Minhu Chen

Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor; former Vice President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University; and academic leader of the National Key Clinical Specialty (Gastroenterology).

Graduated from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences in 1984 and received a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1990.

He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of New South Wales in Australia for over two years and was promoted to Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor at the age of 33.

He has long been engaged in the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and research of digestive system diseases, with extensive clinical experience particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

He established China's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Control Evaluation Center and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialized Disease Alliance, significantly promoting standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in China.

Areas of Expertise

Engaged in the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and research of various digestive system diseases for 40 years, with extensive clinical experience particularly in inflammatory bowel disease, Helicobacter pylori, and gastrointestinal motility.

Positions and Other Roles

Chairman of the 11th Gastroenterology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association

President of the 9th Asian Organization for Crohn's & Colitis

Executive Council Member of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology

Expert Receiving Special Government Allowance from the State Council

Listed among the "World's Top 2% Scientists"

Named a Highly Cited Chinese Researcher for four consecutive years

Achievements and Honors

Has led multiple national and provincial/ministerial research projects, including key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, major scientific and technological projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and major scientific and technological projects of Guangdong Province.

Has published over 500 papers in domestic and international academic journals, including over 300 SCI-indexed papers in journals such as JAMA, Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Gut.

He has edited and published more than 10 academic books.

He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of J DIGEST DIS and the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Associate Editor of the Chinese Journal of Digestion and the Chinese Journal of Inflammation, and editorial board member of GUT, THE LANCET GASTRO HEPATO, the National Medical Journal of China, and the Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine.