Yanhua Liang

Biography:

Liang Yanhua, male, born in 1978, is a Chief dermatologist, professor and doctoral supervisor of Dermatology. He currently serves as the Director of the Department of Dermatology, Cosmetic and Venereology at Southern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital. Dr. Liang has been honored with numerous accolades, including the National Top Ten Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Dermatologists, the "Rising Star Award" in Psoriasis Prevention and Treatment in China, the Pearl River Science and Technology New Star, Shenzhen Top Ten Outstanding Young Doctors, Shenzhen Practical Clinical Medical Talent, and High-Level Healthcare Talent of Bao’an District, Shenzhen. He holds over 40 academic positions, including membership of International Psoriasis Council. Previously, he worked as an Associate Researcher at Yale University and a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Jackson Laboratory in the United States. Dr. Liang has published 141 papers and received the First Prize of the 2006 Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award. He holds three national invention patents and has led two National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, as well as research projects funded by the Guangzhou and Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commissions. He has been supported by talent programs such as the Guangzhou "Pearl River Science and Technology New Star" and Shenzhen Clinical Medical Practical Talent. He is the chief editor of *Guidelines for Refractory Skin Diseases* and the English monograph *Dermatology Research Advances* (Nova Science Publishers, 2014, two volumes, 966 pages, 500,000 words). He has contributed to eight textbooks on dermatovenereology and three expert consensus guidelines for psoriasis and acne treatment. Notably, he established the first international Psoriasis Disease Activity Index (PSODAI).