Professional Expertise
Diagnosis and treatment of digestive system diseases, particularly Helicobacter pylori and related disorders, early endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors, and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Education and Professional Experience
1978–1982: Studied Clinical Medicine at Beijing Medical College. From 1982, served successively as Resident Physician, Attending Physician (1987), Associate Chief Physician (1992), and Chief Physician (1998) in the Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital. Pursued advanced studies at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan, the University of California Medical Center, USA, and the Endoscopy Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Served as Deputy Director of Medical Affairs from 1998 to 2003, Department Director from 2003 to 2018, and has served as Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory for Prevention and Research of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases since 2015.
Research Work
Has long been engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive system diseases and digestive endoscopy. In 1991, pioneered endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer and precancerous lesions in China. In 1996, conducted population-based intervention trials on Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer in a high-incidence area for gastric cancer in Shandong Province, and led the Eleventh Five-Year National Science and Technology Support Program project "Diagnosis and Treatment Standards for Helicobacter pylori-Related Diseases in China." Since 2003, has conducted in-depth research on gastroesophageal reflux disease, including epidemiology, magnifying endoscopy findings, and ultrastructural studies, and published China's first monograph on GERD, *Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease*. In 2021, led the formulation of the *Sixth National Consensus Report on the Management of Helicobacter pylori Infection (Non-Eradication Therapy Section)* and China's first *Chinese Guidelines for the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection*, and participated in the development of the *Maastricht VI International Consensus Report on the Management of Helicobacter pylori Infection*. Research on the relationship between H. pylori and gastric cancer, H. pylori diagnosis and treatment, and GERD has been cited as level-one evidence in numerous domestic and international guidelines and consensus statements. Has led multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and major projects of the Ministry of Education, and undertaken Eleventh and Twelfth Five-Year National Science and Technology Support Program projects. Holds six invention patents. Has supervised the graduation of over 40 doctoral students and over 10 master's students. Has published over 300 academic papers, including more than 40 SCI-indexed articles.
Awards
2025: At the world's premier gastroenterology academic conference, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the research group's "Nationwide Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Phase III Trial of Riftonidazole Triple Therapy for Eradication Efficacy and Safety in Treatment-Naïve H. pylori-Infected Patients" was selected as one of the AGA's six best studies.
2022: Named "Outstanding Physician of Beijing" by the Beijing Medical Doctor Association.
2017: Received the honorary title "National Famous Doctor · Outstanding Contribution" in the inaugural "National Famous Doctors Series Rankings."
2016: Awarded the Beijing Municipal Teacher Ethics Pioneer title.
2015: Received the Second Prize of the Chinese Medical Association Science and Technology Award (Certificate No.: 201502012P1001) for "New Methods for Early Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer and New Strategies for Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Pathogenic Factor H. pylori."
2015: Received the Second Prize of the Huaxia Medical Science and Technology Award (Certificate No.: 201502028P1001) for "New Methods for Early Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer and New Strategies for Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Pathogenic Factor Helicobacter pylori."
2014: Received the Second Prize for Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement in Science and Technology Progress in Higher Education Institutions from the Ministry of Education (China) for "Innovation in the Gastric Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment System and Application of Its Key Technologies." The doctoral dissertation supervised by Professor Zhou Liya — "Isolation, Identification, and Mechanism of Gastric Cancer-Specific Fluorescent Markers in Gastric Juice" — was rated as a 2013 Peking University Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation.
2009: The doctoral dissertation supervised was awarded the Outstanding Poster Award at the Ninth National Congress of Digestive Diseases.
2007: The first-author paper "A Five-Year Follow-Up Study on the Pathological Changes of Gastric Mucosa After H. pylori Eradication" was selected as one of the Fourth China Association for Science and Technology Outstanding Academic Papers (China Association for Science and Technology).
2005: The study "The Diagnosis of Nonerosive Reflux Disease Using High-Resolution Endoscopy" received the "Asian Pacific Digestive Week Distinguished Poster Award."
2005: The study "Eight-Year Follow-Up Study on the Morbidity of Gastric Cancer and the Pathological Changes of Gastric Mucosa After H. pylori Eradication" was recognized by the American Gastroenterological Association as one of the 40 most important studies globally that year – TOP 40.
1996: "Endoscopic Treatment of Submucosal Tumors of the Stomach" was awarded an Outstanding Paper Award by the Chinese Medical Association.
1995: "Double-Gastroscope Mucosal Resection for the Treatment of Early Gastric Cancer and Precancerous Lesions" was awarded an Outstanding Paper Award by the Beijing Branch of the Chinese Medical Association.
Publications and Translations
2016: Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the advanced professional qualification examination guide *Advanced Textbook of Gastroenterology (Second Edition)*.
2015: Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Medical Association continuing medical education textbook *Diagnosis and Treatment Standards and Advances in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease*.
2013: Served as Editor-in-Chief in the production of the Chinese Medical Association physician training audio-visual DVD *Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Techniques for Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding*, distributed nationwide. International ISBN: 978-7-88032-878-3.
2010: Appointed as an editorial board member of the *Chinese Medical Encyclopedia*, Gastroenterology Volume.
2009: Editor-in-Chief of the digestive system diseases chapter of the *National Essential Medicines Clinical Application Guidelines (Chemical Drugs and Biological Products)* (2009 edition).
2007: Editor-in-Chief of China's first professional monograph *Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease*.
2004: Deputy Editor-in-Chief of *Atlas of Digestive Endoscopy*.
Chief Translator of the original American textbook: 19th Edition *Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine* — Digestive System Diseases Volume.