Areas of Expertise

Zhang Guoyou, PhD, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, specializes in facelift, abdominoplasty, fat grafting, liposuction, and body contouring, etc.

Biography

Guoyou Zhang works in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital. He holds a Dr. med. degree from Germany and completed postdoctoral training at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has published more than 70 academic papers, including 51 SCI-indexed papers. His main clinical interests include post-bariatric reconstruction, post-weight-loss skin tightening, abdominoplasty, and fat grafting/body contouring.

Member, International Wound Healing Society (WHS)
Member, International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI)
Youth Committee Member, Scar Medicine Branch, Chinese Plastic Surgery Association
Youth Committee Member, Burn and Trauma Branch, Chinese Geriatrics Society
Youth Committee Member, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Society, Chinese Non-Governmental Medical Institutions Association
Member, Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID)
Member, European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR)
British Skin Foundation
Peer reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China and professional SCI journals

He has served as principal investigator for more than 10 research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Startup Fund for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Postdoctoral First-Class/Special Funding, Department of Education, and Department of Health. He has received funding and honors including Zhejiang Province 151 Talent, Xiehe New Star of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Wenzhou City 551 Talent, and the National Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad.