ZHOU Yijiang
Biography
Dr. Zhou Yijiang is an Associate Chief Physician in the Department of Cardiology at the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU). He graduated from the inaugural 8-year clinical medicine program (M.D.) at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Dr. Zhou has extensive international research and clinical experience. As a visiting scholar, he participated in the NIH "Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K)" biomedical big data research program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He also completed advanced fellowships at the Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic (USA) and the George Institute for Global Health at the University of Sydney (Australia).
His primary research interests include remodeling of vascular disease, and cardiovascular big data. Dr. Zhou has presided over multiple research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program), two Zhejiang Provincial Basic Public Welfare Research Programs, and a General Program of the Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He also serves as a key researcher in major national projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation Key Program and the National Key R&D Program (Young Scientists).
He has published over 30 SCI papers, including more than 10 articles as the first or co-first author in authoritative international journals such as the European Heart Journal, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Scientific Data, and etc.. He serves as a youth editorial board member for the Chinese Journal of Cardiovascular Research and the European Heart Journal (Chinese Edition), and is a Silver Member of the Asia-Pacific Structural Heart Disease Youth Club (ASPH). He has presented his work at major international conferences, including the ACC, ESC, and ISHR annual meetings.
Interests
Interventional therapy for structural heart diseases, including valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease.
Interventional therapy for complex coronary artery diseases.
Activities and Honors
2025: Grand Prize, Young Teachers' Lecture Competition, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
2025: First Prize, Young Teachers' Teaching Competition, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
2025: Third Prize, Young Teachers' Teaching Competition, Zhejiang University
2023: Advanced Worker of the Year, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
2021: "Elite of Young and Middle-aged Cardiologists" Clinical Technology Innovation Award, Chinese Society of Cardiology
2021: Advanced Worker of the Year, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
2018: Second Class Prize, Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Science and Technology Progress), Ministry of Education (Key Participant)
2016: "Future Star" (Phase III), Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Cardiologist Branch
2014: First Prize, Zhejiang Medical and Health Science and Technology Award (Participant)
2014: Second Prize, Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award (Key Participant)
Professional Memberships
Member, 9th Committee, Cardiovascular Disease Branch, Zhejiang Medical Association
Deputy Head, Valvular Heart Disease Group, 8th Committee, Cardiovascular Disease Branch, Zhejiang Medical Association
Member, Valvular Heart Disease Group, 6th Committee, Cardiologist Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association
Committee Member, Vascular Minimally Invasive Medicine Professional Committee, China Medicine Education Association
Youth Member, 1st Committee, Hypertension Branch, Chinese Geriatrics Society
Youth Member, 1st and 2nd Committees, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch, Zhejiang Medical Association
