Faculty

HU Yuntao

Professor

Ophthalmology

Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital

Education Background

Sep 1983 – Jul 1989: Shanghai Second Military Medical University, Department of Naval Medicine (6-year program), Bachelor of Medicine (B.M.)

  • Sep 1996 – Jul 1999: PLA Postgraduate Medical School (Ophthalmology Department, PLA General Hospital), Master of Medicine (M.M.)

  • Sep 2004 – Jul 2007: Peking University Health Science Center (Peking University Eye Center), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

  • Aug 2010 – Apr 2012: University of Southern California, Doheny Eye Institute, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Research focus: Retinal stem cell transplantation and electronic retinal artificial vision)

Work Experience

  • Jul 1989 – Sep 1996: Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Navy General Hospital, Resident Physician, Attending Physician

  • Jul 1999 – Sep 2004: Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Navy General Hospital, Attending Physician, Associate Chief Physician

  • Jul 2007 – Aug 2010: Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Eye Center, Associate Chief Physician

  • Apr 2012 – Mar 2015: Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Eye Center, Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor

  • May 2013 – May 2014: Visiting Specialist for Retinal Stem Cell Transplantation, California Project to Cure Blindness, University of Southern California

  • Oct 2014 – Oct 2017: Guest Researcher, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Electronic Retina Project)

  • Apr 2017: Visiting Professor, Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, University of Southern California

  • Mar 2015 – Present: Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Director of Ophthalmology Department, Chief Physician

Research Field

  • Clinical Research on Fundus Diseases and Ocular Trauma

  • Artificial Vision via Electronic Retina

  • Retinal Cell Transplantation and Stem Cells

  • In Vivo Optic Nerve Tract-Tracing Techniques

  • Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention and Blindness Control

Academic Appointments

  • Vice-Chairperson, Ocular Trauma Group, Ophthalmology Branch, Chinese Medical Association (CMA)

  • Vice-Chairperson, Ocular Trauma Committee, Chinese Ophthalmologist Association (COA)

  • Vice-Chairperson, Visual Disability Rehabilitation Committee, China Association of Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (Rehabilitation for Visually Impaired)

  • Standing Committee Member, Ophthalmology Branch, Beijing Medical Association

  • Standing Council Member, Ophthalmology Branch, Beijing Medical Doctor Association

  • Corresponding Editorial Board Member:

    • Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology

    • Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases

    • Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer:

    • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS)

    • NMR in Biomedicine

    • Neural Regeneration Research (NRR)

  • Grant Reviewer, Beijing Natural Science Foundation

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