Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor. Fellow certified by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of the United Kingdom. Visiting Scholar at Barnes‑Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, USA. Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic surgical diseases including thoracic tumors such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors, tracheal tumors, benign esophageal diseases, pneumothorax, pectus excavatum and palmar hyperhidrosis, with particular expertise in the diagnosis and minimally invasive surgical treatment of small pulmonary nodules, as well as minimally invasive surgery for mediastinal tumors and esophageal cancer. Has published 40 papers in core journals and above as the first author and corresponding author, including 20 SCI papers. Presides over and participates in multiple research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, key provincial‑ministerial‑level projects and natural science funds.