Leadership

Prof Mei Diao is currently Vice Director and Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China. She is in charge of Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery, Chinese Medical Association since 2020. She graduated from Capital Medical University in 1998, and achieved Doctor of Surgery from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2005. She finished her surgical training and started her career as a full-time pediatric surgeon in Capital Institute of Pediatrics. She worked as a clinical tutor in the Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong from 2000-2001, and postdoctoral research associate in the same department from 2005-2008. Since 2008, she worked with Prof Long LI, collaborating with Prof. PK Tam, Prof. KK Wong and International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) committee to develop the laparoscopic annual meetings, minimal invasive surgery training programs, and live minimal invasive surgery workshops. She dedicated to the internationalization of pediatric surgery in mainland China in the past 15 years. Professor DIAO has special interests in the congenital biliary and anorectal malformations. She co-operated with the team to accomplish over 4000 laparoscopic surgeries in above 2 fields. She is the principle investigators of 9 national research grants, and co-principle investigators of 20 national research grants. She has published 57 peer-reviewed articles in various high-quality journals, such as Hepatology, Annals of Surgery, European Urology, New England Journal of Medicine. Working with Prof Long LI, she authored the Chinese guideline of pediatric laparoscopic management of choledochal cysts and anorectal malformations. She has been selected to be medical talent of Beijing Hospital Authority’s Ascent Plan, and high-qualified talent of Beijing Health System.