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Dr. Li Jianan

励建安

Hospital

Jiangsu Province Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing

Experience

40+ years in rehabilitation medicine

Languages

English, Mandarin

About

Chief Physician; Professor; Doctoral Supervisor; Former President of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM)

Specialties
Stroke rehabilitationspinal cord injury rehabilitationcardiac rehabilitationexercise physiologyrehabilitation medicine system development
Background

Widely regarded as the father of modern rehabilitation medicine in China; served as President of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM), the first Chinese physician to hold this position; instrumental in establishing rehabilitation medicine as a recognized clinical specialty in China's healthcare system; led the development of national rehabilitation standards and training curricula; Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine; recipient of multiple National Science and Technology Progress Awards; published extensively in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, and other leading journals

For International Patients

Dr. Li is one of the most internationally connected rehabilitation physicians in China. Patients with complex rehabilitation needs, particularly those involving stroke recovery, spinal cord injury, or cardiac rehabilitation, benefit from his integrative approach combining international best practices with China's rehabilitation infrastructure. His team at Jiangsu Province Hospital has experience managing international patients and coordinating multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs.

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