Fangyuan Wei

Researcher
Department of Orthopaedic
Institute of Integrated Bioinformedicine and Translational Science
Hong Kong

Scientist Medical Sciences
Biography

Name: WEI FANG YUAN Academic qualifications: 1993.9-1998.7 B. Med Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China 2009.9-2013.9 Ph.D. Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Previous academic positions held: 1998.6-2004.6 Resident Department of Surgery, The First Affiliate Hospital of Kunming Medical College, China 2004.6-2007.12 Attending Surgeon Division of Emergency Surgery/Trauma Center, The First Affiliate Hospital of Kunming Medical University, China 2008.1-2009.9 Research Associate The Orthopaedic Department, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA Present academic position: 2013.9- Attending Surgeon The Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Previous relevant research work: Technical expertise Bone bio-imaging, Bone histomorphometry, Bone biology, Bone biomechanics, Stem cells

Research Intrest

Molecular understandings and biophysical intervention based translational research in ankle cartilage pathogenesis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and facture repair

List of Publications
Cheung WH, Sun MH, Zheng YP, Chu WC, Leung AH, Qin L, Wei FY, Leung KS. Stimulated angiogenesis for fracture healing augmented by low-magnitude, high-frequency vibration in a rat model—evaluation of pulsed-wave doppler, 3-D power doppler ultrasonography and micro-CT microangiography. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2012 Dec 31;38(12):2120-9.
Cheung WH, Chin WC, Wei FY, Li G, Leung KS. Applications of exogenous mesenchymal stem cells and low intensity pulsed ultrasound enhance fracture healing in rat model. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2013 Jan 31;39(1):117-25.
Wei F, Zhou J, Wei X, Zhang J, Fleming BC, Terek R, Pei M, Chen Q, Liu T, Wei L. Activation of Indian hedgehog promotes chondrocyte hypertrophy and upregulation of MMP-13 in human osteoarthritic cartilage. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2012 Jul 31;20(7):755-63.
Wei F, Moore DC, Li Y, Zhang G, Wei X, Lee JK, Wei L. Attenuation of osteoarthritis via blockade of the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway. Arthritis research & therapy. 2012 Jul 31;14(4):R177.

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