Yao Yibo

Yao Yibo

Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor, Director of the Department of Anorectal Surgery, and the Fifth Generation Successor of the Gu Family Surgery

TCM & Acupuncture
Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine logo Affiliated HospitalLonghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

-Research areas : functional constipation, gut microbiota, complex anal fistula, pelvic floor dynamic disorders.

- Cutting-edge technologies: Sacral nerve modulation therapy for defecation disorders; minimally invasive treatment combining sutures and VAAFT; research on the pathogenesis of constipation in traditional Chinese medicine.

- Areas of expertise: intractable functional constipation, high-level complex anal fistula, pelvic floor defecation disorders, and chronic perianal wounds.

- Academic Highlights: Author of "Technical Operation Specifications for Video-Assisted Treatment of Anal Fistula"; presided over multiple National Natural Science Foundation of China projects; proposed the pathogenesis theory of constipation due to Qi deficiency and intestinal stagnation.

- Core Values: Establish a TCM-based system for regulating constipation, integrate pelvic floor function assessment, and optimize a combined TCM and Western medicine minimally invasive approach for complex anal fistulas.