XIA, Zheng-yuan
Associate Professor and Deputy Director
The University of Hong Kong
China
Biography
XIA, Zhengyuan, MD, PhD, had served as a cardiovascular anesthetist for more than 10 years in China before he completed his Ph.D. study at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Canada in 2004 and postdoctoral studies at UBC and University of Calgary in 2007. Dr. Xia started his independent research career as a Research Assistant Professor by September 2007 at The University of Hong Kong, Department of Anesthesiology. He is now Assistant Professor and Honorary Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Anesthesiology Research Laboratory of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Hong Kong.
Research Interest
Reactive oxygen species signalling in diabetic cardiomyophathy Antioxidant treatments for myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury Pharmacological (anesthetic) preconditioning and postconditioning