Editor in Chief  of  Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine  

Huixia Yang

Huixia Yang    MD, Ph.D

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Editor in Chief of Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Director of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Peking University First Hospital

Pre-President of Chinese Society of Perinatal Medicine

Chairman of National Obstetric Group, Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chairman of Nutrition and Metabolism Group, Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

President of Committee on Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

President of Committee on Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Association for Maternal and Child Health Studies

President Elect of Perinatal Society, Beijing Medical Association

Specialist of FIGO Good Practices in Maternal Fetal Medicine Working Group

Expert, Study Group of WHO Criteria for Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Regional Ambassador of the FIGO Working Group on Adolescent, Preconception and Maternal Nutrition (APMN)

Associated Editor of Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Editorial Board of  Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Editorial Board of Chinese Medical Journal

Education/Training

Bachelor, Shandong Institute of Medicine, Medical University (1981-1986)

MD, Ph.D,  Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center (1988-1992)

Research fellow, Dept. of OB&GYN, Brigham & Women hospital, Harvard University, Boston, America( 2000-2002)

Teaching and Research Interests

Professor Huixia Yang has been engaged in perinatal medicine for decades, her main focus has been on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of metabolic syndrome in the context of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The Yang lab is the Beijing Key Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. And she has had cooperations with some labs in the Chinese Academy of  Science for many years.

Career Publication Summary

Prof. Yang has published more than 750 papers in national and international peer reviewed journals (most as either primary or senior author) and been invited to contribute more than 50 authoritative editorials, book chapters and reviews in the field. Furthermore, the publications are widely quoted. And she is also editorial board member or peer reviewer for some international journals.