Dewei Zhao

Professional Titles: Chief Physician, Professor, MD (Doctor of Medicine), Doctoral Supervisor. Honorary President of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Dalian University; incumbent Director of General Orthopedics, Orthopedic Medical Research Center of Dalian University; Director of Postdoctoral Workstation; Director of Orthopedic Surgery (National Key Clinical Specialty); Director of the National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Orthopedic Implant Materials Development approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Recipient of Special Government Allowance from the State Council of China. Major Social Academic Appointments Vice President of Association for the Study of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (ARCO) Standing Committee Member of Chinese Medical Doctor Association (CMDA) Chairman, Microsurgery Physicians Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association Vice Chairman, Orthopedic Surgeons Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association Group Leader, Orthopedic Microsurgical Repair Group, Orthopedics Branch of Chinese Medical Association (CMA) Standing Director, Chinese Society for Biomaterials Chairman, Clinical Trial Research Branch, Chinese Society for Biomaterials Chief Scientist, China Consortium for Clinical Translation of Biodegradable Magnesium Honors & Titles Distinguished National Physician of China (2018) Distinguished Physician of Liaoning Province (2017) Distinguished Physician of Dalian City (2017) Outstanding National Hospital Director (2016) Outstanding Expert of Liaoning Province (2005, 2010) Outstanding Science and Technology Worker of Liaoning Province (2008) Scientific Research Achievements Engaged in orthopedics and microsurgery for over 30 years; pioneered more than ten original therapies for avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Presided over 5 national science & technology support projects during the 11th, 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan periods, 2 public welfare research projects sponsored by the former Ministry of Health of China, and 6 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His research achievements have won numerous awards: 1 First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award from Ministry of Education; 1 First Prize of Liaoning Provincial Technical Invention Award; 5 First Prizes & 3 Second Prizes of Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award; 2 Second Prizes of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award; 1 Gold Medal at Geneva International Invention Exhibition. He has authored and edited 15 academic monographs, published more than 130 SCI-indexed papers and over 300 articles in Chinese core journals, and been granted 46 Chinese patents and 3 European patents.