MD, PhD
Associate professor and Senior Consultant PRM Physician
Head of academic discipline of rehabilitation medicine
Joint clical position, Region Västerbotten
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Biography
I trained as a physician in China and earned my PhD at Umeå University in 2003. My doctoral thesis was titled Apoptotic and necrotic cell death after photothrombotic ring stroke. During my post-doc period, I focused on the enriched environment and neuroplasticity. In 2017, after renewing my medical education and completing both internship and residency training in Sweden, I became a consultant physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine.
As a main supervisor, I has supervised two PhDs, one postdoctoral fellow and 18 MD students to completion, and am currently supervising 3 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral fellows. I lead a multidisciplinary research team that includes research nurses, clinical trial coordinators, biomedical engineers, a health economist and statisticians.
I am a frequent invited speaker and serves on program committees for national and international conferences. Among my international activities, I currently serve as the Coordinator of the Scientific Committee and an Executive Member of the European Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (ESPRM) , as well as Chair of the Stroke Special Interest Scientific Committee (Stroke-SISC). Additionally, I am Co-Chair of the ClinFit Committee within the International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM).
I am the Editor-in-Chief in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications and serve on the editorial board of the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
Research
My research focuses on stroke rehabilitation, including evaluating rehabilitation needs using Rehabkompassen® - a digital tool my team and I developed - which is currently being assessed in a national multicenter randomized controlled trial. My work also explores cognitive recovery, neuroplasticity, and the implementation of evidence-based practice in clinical setting. In collaboration with my global network, I am engaged in research on post-stroke rehabilitation services across Europe, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Covid-19 and e-health.
I has received more than 30 million SEK in external funding from the Swedish Research Council (VR) – treatment research and VR project grants, Forte, the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, VINNOVA, and the Swedish Stroke Association, as well as internal funding from Central and Base ALF.
Ongoing Research projects:
Clinical Practice
As a senior consultant in rehabilitation medicine, I lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide patient-centered rehabilitation for individuals with various neurological disabilities in the clinical practice at the University Hospital of Umeå.
Educations & Professional Licensure
Appointments (Selected)
Awards (Selected)
I has been teaching since 2010 at the undergraduate level in the Medical Program, Physiotherapy Program, and Occupational Therapy Program. Currently responsible for the Rehab Theme Day in semester 9 of the Medical Program and the advanced national SK course (Specialist Competence Course) in stroke rehabilitation. Supervises projects at the master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels