Specialties: Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Interests: Prof. Qiao is an expert in diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of various thoracic tumors and other thoracic diseases such as chest wall deformity, fracture, and palmar hyperhidrosis. Focusing on minimally invasive surgery for various thoracic diseases, he is the pioneer of uni-portal VATS surgical technique in China (2011), and is also a practitioner of robotic thoracic surgery. He also specializes in lung transplantation for end-stage lung diseases.

Bio: Prof. Qiao has been appointed as the clinical professor of 4 different universities, and have supervised 14 postgraduate and doctoral students to date. He devotes himself to the research area of precision medicine, covering from diagnosis, surgery and perioperative systemic therapies. He also commits to the public health education, and was therefore listed in “The Compile of Famous Doctors of Lingnan” and awarded as “Consummate Craftsman” in 2019.

Education:

2001-09 to 2004-06, Sun Yat-Sen University (China), Doctor of Philosophy in Oncology

2002-12 to 2005-06, University of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), Doctor of Medicine

1993-09 to 1996-07, The Fourth Military Medical University (China), Master of Science in Epidemiology

1987-09 to 1993-06, The Fourth Military Medical University (China), Bachelor of Clinical Medicine

Awards and Honors:

Science and Technology Award of Guangdong Province (First-class). Awarded by People’s Government of Guangdong Province, 2021.

Science and Technology Progress Award of Shanxi Province (Second-class). Awarded by Shanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, 2003.

Professional Membership:

Chairman of the Thoracic Surgery Management Branch, Guangdong Medical Industry Association;

Vice Chairman of the Thoracic Surgery Society, Guangdong Medical Association;

Vice Chairman of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Branch, Guangdong Provincial Medical Association.

Publications:

Prof. Qiao had published more than 100 research articles, of which more than 40 publications were indexed by SCI/SCIE. He is the editor of Journal of Thoracic Disease, Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and International Journal of Oncology. He also edited five monographs in the area of lung cancer, including Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors, Brochioloalveolar Carcinoma, etc. Recent representative publications as first author or corresponding author including:

1. Optimal Range of Lymphadenectomy in Pathological Stage T1 and T2 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021. 11:619556.

2. Quadriplegia after removal of an accidentally ingested chicken bone. Gastroenterology, 2021.

3. A validated nomogram integrating hematological indicators to predict response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. Ann Transl Med 2021;9(8):703.

4. Surgical resection of primary tumors improved the prognosis of patients with bone metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer: a population-based and propensity score-matched study. Ann Transl Med 2021, 9(9):775.