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Dr. Cao Yilin

曹谊林

Hospital

Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai

Experience

35+ years in plastic and reconstructive surgery

Languages

English, Mandarin

About

Vice President (former); Chief Physician; Professor; Doctoral Supervisor; Director of National Tissue Engineering Center of China; Director of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering

Specialties
Tissue-engineered cartilage for ear and nasal reconstructionrhinoplastyscalp avulsion replantationreconstructive microsurgery
Background

Pioneered tissue-engineered cartilage research in China, building on postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School; achieved China's first successful replantation of an avulsed scalp using microsurgical techniques (1993); director of both the National Tissue Engineering Center and the Shanghai Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; extensive publications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; recognized as the academic leader of plastic surgery at Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital

For International Patients

Dr. Cao is ideal for patients seeking cutting-edge reconstructive solutions, particularly those involving tissue-engineered cartilage for ear or nasal defects. Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital is China's most famous plastic surgery center, consistently ranked No. 1 nationally in the specialty.

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