**Education and Professional Experience:**
**Education:**
2008: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Orthopedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University
2003: Master of Surgery (MS) in Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University
1998: Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) in Clinical Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
**Professional Experience:**
Current: Deputy Director, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Microsurgery; Deputy Director, Department of Spine Surgery; Secretary, First Party Branch of Orthopedic Surgery & Microsurgery Faculty; Director, Scoliosis Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2017 – Present: Professor / Chief Physician / Principal Investigator, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2016 – Present: Chief Physician / Principal Investigator, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2013 – 2016: Principal Investigator, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2011 – 2013: Joint Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
2009 – 2013: Associate Professor / Associate Chief Physician, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2005: Visiting Clinician, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2003 – 2009: Resident Physician / Attending Physician, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
1998 – 2000: Resident Physician, Shenzhen Shajing People's Hospital
**Professional Affiliations:**
1. Member, Guangdong Provincial Expert Working Group, "Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Project for Degenerative Spinal Diseases," Institute of Hospital Management, National Health Commission
2. Vice President, Orthopedic Branch, Guangdong Provincial Rehabilitation Medicine Association
3. Member, Basic Research Group, Orthopedic Branch, Chinese Medical Association
4. Standing Committee Member, Spine Surgery Society, China Chapter, International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
5. Member, Innovation and Translation Group, Orthopedic Branch, Chinese Medical Association
6. Member, Spine and Spinal Cord Basic Research Group, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
**Publications:** Professor Su Peiqiang has long been engaged in basic and clinical research on skeletal system developmental deformities and degenerative diseases. As corresponding/first author (including co-authorship), he has published 45 SCI papers in journals including *Adv Sci.*, *Cell Death Differ.*, *J Pineal Res.*, *Bone Res.*, *Mol Ther.*, *EMBO Mol Med.*, *Genet Med.*, *eLife*, and *Exp Mol Med.*, among others. A total of 13 papers have an Impact Factor > 10. The total number of citations for his related research is 1122.
**Other Major Achievements (e.g., Awards):** The team has cumulatively received over 30 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants. Professor Su Peiqiang, as the Project Leader, has been awarded 1 Key Program of the NSFC, 1 Major Cultivation Research Program of the NSFC, 5 General Programs of the NSFC, 1 Young Scientists Fund of the NSFC, and several key provincial/municipal projects. He has been selected for the National High-Level Leading Talent Program, the Ministry of Education's Program for New Century Excellent Talents, the Guangdong Special Support Program's "Hundred, Thousand, Ten Thousand Project" Leading Talent Program, and the "Three Threes" and "Five Fives" Talent Support Programs of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. His research achievements have been awarded the Second Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Award, the Third Prize of the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, and the Guangdong Provincial Excellent Medical Achievement Award.