Dr. Leo Zheng
Orthopedics
Department
Orthopedics Sports Medicine
Working location
Parkway Shanghai Hospital
Language
English, Mandarin
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Introduction
Dr. Leo Zheng has over 10 years of clinical experience in orthopaedics and spine surgery. He specializes in both minimally invasive and open surgical treatment of spinal disorders and orthopaedic trauma. His expertise includes minimally invasive treatment of lumbar disc herniation (MED, PTED, and MPRFAD), minimally invasive treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (PKP and PVP), and open surgical management of degenerative spinal disorders and spinal deformities (including OLIF, TLIF, PLIF, ACDF, PCDF, EOS, PSO, and others). Dr. Zheng is also experienced in the conservative and surgical management of traumatic injuries involving the extremities, pelvis and spine, as well as closed reduction of fractures and dislocations. Dr. Zheng graduated from Wenzhou Medical University with a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Medicine. He subsequently obtained a Master's degree in Surgery from Nantong University School of Medicine and a Doctor of Medicine degree in Surgery from the Chinese PLA Medical School. He studied and worked at the Chinese PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital) for seven years, during which he participated in more than 1,500 spinal surgeries, gaining extensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of complex spinal disorders. He also contributed to the clinical training of postgraduate students and the development of research protocols. He later worked for 11 years in the Department of Orthopaedics at Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, affiliated with Zhejiang Chinese Medical University.
Academically, Dr. Zheng has published five first-author papers in internationally recognized SCI-indexed journals, including Pain Physician, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, and Orthopaedic Surgery. He also serves as a peer reviewer for several international SCI-indexed journals, including The Spine Journal and Global Spine Journal. He has led and participated in multiple national and municipal research projects and contributed to a National Natural Science Foundation of China project approved in 2023. He also contributed to the translation and editing of the second edition of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. In addition, he has collaborated with the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology and the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on basic research into nanopeptide therapies for age-related osteoporosis, as well as advanced research in rapid viral detection and cellular electrophysiology.
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