Yongqing Xu

Professional Titles: Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Postdoctoral Supervisor Current Positions: President of the Orthopedic Hospital Affiliated to Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command; Director of the Orthopedic Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Specialties: Orthopedic Trauma, Microsurgery and Hand Surgery; specialized in microsurgical reconstructive repair, artificial joint replacement and diagnosis & treatment of complicated orthopedic disorders. Educational Background & Academic Achievements Education: Graduated from the First Military Medical University in 1999 with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Further Training: Completed advanced training on artificial joint replacement in Hamburg, Germany in 2005. Academic Output: Authored/co-authored over 300 papers including 20 SCI-indexed articles; compiled or participated in compiling 16 academic monographs. Awards: Recipient of 1 Second-Class National Award for Science and Technology Progress, 1 Second-Class Chinese Medical Science Award, and multiple Science and Technology Progress Awards at the PLA and Yunnan Provincial levels. Presided over research projects including programs sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and major PLA research initiatives. Clinical Contributions & Honors Technical Advantages: Pioneering domestic expertise in microsurgical reconstruction, complex wound repair and clinical application of 3D-printing technology. Developed more than 30 innovative techniques such as free flap reconstruction and nickel-titanium shape memory alloy screw fixation. Honors & Distinctions: Winner of the 4th Chinese Physician Award in 2007 (the first recipient from Chengdu Military Command). Recipient of Special Government Allowance from the State Council; awarded Second-Class and Third-Class Military Merit Citations on multiple occasions. Honored as National Outstanding S&T Worker and High-Level Innovative Talent of the PLA, among other accolades. Social Practice & Academic Influence Frontier Medical Services: Over nearly 40 years, traveled 500,000 kilometers to provide mobile medical consultations for more than 10,000 ethnic residents in China’s borderland areas. Academic Posts: Standing Committee Member of Hand Surgery Society and Microsurgery Society, Chinese Medical Association; Associate Editor of Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy, Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Hand Surgery, etc.