Dr. Dong Birong

Chief Physician; Professor; Doctoral Supervisor; Director of Geriatrics and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics

Leads the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics based at West China Hospital, one of only a few national-level geriatric research centers in China, positioning her at the forefront of national aging research and clinical practice standardization; made significant contributions to sarcopenia research in Chinese elderly populations, including diagnostic criteria development, prevalence studies, and exercise-nutrition intervention trials; led large-scale epidemiological studies on aging, frailty, and chronic disease patterns among elderly populations in western China; contributed to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) consensus guidelines; published in Age and Ageing, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, and Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific

West China Hospital is ranked among China's top three hospitals and serves as the leading medical center for western China. Dr. Dong's geriatric department is particularly strong in managing elderly patients with sarcopenia, malnutrition, frailty, and complex multi-organ chronic disease. As director of the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, her team has access to cutting-edge diagnostic tools for body composition analysis, muscle function assessment, and nutritional evaluation. Chengdu offers a cost-effective medical tourism environment compared to Beijing and Shanghai while maintaining top-tier medical quality.

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