Liu Yuewu

Liu Yuewu

Chief Physician of General Surgery, Professor, and Master's Supervisor.

Surgery
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences logo Affiliated HospitalPeking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Research areas: Thyroid surgery and gastrointestinal and splenic surgery.

Cutting-edge technology: Pioneered endoscopic thyroid surgery via the subclavian approach and selective lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer in China. Familiar with domestic and international thyroid cancer surgical guidelines and has given numerous academic presentations in China. Extensive surgical experience, performing approximately 500 thyroid surgeries annually, with no complaints of accidental recurrent laryngeal nerve injury to date.

Areas of expertise: Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases, especially thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, hyperthyroidism, and nodular goiter.

Academic Highlights and Core Values: Member of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), Vice Chairman of the Thyroid Professional Committee of the China Non-Public Medical Institutions Association, and Member of the Thyroid Professional Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association. Has undertaken multiple research projects on the thyroid, including studies on the relationship between female hormones and the occurrence and development of thyroid cancer, and the impact and mechanism of BRAF gene mutations on the malignancy of thyroid cancer. Received the "Professor Qiu Fazhu Outstanding Paper Award" and the "Professor Zhu Yu Outstanding Paper Award" (both as first author), and won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2003.