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Leadership: Yang Fan

2024-07-02


Dr. Yang Fan


Vice President of Peking University People's Hospital

Chief Physician of the Thoracic Surgery Department

Doctoral Supervisor of Peking University Health Science Center


Specialty:


Dr. Yang Fan has focused on minimally invasive thoracic surgery (MITS), clinical and basic research on comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, the evolution of early-stage lung cancer, molecular characteristics and immune microenvironment of ground-glass nodules (GGNs). He has conducted a series of pioneering studies from exploration to application on early-stage lung cancer, encompassing molecular mechanisms, precise monitoring of postoperative recurrence, and near-infrared fluorescence thoracoscopic surgery. Some of these studies were internationally groundbreaking. Dr. Yang has led numerous clinical trials and translational research projects and served as an author of the official documents on Lung Cancer Guidelines and Consensus of the China Anti-Cancer Association, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, and in the Asia-Pacific region. He also pioneered the intraoperative application of fluorescence endoscopy in thoracic surgery to develop a domestic fluorescence endoscopy system. Besides, Dr. Yang has been the principal investigator for several national and provincial-level projects. He completed the National High-Tech Research & Development Program as the second primary investigator. Over the past five years, Dr. Yang has published over 90 papers in international journals such as the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, European Respiratory Journal, Science Advances, and Clinical Cancer Research.


Academic/Social Positions:


  • Standing Committee Member and Secretary-General, Lung Cancer Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association
  • Standing Committee Member, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Committee, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Committee Member, Youth Committee, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Chairperson, Thoracic Surgery Branch, Chinese Research Hospital Association
  • Vice Chair, Youth Committee, Precision Medicine and Tumor MDT Professional Committee, Chinese Research Hospital Association
  • Committee Member, Pulmonary Tumor Special Committee, Chinese Medical Education Association
  • Secretary-General, Youth Committee, Chinese Society for Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Vice Chair, Youth Committee, Lung Cancer of the Beijing Medical Award Foundation
  • Editorial Board Member, PLOS ONE (ISSN: 1932-6203)
  • Associate Editor, Lung Cancer (ISSN: 0169-5002)


Awards:


  • Beijing Nova Award
  • Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, among others.