Overview
Prof. Yu-Hua Fan is a Chief Physician, Professor, and PhD Supervisor. She is a senior specialist in the Department of Neurology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. She is a renowned national expert in cerebrovascular diseases and rare neurological disorders, dedicated to the precision prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke and translational research on complex neurogenetic diseases.
Clinical focus & conditions
1.Vascular Neurology
Acute management and prevention of Cerebral Infarction (Stroke), TIA, and Cerebral Hemorrhage.
2.Neurological Rare Diseases
Expert diagnosis and Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) for Fabry and Pompe Diseases.
3.Functional & Sleep Disorders
Standardized therapy for Migraines and chronic Insomnia.
Diagnostic repositioning for Positional Vertigo (BPPV).
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
Training — Duke University (USA)
Hospital affiliations
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Honors & Research
Honors:
Titled as "Lingnan Famous Doctor" and "Yangcheng Good Doctor"; recipient of multiple Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Awards and university-level excellence in teaching awards.Academic Affiliations:
Member of the Cerebrovascular Disease Group of the Neurology Branch of the Guangdong Medical Association; Member of the Expert Committee of the Guangdong Rare Disease Alliance.
Research:
PI for several National Natural Science Foundation projects and provincial research grants. Published over 40 SCI papers in authoritative journals such as Stroke, Neurology, and Journal of Neurology.
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