committee
- Committee Member, WFNS Spinal & Spine Professional Committee
- Standing Committee, Neurosurgery Branch, Shanghai Social Medical Association
- Specialist in: endoscopic pituitary surgery, skull base tumor microsurgery, minimally invasive spine, glioma surgery
Clinical Superpower
China’s go-to expert for complex aneurysm flow diversion and curative AVM embolization. Trained at Fudan’s Huashan Hospital and further at Toronto Western Hospital (Canada) and Krupp Hospital (Germany). He was among the first in China to perform Pipeline flow-diverter implantation alongside Prof. Song Donglei, and pioneered the Pressure Cooker technique for curative AVM embolization — achieving complete occlusion rates once thought impossible.
- M.S. Neurosurgery — Fudan University Huashan Hospital
- Visiting Scholar — Toronto Western Hospital (Pipeline & venous AVM embolization, 2016)
- Visiting Scholar — Krupp Hospital, Germany (2018)
- National Pipeline (Flow-Diverter) Training Instructor
- Director, Neurointervention Innovation Academic Center, BDG
- National Committee, Neurointervention Branch, Chinese Stroke Association
- First in China: Pressure Cooker technique for curative AVM embolization
- Co-pioneered complex aneurysm Pipeline treatment in China (2014)
- Led Shanghai Science Commission project on Willis Covered Stent
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