12^th European Diabetes Congress

Biography

Haipeng Xiao, M.D. Ph.D. Professor of Endocrine, Chief Expert President, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Member of American Thyroid Association (ATA) Member of Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee, American Endocrine Society Member of Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Vice Secretary General, Clinical Teaching Committee of Medical Education, Ministry of Education, P. R. China Vice President, China Endocrine and Metabolism Association, Chinese Medical Doctor Association President, Guangdong Endocrine and Metabolism Association, Chinese Medical Doctor Association Vice President, Guangdong Endocrine Society, Chinese Medical Association Member of Editorial Board, Chinese Medical Journal Member of Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism Member of Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Diabetes Member of Editorial Board, Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Research Interest

As a long-term researcher in endocrine and metabolic diseases, Professor Xiao has published over 50 papers in core Chinese and foreign periodicals such as Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), Brain Research, etc. Moreover, he took the lead in treating Graves’ diseases by introducing thyroid arterial embolization, and for the first time ever, he reported relevant findings of using innovative methods to treat Graves’ diseases in the prestigious Journal of JCEM. His clinical treatments of American and British patients with stubborn hyperthyroidism have been proved very successful and specially reported by CNN, causing profound international resonance. In June of 2012, he published another academic thesis “Circulating MicroRNA Profiles as Potential Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma” in JCEM which has received high attention and positive response among medical scientists home and abroad.