Yan Wei, M.D., Ph.D.

Department:Neurosurgery

Medical School:Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

Academic Rank:Associate Chief Physician


Appointment

Clinical / Research Interests

Endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, chordoma and CSF leankage; treatment of traumatic brain injury and introcranial hemorrage.


Professional Highlights

Outstanding Paper Award, Chinese Neuroscience Society, 2017

Best Appearance Award, National Neurosurgery Operation Skills Competition, 2017

Jiangsu Scientific and Technological Progress Award

Zhejiang Scientific and Technological Progress Award

Travel Grant Award: Top 16 Student Abstract of The 25th Annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium, USA


Professional Appointments

Member, AANS, USA

Member, National Neurotrauma Society, USA

Member, Chinese Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Member, China Neurosurgical Critical Care Specialist Council

Member, Neurotrauma Society of CPAM


Education Experience

Visiting Scholar, University of California Los Angeles, 2014-2015 

M.D. and Ph.D., Nanjing University, 1999-2008 


Research Summary

Minimal invasive surgery for introcranial hemorraghe;

7.0T MRI test for minimal pituitary ACTH-secreting adenoma;

Treatment strategy for subdural hygroma.


Publications

Lin J, Hu W, Wu Q, Yi J, Liu Z, Zhou G, Ma F, Zhang J, Yan W. Analysis of Prognostic Factors for the Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Underwent Endoscopic Transnasal Optic Canal Decompression. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Jul-Aug;31(5):1266-1269. (Corresponding author)

Yan W, Lin J, Hu W, Wu Q, Zhang J. Combination analysis on the impact of the initial vision and surgical time for the prognosis of indirect traumatic optic neuropathy after endoscopic transnasal optic canal decompression. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 Feb 25. 

Lin J, Hu W, Wu Q, Zhang J, Yan W. An evolving perspective of endoscopic transnasal optic canal decompression for traumatic optic neuropathy in clinic. Neurosurg Rev. 2019 Nov 22. (Corresponding author)

Cai F, Dai C, Chen S, Wu Q, Liu X, Hong Y, Wang Z, Li L, Yan W, Wang R, Zhang J. CXCL12-regulated miR-370-3p functions as a tumor suppressor gene by targeting HMGA2 in nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2019 May 15;488:25-35. 

Cai F, Hong Y, Xu J, Wu Q, Reis C, Yan W, Wang W, Zhang J. A Novel Mutation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interacting Protein Gene Associated with Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma Mediates Tumor Invasion and Growth Hormone Hypersecretion. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar;123:e45-e59. 


Current Program

The effect of Nrf2-mediated induction of P62 on the balance of autophagy and apoptosis following TBI. Funding Source: National Natural Science Foundation of China.

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