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Shiming YANG

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Chinese PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China

  • Chief Physician, Professor, PhD Supervisor
  • Director of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital of the PLA 
  • Director of the National Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngology Diseases 
  • Director of the State Key Laboratory of Hearing and Balance Sciences 
  • Chairman-elect of the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association 
  • Director of the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Branch of the Beijing Medical Association 
  • Recipient of the State Science and Technology Award

Research Interests:

  1. Clinical Research on Ear Diseases:Conducting translational research on otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, and other otologic conditions.
  2. Cochlear Implantation and Auditory Rehabilitation:Development of advanced cochlear implantation techniques and auditory rehabilitation strategies.
  3. Genome Editing and Gene Therapy for Hearing Loss:Focusing on CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing and gene therapy for genetic deafness.
  4. Molecular Mechanisms of Deafness:Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying noise-induced and genetic hearing loss.
  5. Inner Ear Regeneration:Exploring the potential of inner ear hair cell regeneration and stem cell therapy for hearing restoration.

 

Executive Editors-in-Chief

Matti Anniko

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Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Inner ear and labyrinth, structure and function of the labyrinth (morphology, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, electrophysiology, immunohistopathology, ototoxicity, ageing of the labyrinth, animal models, in vitro analyses of cultured cells of the inner ear, pharmacotherapy of the inner ear), advanced head and neck surgery

 

Barbara Canlon

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Karolinska Institute Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Stockholm, Sweden

Ear, Inner ear, Animal Behavior, Brain Development, Mouse Models, Medical Neurosciences, Cochlea, Neuroscience, Neurobiology and Brain Physiology, Cell Biology

 

Yongbing Shi

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Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Tinnitus, etiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, management

 

Michael Tong

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Communicative sciences (speech and hearing sciences), neuroscience of speech and hearing, nasopharyngeal cancer, epidemiology and public health topics related to ENT, minimally invasive surgery in ENT HNS (endoscopic ear surgery), robotics and artificial intelligence applications

Editorial Board

Maurizio Barbara 

Sant'Andrea Hospital, Massa Marittima, Italy 

Auditory implants (CI, BCI, AMEI), Facial nerve, Cholesteatoma, Otosclerosis, Ménière’s disease

 

Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen 

University of Barcelona Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Barcelona, Spain 

Middle ear surgery, Biomaterials in middle ear, Eustachian tube, Tympanoplasty, Tympanomastoidectomy

 

Guangdi Chen 

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America 

Auditory electrophysiology, including cochlear electrophysiology and central auditory electrophysiology

 

Wei Chen 

Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China 

Cochlear implantation (CI) combined with stem cell delivery for treatment of patients with profound hearing loss

 

Zhengyi Chen 

MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 

Understanding the causes of hearing loss, development of treatment by inner ear regeneration, gene editing, and gene therapy

 

Fanglu Chi 

Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai, China 

Neurotology and lateral skull base surgery, Inner ear hair cell regeneration, Cochlear implantation research, Vestibular vertigo

 

Juan Chiossone 

Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela 

Otology, General Otology and Neuro-otology, Dizziness and Vertigo, Cholesteatoma, Otosclerosis, Meniere's Disease, Facial Nerve, Acoustic Neuromas, Adult and Pediatric Hearing Loss, Hearing Assistive Devices, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids, BAHA

 

Pu Dai 

Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China 

Hereditary hearing loss, Genetics, Ear surgery, Skull base surgery, 3-D video

 

Dalian Ding 

University at Buffalo Hearing Research Laboratories, Buffalo, New York, United States of America 

Anatomy and physiology of the cochlear and vestibular system, neurotoxic and ototoxic mechanisms of chemicals, presbycusis, cochlear microcirculations, blood-cochlea barrier, endolymphatic hydrops, noise and/or blast wave-induced hearing loss

 

Maoli Duan 

Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden 

Stem cell/gene therapy, Noise and drug-induced hearing loss and their protection/treatment, Otology, Neurotology

 

Yanmei Feng 

Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Minhang, China 

Audiology, Vertigo, Tinnitus, Deafness, Hearing loss

 

John Ferraro 

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America 

Clinical applications of auditory evoked potentials

 

Vural Fidan 

Ministry of Health Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey 

Laryngology, Cancer research, Sleep medicine

 

Weiqiang Gao 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Fahua Campus, Shanghai, China 

Hair cell differentiation, Hearing loss, Stem cells, Cancer research

 

Zhiqiang Gao 

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng Qu, China 

Micro otology, Neurology, Lateral skull base surgery, Hearing implantation

 

Shusheng Gong 

Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing, China 

Peripheral and cortex plasticity after cochlear implant (CI) in children with profound hearing loss, Gene therapy and drug target discovery for clinical purpose to restore deafness, Hair cell regeneration in the inner ear

 

Marcos Goycoolea 

Las Condes Clinic Otorhinolaryngology Department, Las Condes, Chile 

Otology, Audiology, Ear, Deafness, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Audiometry, Ototoxicity, Auditory Neuroscience, Auditory Processing, Sound Localization

 

Minxin Guan 

Zhejiang University Library, Hangzhou, China 

Maternally inherited nonsyndromic and aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss

 

David Z.Z. He 

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America 

Characterization of genes underlying the unique structure and function of cochlear inner and outer hair cells, molecular mechanisms of biological aging of hair cells, electrophysiology, immunocytochemistry, advanced imaging, mouse genetics, and molecular biology

 

Bo Hua Hu 

University at Buffalo Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Buffalo, New York, United States of America 

Underlying mechanisms and prevention of acquired hearing loss

 

Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink 

University Hospital Cologne, Köln, Germany 

Middle ear research, Surgery of the middle ear

 

Dan Jiang 

St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom 

Adult and pediatric ENT, Ear surgery, Hearing implants, Deafness, Dizziness, Management of lateral skull base tumors

 

Peng Ji

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America 

Epigenetics and noncoding repeat RNAs in human diseases, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, polymorphic noncoding repeats in the human genome

 

Ken Kitamura 

Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Otolaryngology, Bunkyo-Ku, Japan 

Cholesteatoma, Tympanomastoid surgery, Otopathology, Sensorineural Hearing Loss

 

Göran Laurell 

Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 

Audiometry, Ototoxicity

 

Jun Hoo Lee 

Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of 

Cochlear Implantation, Hearing, Tinnitus, Cochlea, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Otitis Media, Hearing Loss

 

Daqing Li 

University of Pennsylvania Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 

Basic and Translational Research in Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Vector Development and Targeted Gene Delivery in Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck, Molecular Approach for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

 

Hongzhe Li 

Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America 

Mechanisms by which circulating ototoxic drugs cross the blood-labyrinth barrier, accumulation in sensory hair cells, noise exposure, age, genetic variation, disease conditions, electrophysiology, immunofluorescence, advanced imaging, mouse genetics, molecular biology

 

Huawei Li 

Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai, China 

Biological treatment of sensorineural hearing loss, protection of hair cells from injuries, regeneration of hair cells by activating inner ear stem cells, developing digital equipment for the diagnosis of inner ear disorders

 

Xinmin Li 

University Of Alberta Department of Psychiatry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 

White matter dysfunction and neurodegeneration in psychiatric disorders, neuropsychopharmacology

 

Xi Lin 

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America 

Mechanisms of genetic deafness caused by connexin and pendrin mutations, membrane channels/receptors in cochlear physiology and homeostasis, translational research

 

Ke Liu 

Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China 

Cochlear ribbon synaptic plasticity, Hair cell death, regeneration, and protection, Molecular mechanism of Auditory Neuropathy (AN), Macrophages in response to noise-induced or aging-related hearing loss, Hearing loss and cognitive disorders, Gene therapy and drug targeting

 

Wei Liu 

Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 

Morphology of human cochlea research

 

Xuezhong Liu 

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America 

Otology, Adult and pediatric hearing loss, Genetic hearing loss, General Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)

 

William Martin 

National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 

Dipole localization modeling of auditory evoked potentials, Boothless audiometry technology, Health communication, Public health, Ambient noise monitoring, Hearing and aging, Community noise, Community-based delivery of hearing services, Neurobiological mechanisms of tinnitus, Tinnitus management, Noise-induced hearing loss prevention

 

David Moore 

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America 

Hearing, Learning difficulties

 

Stephen O’Leary 

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 

Ear disease, Hearing and balance, Cochlear implantation, Protection of the inner ear during cochlear implant surgery, Aetiology and prevention of infection with cochlear implantation, Neurotrophins for auditory nerve regeneration

 

Gerard O'Donoghue 

Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom 

Cochlear implantation in children and adults

 

Metin Önerci 

Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 

Rhinology, Endoscopic Surgery

 

Nicolás Pérez 

University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain 

Otoacoustic emissions, Ménière's disease, Neonatal hearing loss, Oto-Neurological examinations, Diagnostic testing for dizziness and vertigo, Ménière's disease diagnostic criteria, Positional Vertigo, Central vestibular syndromes, New vestibular examination techniques, Otitis media, Labyrinthitis, Endolymphatic hydrops, Central hearing implants

 

Milan Profant 

Comenius University in Bratislava Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bratislava, Slovakia 

Audiometry, Otology

 

Jianhua Qiu 

Xijing Digestive Disease Hospital Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, China 

Hair regeneration, Auditory implantation, Inner ear stem cell

 

Wei Qiu 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America 

Noise-induced hearing loss, Noise-induced cochlear synaptopathy, Combined effects of occupational co-exposure to solvents and noise, Hearing protection program

 

Tianying Ren 

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America 

Cochlear mechanics, Otoacoustic emissions, Auditory physiology

 

Richard Salvi 

University at Buffalo Hearing Research Laboratories, Buffalo, New York, United States of America 

Tinnitus, Hearing, Noise-induced hearing loss, Hyperacusis, Central auditory system

 

Xiaorui Shi 

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America 

Cochlear homeostasis, Blood-labyrinth barrier, Stria vascularis, Pericytes

 

Shomeshwar Singh 

The ENT Clinic, New Delhi, India 

Speech development in deaf signers using a novel approach - See Sound Live, a smartphone application for visual feedback of speech efforts

 

Davide Soloperto

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy 

Cochlear Implantation

 

Wei Sun 

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America 

Cellular physiology of spiral ganglion neuron of cochlea, Noise-induced central auditory developmental delay, Tinnitus, Mechanism of auditory learning, Stem cell physiology

 

Rafael Urquiza 

Malaga University Faculty of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology, Málaga, Spain 

Ear, Inner ear, Otology, Audiology, Hearing Disorders, Deafness, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Auditory Neuroscience, Deaf Studies, Audition

 

Jian Wang 

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

Ototoxicity and noise-induced hearing loss, Cochlear gene therapy, Auditory coding and plasticity

 

Qiuju Wang 

Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China 

Hearing diagnosis, Genetic consultation, Medical treatment for hearing impairment, Mechanism studies on genetic deafness, Clinical applications

 

Hao Wu 

Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai, China 

Lateral skull-base diseases, Acoustic neuroma, Jugular paragangliomas, Management of deafness, Auditory implantation

 

Dinghua Xie 

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China 

Clinical Otology, Cochlear implant, Clinical audiology

 

Li Xu 

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, United States of America 

Speech perception and pitch perception with cochlear implants, Speech-processing strategies, Lexical tone development in prelingually deafened children, Evaluation of speech perception outcomes with nonlinear-frequency-compression hearing aids

 

Shankai Yin 

Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Minhang, China 

Diagnosis and treatment of deafness, Vertigo, OSAHS

 

Lisheng Yu 

Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China 

Meniere’s disease, Post auriel injection, Migraine

 

Huijun Yuan 

Army Medical University, Medical Genetics Center, Chongqing, China 

Novel gene identification, Molecular mechanism deciphering for hereditary hearing loss, Clinical genetic diagnosis, Gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss

 

Fan-Gang Zeng 

University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America 

Cochlear Implant, Auditory Neuropathy, Auditory Neuroscience, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Speech

 

Jinsheng Zhang 

Wayne State University Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America 

Electrical suppression of tinnitus, Development of advanced auditory neural implants, Mechanisms of noise and blast-induced tinnitus

 

Hongbo Zhao 

University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, United States 

Cochlea, Inner ear, Deafness

 

Hui Zhao 

Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China 

Oto-microsurgery, Hearing loss, Single side deafness, Inheritant deafness, Hereditary deafness, Cholesteatoma, External ear canal disease, Cochlear implantation

 

Jing Zheng 

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America 

Identification and investigation of molecules essential for mammalian hearing, Cochlear physiology, Development of strategies to prevent hearing loss

 

Jing Zou 

Tampere University Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, TAMPERE, Finland 

Sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Temporal bone imaging, Nanomedicine

 

Jiefu Zheng

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Audiology, Auditory physiology, Cochlear mechanics,  Otoacoustic emissions, Noise-induced hearing loss, Otology, Nuclear imaging of head and neck tumors